[mythtv-users] mythtv & the future of HD

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Nov 14, 2007, at 11:47 AM, Tony Brummett wrote:

> On 11/14/07, Brad DerManouelian <myth at dermanouelian.com> wrote:
>>> You surely don't have espn, mtv, mtv2, tnt, tbs, hd net, all those  
>>> channels
>>> are in HD.
>>
>> Oh, those. Get an HD STB and use Firewire. I don't think premium  
>> channels
>> will work, but the others should.
>
> That's completely dependent on you local cable franchise.  At my
> location, I can't get _any_ HD from the cable.  All the relevant QAM
> channels are encrypted so I can't tune them directly, and they're
> marked as not free to copy with the 5C settings, so I can't  get 'em
> through the firewire on the cable box.
>
> -- Tony

Then they are out of compliance with the FCC.