[mythtv-users] Astound Unencrypted Channels

Brad DerManouelian myth at dermanouelian.com
Thu Nov 22 05:50:29 UTC 2007


On Nov 21, 2007, at 8:55 AM, Yeechang Lee wrote:

> Brad DerManouelian <myth at dermanouelian.com> says:
>> In fact, I'm considering deleting the broadcast stations from the
>> firewire lineup. It would irritate me to watch compressed cable HD
>> when OTA is available.
>
> I've never seen any quality differences between the Astound cable and
> OTA versions of the broadcast HD stations, and the file sizes of the
> recordings from both sources bear this out. While I do have the OTA
> inputs listed first in mythtv-setup so they will be used first
> whenever possible, many times I have used both OTA and one or even
> both cable boxes for broadcast stations.

Looks like I won't get a chance to find out. I placed my order and got  
an email letting me know Astound does not offer service on my street.  
Looks like I need to stick with OTA HD and DirecTV for everything else.


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