[mythtv-users] Comcast do it all MythBox...

[Eric C]

Hi everyone, this is my first post so please be gentle [image: Wink]

I've lurked for a bit in various places and been checking up posts, and have
additionally done hours upon hours of research and I can't seem to get a
clear answer. So I'm hoping that posting my setup idea will get some much
appreciated input.

Because I am frustrated and confused as hell. heh.

Here's the scenario:

We have the Basic Digital package (or whatever) with Comcast, in Mountain
View. Have the STB which just has the S-Video out and I believe the RCA
video/2-channel audio, it's the slightly newer model that looks like the
black Motorola box but is branded differently. I was going to get a TiVO,
but decided instead to download the Mythbuntu distro and convinced my
roommate that it was better than TiVO [in so many ways].

What we want to do:

Plug the cable directly into the tuner, and S-video out to the TV... so we
can do Live TV, recording, ETC from the MythTV box. Just like a TiVO. He
also wants to be able to access On-Demand. The channels we're most concerned
about, are sub-100 (Cartoon Network for Adult Swim, History/Discovery
Channel, etc). We have a standard TV and don't plan on upgrading to a 1080p
TV until some time early next year, and thus don't care much about HD right
now. We want to play DVDs right from it, and the shows we've saved as well
as streaming from my PC of video and audio.


I was going to obtain a PVR-150 to use (and if we need to, add another for a
dual-150 setup), but noticed it was for NTSC only. So I settled on the
HVR-1800 because it can to A/NTSC as well as OTA. Then at that point, I
wasn't sure if either one was going to work with the Comcast Digital service
without the STB. I'd rather get the 150 so I don't have to worry about
getting a remote, but if I need to, I can pick up a StreamZap at Fry's.

Ultimately:

We want to be able to use the MythTV box for everything, and take the STB
out of the mix. I have a feeling though, that we're going to need to IR
Blast it and have it do the channels for us pushing the video down through
the S-Video.

Which I guess means if I want to play back, I'll have to S-Video out from
the video card back to the TV. That requires changing inputs on the stereo
receiver (*sigh* one input for watching normal TV, a different input for
watching the Myth box...), and I think that's a bit too much for him to
handle.

-and at which point, I'm not sure if I should get the PVR-150 or the
HVR-1800

So. The options are confusing, and I'm not sure. I just don't know what
setup is going to work.  Suggestions?
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