[mythtv-users] Cable box always on

[John Drescher]

>  >  I understand that you can get digital channels out of coax, but why would
>  >  anyone get the analog channels out of the coax when they have the set top
>  >  box connected to the same tuner? Wouldn't you always opt to go with the
>  >  digital cable set top box? I know it's still technically analog because of
>  >  svideo, but it's still better than analog coax.
>  >  -Steve
>  >
>  Because we use the tuners on the PVR cards and not the tuners in the STB.
>
If you have a software mpeg capture card or PVR500 with one of those
problematic samsung tuners the STB tuner will be better otherwise I
would use the one from the PVR.

John