[mythtv-users] USA recommendations for Digital Over the AirCapture Card

[Kevin Kuphal]

On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 2:36 PM, VCRAddict
<MythTV_01 at appropriate-tech.net>wrote:

> At 01:56 PM 11/19/08 -0500, Steven Adeff wrote:
>  >
>  > On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 7:50 AM, Eric Mesa <ericsbinaryworld at gmail.com>
>  > wrote:
>  > > I decided to go with the HD Homerun.  Ordered it last night from
>  > > newegg along with the Terk antenna -
>     [snip]
>
>  > You can possibly avoid antenna woes if your willing to pay comcast for
>  > their basic service (I believe it is ~$10/mo)
>
> How do you figure?  The HDHomeRun is *purely* a DTV tuner.  While it will
> handle both ATSC (OTA broadcast) and "Clear-QAM" (unencrypted "digital"
> cable) modulations, neither of those signals are likely to be found on a
> $10/mo "basic antenna service" cable drop.


Wrong.  I subscribe to basic Comcast ($18/mo. 12 analog channels) and I get
Clear-QAM version of all but 2 of them (TBS/DISC) via the coax connection
just fine.

Kevin
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