[mythtv-users] programming system

[Jon Bishop]

On Feb 16, 2009, at 3:02 PM, Alan Bromborsky wrote:

> Is it possible to program mythtv in the following way.  I use a set- 
> top-box (Motorola/Verizon FIOS) with a built-in DVR to record  
> content.  I connect the box to my mythtv system with an S-video and  
> audio cables.  I have an IR-blaster on the box or have connected it  
> to my computer on a serial port.  I also have a firewire connection  
> on the set-top-box that I could use for control purposes.  Can  
> mythtv be programed to playback the content I have recorded on the  
> set-top-box DVR during off hours (middle of the night)?  Is there a  
> simple way to set up a list of what to record that is currently  
> stored in the set-top-box DVR?

I think that you would be better off not using the DVR function on the  
STB. Instead, use the firewire cable to tune channels on the box (and  
record them if you can, but that doesn't seem to be often the case)  
and use the Mythtv system as your dvr.

As for getting the content off your DVR, the best way to do it is  
going to be to just capture the video outside of myth, manually.

~Jon