[mythtv-users] Alternatives to cable firewire

[Oz]

This is too bad. Does anyone know of any alternative to networked DVR 
with any of the providers.
can the ATI TV Wonder™ Digital Cable Tuner be a good replacement for 
mythtv.

does directtv have their own netwok DVR (? in beta)

-Oz

 > There are apparently "jeeped" satellite receivers available that will 
output
 > the data stream via firewire, but they violate the TOS with the satellite
 > provider.

 > This is "hearsay", but I heard it from one of the DISH engineers, who was
 > complaining that even he was not allowed to obtain one of these 
receivers for
 > experimental use.
 >
 > I'd be careful about ordering one of these receivers, you would have no
 > recourse if the seller sent you nothing, and if the seller got busted 
they
 > might well turn over the customer ist to the authorities.
 >
 > So it's probably more correct to simply say that no sice devices are
 > available.
 >
 > The only way to record HD from a satellite receiver today is the 
Hauppauge
 > HD-PVR-1212, the support for which is still classed as experimental, 
though
 > some folks seem to be having good results.