[mythtv-users] OTA/DTV tuner-card related questions, recommendations

[James Miller]

Stephen Otto wrote:

> If picture quality is really low on your lost you may want to go back to 
> your original idea and use your existing converter box and pvr150. A 
> irblaster to control the converter box will run you $10 and an afternoon 
> of learning about lirc.

I don't understand what you mean when you speak about low picture quality 
"on your lost." "Host" maybe? Seems something might be missing there. In 
any case, I get cable through the PVR150, so I can't use it for OTA 
capture via the Zinwell converter box. So if I were to use the converter 
box, I'd be running it through the BT878--unless I bought another PVR150 
or similar--something I've not opposed to, by the way.

The irblaster sounds economical, true. But I think you may be 
overestimating my skill level when you say it would take only an afternoon 
to learn and set it up. Believe me, it's something I'd like to do. But I 
have many other responsibilities that, if this were to take more than an 
afternoon, would have to go neglected. Or--more likely--the lirc project 
would have to be shelved until I could get back to it. And then it could 
drag on until . . . who knows when.

Anyway, thanks for your input and I'll be mulling over your suggestions.

James