On Thu, February 19, 2009 8:16 am, Gus Wirth wrote: > Lan Barnes wrote: >> On Wed, February 18, 2009 8:29 pm, Gus Wirth wrote: >>> [email protected] wrote: >>>> My TVs are analog only, and I just use an antenna for signals. >>>> >>>> Apparently there are NO converter boxes that have timers for channels >>>> so >>>> my old analog VCR can be used without having to manually change the >>>> channel on the converter to the appropriate channell. >>>> >>>> DishTV sells a DTV DVR with converter box that sounds nice, it's $249, >>>> one time fee, records two channels, or lets you watch one and record >>>> another. >>>> >>>> Would that be a better option than trying to build a MythTV box with a >>>> digital tuner that could handle more than one channel at the same >>>> time? >>> Doing some more research on this. KPBS (15) will continue to broadcast >>> analog until sometime in April. KUSI (51 Independent) and KNSD (39 NBC) >>> will broadcast analog till 12 June. So depending on your VCR, if it has >>> a composite input that get treated the same as tunable channels, you >>> could set up the converter box to a particular channel for the >>> composite >>> out and tune to KPBS, KUSI and KNSD with the normal tuner. >>> >>> XETV (6 WB) has said they are going to switch but so far they haven't. >>> So I don't know what's going on there because as a Mexican station they >>> could transmit analog until 2020. But for me I only record three >>> stations: PBS (15 analog), FOX (5.1 digital) and NBC (39 analog) so I >>> can get away with a converter box permanently[1] tuned to FOX and use >>> my >>> regular tuner for the other two for the time being. >>> >>> Gus >>> >>> >> >> I'm confused by Gus's reply. I had understood that the digital switch >> only >> affected the broadcast signal. Those of us with Myth and basic cable >> would >> see no change in operation. >> >> Pls confirm or deny. > > I'm only referring to over-the-air broadcast signals. This has nothing > to do with cable TV. > > Gus >
<phew!> /me returns to my coma -- Lan Barnes SCM Analyst Linux Guy Tcl/Tk Enthusiast Biodiesel Brewer -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-newbie
