Re: [Eug-lug] Mythtv && Comcast Digital TV Tuning

2006-12-04 Thread roger
On Sun, 2006-12-03 at 09:00 -0800, Ben Barrett wrote: > What?? Playboy is on TV I'll be right back, just have to get my > soldering iron!! hey now.. watch where you go flinging lead solder. ;-) > lol :) Also sounds like a ripe marke for a comcat-box "mod chip" -- > those things seem to be

Re: [Eug-lug] Mythtv && Comcast Digital TV Tuning

2006-12-03 Thread Ben Barrett
What?? Playboy is on TV I'll be right back, just have to get my soldering iron!! lol :) Also sounds like a ripe marke for a comcat-box "mod chip" -- those things seem to be doing pretty well on nearly every gaming platform, and for most now you don't even need to solder at all, for some yo

Re: [Eug-lug] Mythtv && Comcast Digital TV Tuning

2006-12-02 Thread roger
On Sat, 2006-12-02 at 20:08 -0800, Ben Barrett wrote: > One *could*, theoretically, bring an s-video or component video output > (although I think most Craptastic set-top boxen only hav composite > video out) into MythTV, and train an RF-transceiver to C's box. It > doesn't sound seamless or entir

Re: [Eug-lug] Mythtv && Comcast Digital TV Tuning

2006-12-02 Thread Mr O
If you get a digital cable box you'll have a component option. Only old analog boxen have composite only. Oh, and my Wii only has composite. Need to buy the component adapter. Sure beats the old days having to buy an RF modulator just to hook up the NES to my 19" TV. --- Ben Barrett <[EMAIL PROTE

Re: [Eug-lug] Mythtv && Comcast Digital TV Tuning

2006-12-02 Thread Ben Barrett
One *could*, theoretically, bring an s-video or component video output (although I think most Craptastic set-top boxen only hav composite video out) into MythTV, and train an RF-transceiver to C's box. It doesn't sound seamless or entirely easy, but rather, a bit convoluted, but ... possible toda

Re: [Eug-lug] Mythtv && Comcast Digital TV Tuning

2006-12-02 Thread roger
The unencrypted ones are only the publicly free over the air via TV/FM tuner. All others channels are encrypted/blocked (blocked via firewire port). Guess I'll wait another year. Would rather have the ease of use of Mythtv rather then the hassle of digital TV with the slow & bulky digital set to

Re: [Eug-lug] Mythtv && Comcast Digital TV Tuning

2006-11-30 Thread Mr O
None yet. I've tried. There are supposedly a few unencrypted HD channels you can get with a QAM tuner. ATI breaks QAM support on their card (though I'm unsure if the linuxtv firmware supports it). In the meantime I'd like to pick up a better card at some point. Something with at least hardware enco

[Eug-lug] Mythtv && Comcast Digital TV Tuning

2006-11-30 Thread roger
Any success stories with "Mythtv && Comcast Digital TV Tuning" for this area yet? -- Roger http://www.eskimo.com/~roger/index.html Key fingerprint = 8977 A252 2623 F567 70CD 1261 640F C963 1005 1D61 Thu Nov 30 10:19:20 PST 2006 ___ EUGLUG mailing list