Re: [mythtv-users] Question about Firewire and Digital Cable

2005-10-31 Thread Michael Tiller
Ouch!  That is not at all what I wanted.  Bummer.  I don't even have an HDTV so I don't care about HD.  What I wanted was a pure digital feed to my MythTV box so I wouldn't need to do an D-A and then A-D again.  Too bad. So it sounds like I'm just stuck using an Hauppauge card to capture the outpu

Re: [mythtv-users] Question about Firewire and Digital Cable

2005-10-30 Thread Chris Ribe
If you have a box the can handle HD, you will be able to get all of the free-to-air (OTA) HD channels that the cable provider carries.  You won't have to  pay for an HD package. In all likelyhood, these are also the ONLY channels (along with their SD versions) that you will have access to via fire

Re: [mythtv-users] Question about Firewire and Digital Cable

2005-10-30 Thread Michael Tiller
Should I assume by this comment that if I get a receiver that has a firewire port that they have to enable it even if I'm not getting an HD package? -- MikeOn 10/30/05, Michael T. Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Tom E. Craddock Jr. wrote:> Michael Tiller wrote:>>> I'm interested in finding a digit

Re: [mythtv-users] Question about Firewire and Digital Cable

2005-10-30 Thread Michael T. Dean
Tom E. Craddock Jr. wrote: Michael Tiller wrote: I'm interested in finding a digital cable receiver that will allow me to stream (via firewire) directly to my MythTV box. I just called WOW and they said that they provide Scientific Atlanta 3100/3200 boxes. They seemed somewhat vague about

Re: [mythtv-users] Question about Firewire and Digital Cable

2005-10-30 Thread Tom E. Craddock Jr.
Michael Tiller wrote: I'm interested in finding a digital cable receiver that will allow me to stream (via firewire) directly to my MythTV box. I just called WOW and they said that they provide Scientific Atlanta 3100/3200 boxes. They seemed somewhat vague about *exactly* what they provided.

[mythtv-users] Question about Firewire and Digital Cable

2005-10-30 Thread Michael Tiller
I'm interested in finding a digital cable receiver that will allow me to stream (via firewire) directly to my MythTV box.  I just called WOW and they said that they provide Scientific Atlanta 3100/3200 boxes.  They seemed somewhat vague about *exactly* what they provided.  If I get really serious,