Re: [mythtv-users] Recording HD content from a Comcast/Dish/DTV box

2006-01-22 Thread Simon Kenyon
On Sunday 08 January 2006 19:51, Jason Weinstein wrote: What about a device such as this: http://dv411.com/ediussp.html Of course it will need drivers and such, but I doubt you are the only one that wants to be able to use MythTV with their HD cable or sattelite without being limited to only

Re: [mythtv-users] Recording HD content from a Comcast/Dish/DTV box

2006-01-22 Thread Mudit Wahal
http://169time.com is a cheaper solution though On 1/22/06, Simon Kenyon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sunday 08 January 2006 19:51, Jason Weinstein wrote: What about a device such as this: http://dv411.com/ediussp.html Of course it will need drivers and such, but I doubt you are the only

Re: [mythtv-users] Recording HD content from a Comcast/Dish/DTV box

2006-01-22 Thread Michael T. Dean
On 01/22/2006 01:35 PM, Mudit Wahal wrote: http://169time.com is a cheaper solution though Yeah, but has anyone ever made it work with Myth, or are those still empty promises? Mike ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org

Re: [mythtv-users] Recording HD content from a Comcast/Dish/DTV box

2006-01-08 Thread Jason Weinstein
What about a device such as this: http://dv411.com/ediussp.htmlOf course it will need drivers and such, but I doubt you are the only one that wants to be able to use MythTV with their HD cable or sattelite without being limited to only the channels they let you record in HD. On 12/28/05, Chris

Re: [mythtv-users] Recording HD content from a Comcast/Dish/DTV box

2005-12-28 Thread Jason Weinstein
What about getting a HDTV hardware-based encoder that can take component in?You could then go from the cable box via component to the encoder in the computer and have DVI or component going from the computer to your TV. Use LIRC and a IR-blaster to control your cable box. I, personally am

Re: [mythtv-users] Recording HD content from a Comcast/Dish/DTV box

2005-12-28 Thread Chris Ribe
On 12/28/05, Jason Weinstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What about getting a HDTV hardware-based encoder that can take component in? There just aren't any commercially available. You could then go from the cable box via component to the encoder in the computer and have DVI or component going from

Re: [mythtv-users] Recording HD content from a Comcast/Dish/DTV box

2005-12-27 Thread Alex Malinovich
On Tue, 2005-12-27 at 00:19 -0500, Michael T. Dean wrote: Alex Malinovich wrote: And what about encoding the video? If I get a hardware encoder can it encode HD content the same way as regular content, or am I going to be looking at doing software encoding for HD? It's already

Re: [mythtv-users] Recording HD content from a Comcast/Dish/DTV box

2005-12-27 Thread Brandon Stoll
On 12/26/05, Alex Malinovich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 2005-12-26 at 17:49 -0800, Ian Forde wrote: On Mon, 2005-12-26 at 18:11 -0600, Kevin Kuphal wrote: There are two ways to capture HDTV. 1) OTA with an HDTV tuner card 2) via Firewire from a cable box like the Motorola

Re: [mythtv-users] Recording HD content from a Comcast/Dish/DTV box

2005-12-27 Thread Chris Ribe
Digital broadcasting in the US is trash. It's no more trash than analog TV, though. Just better protected trash ;-)On 12/27/05, Brandon Stoll [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:On 12/26/05, Alex Malinovich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 2005-12-26 at 17:49 -0800, Ian Forde wrote: On Mon, 2005-12-26 at

[mythtv-users] Recording HD content from a Comcast/Dish/DTV box

2005-12-26 Thread Alex Malinovich
Apologies in advance if this is an often-asked question. I'm looking at setting up a MythTV box to replace the pathetic excuse for a PVR that Comcast provides with their HDTV tuner. I know that there are HDTV cards out there which can receive an OTA HDTV signal, but what about when the HDTV

Re: [mythtv-users] Recording HD content from a Comcast/Dish/DTV box

2005-12-26 Thread Kevin Kuphal
Alex Malinovich wrote: Apologies in advance if this is an often-asked question. I'm looking at setting up a MythTV box to replace the pathetic excuse for a PVR that Comcast provides with their HDTV tuner. I know that there are HDTV cards out there which can receive an OTA HDTV signal, but

Re: [mythtv-users] Recording HD content from a Comcast/Dish/DTV box

2005-12-26 Thread Ian Forde
On Mon, 2005-12-26 at 18:11 -0600, Kevin Kuphal wrote: There are two ways to capture HDTV. 1) OTA with an HDTV tuner card 2) via Firewire from a cable box like the Motorola DCT-6200 (IIRC). This is limited only to the channels that the cable provider provides unencrypted on the

Re: [mythtv-users] Recording HD content from a Comcast/Dish/DTV box

2005-12-26 Thread Alex Malinovich
On Mon, 2005-12-26 at 17:49 -0800, Ian Forde wrote: On Mon, 2005-12-26 at 18:11 -0600, Kevin Kuphal wrote: There are two ways to capture HDTV. 1) OTA with an HDTV tuner card 2) via Firewire from a cable box like the Motorola DCT-6200 (IIRC). This is limited only to the channels

Re: [mythtv-users] Recording HD content from a Comcast/Dish/DTV box

2005-12-26 Thread Michael T. Dean
Alex Malinovich wrote: And what about encoding the video? If I get a hardware encoder can it encode HD content the same way as regular content, or am I going to be looking at doing software encoding for HD? It's already encoded. The card hands an MPEG-2 stream (encoded by the broadcaster)