On Tue, Mar 26, 2002 at 01:47:39AM -0800, Dan Hollis wrote: > On Mon, 25 Mar 2002, Matt Zimmerman wrote: > > I am currently stuck with this awful set-top box: > > >http://gicout50.gic.gi.com/databases/gi/productc.nsf/487d09d64349e557852565db006d892d/f2fc5fd5cda96f2185256a3b005d9a5a?OpenDocument > > Eh.. you have cable, right? This is the same digital cable box I have. I > bet you even have the same provider, TCI cablevision...
Yes, digital cable...provided by RCN. > I don't think the signal is real ATSC (as ATSC refers to north american > broadcast over aerials, not cable) but some strange DVB variant. Hmm...I am just guessing this out, but: http://gicout50.gic.gi.com/GIHomepa.nsf/?Open lists that Motorola unit as a "Digital ATSC Interactive Network System". (look under "Addressable Network Terminals"). There is a separate product line (DVi4000 and DVi5000) which uses DVB. Those boxes have a DVB logo printed on the front panel and look like they accept a smart card. It's confusing because ATSC is the standards body; it doesn't refer to a specific standards document (they seem to be named A/53, A/90, etc.). > I don't think these cards will work for digital cable... Do you know if any interface cards exist which will interpret this signal? > BTW you really can receive DVB in north america, but you need a satellite > dish... :-( Yes, which is expensive, considering I already use my cable provider for Internet access. -- - mdz -- Info: To unsubscribe send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe linux-dvb" as subject.
