I am almost positive that cable HDTV is encrypted.
On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 17:32:28 -0800 (PST), Poul Petersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > After seeing these two threads: > > http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/110179?search_string=air2pc%20cable;#110179 > http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/109915?#109915 > > I decied to see if I could get HDTV content on my existing analog > cable connection, provided by Comcast, with an air2pc card. I've got the > card working by following the relevant portions of: > http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/personal/angel/mythtv/air2pc-howto.html > > I'm currently running FC3 with 2.6.11-rc4 and the DVB drivers. The > step I'm curious about in the above link is the channel setup. It would > seem that the make_atsc_chanconf.pl tool is going to select frequencies > for OTA. Will these necessarily be the same frequencies? I went ahead > and tried running the azap utility, but it couldn't lock on any > channels - does this mean that none are available? > > I did try asking Comcast, but they were very *very* confused > by my question, so I'm not sure if their answer is correct. They seem > to think that I would need a set top box ($5/mo) regardless of any equipment > I might have. Does anyone have a working setup this way? I'm perfectly > happy to just get the local broadcast stations, i.e. major networks. > Should I just forge on and see what mythtv can find, if anything? > > Is there anyway to just scan the channels available? I suppose > I can always climb a tree and try putting an antenna up there :) > (I live in basically a tiny valley with lots of tall trees on > the hillside.) > > Thanks ahead of time, > > -poul > > > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > -- ------------------------------------------------ I have one Gmail invite left, email me to grab it!
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