That's pretty much the deal-io Jerry, sorry. Unless someone waves a magic "cablecard PCI card/socket" wand (which isn't likely) what you've outlined is pretty much the state of DIY HDTV PVR affairs. *sigh*
e. -- http://www.byopvr.com On 8/16/05, Jerry Rubinow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a system mostly setup, with a backend connected to a Motorola 6200 > via firewire. I get all the analog channels fine over the firewire, as well > as all the HD network channels (NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, UPN, WB, PBS) that the > cable company carries. I do not, however, get the digital channels or > non-network HD channels (DiscoveryHD, ESPNHD, etc) over the firewire. > > So my question is what are my options for being able to get the digital and > other HD channels into the computer at the best quality I can get? > > From my research so far, I think I have no hope of getting the other HD > channels at HD resolution without spending thousands of dollars for > something that will encode component video into MPEG in real time. So for > that, I'm just left with connecting the cable box component output to the TV > component input (the DVI input of the TV is already used by the frontend) so > I can at least watch them in HD, and forget about recording. Can anyone > think of anything better? > > For the digital channels, is there any better option than getting a PVR-250 > to receive the s-video output of the cable box? > > Thanks, > -Jerry > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
