On Mon, Oct 24, 2005 at 08:32:23AM -0400, Claude Boucher wrote: > Derek Tattersall wrote: > > I have an Explorer 2200 connected to my MythTV system (through the > S-Video and the RCA out of the Explorer). It works fine, but you'll need > an IR Blaster to change the channels. The SciAtl boxes do not have a > serial port, so the only way to change channels from the computer would > be to use an infrared transmitter.
Some of the Sci Atl boxes have firewire ports. Are they supported? The IR blaster solution doesn't work for me. > > Once you've setup the transmitter, the rest of the setup is almost > trivial. In my experience, the audio volume coming out of the digital > cable is slightly lower than the analog (coax). > > As for HD, I haven't tried it. Anyway, you won't be able to capture HD > at full res with an Hauppauge PVR-250. > > Claude I am aware of that. My questions are more in the context of what is a good upgrade path to HDTV. I bought a new monitor, a 37" 16x9 HD compatible LCD display that I am using as (among other things) the display for my mythtv frontend. Since this thing can display HDTV resolutions, I was wondering what is the best way to get the digital and HD channels my Cable operator provides, and if possible, watch and record them through mythtv. Thanks Derek > > >These are the decoder boxes my cable company provides: > > > >Scientific Atlanta Explorer 2000, 2100, 2200, 3100, 3200, 3250 or 8000 > >models > > > >Pace DC-150 or DC-550 HD models > > > > > >Does anyone have any experience with any of these models? How well can > >they be made to play with mythtv? > > > >I would prefer not to have to use an IR Blaster if I can avoid it. I am > >already using all the PC's serial ports, and anyway when I last tried to > >use an IR Blaster it wasn't very reliable for me. Therefore I want to > >use the firewire port for channel control if I can. If I can use the > >firewire port for the video that would be even better. > >
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