Joe Votour wrote: >--- John Biundo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>Sorry for the newbie question, and I think I know >>the answer, but I >>thought I'd ask. >> >>I can tune channel 407, which isn't even listed in >>my program lineup, on >>my "basic analog cable" package. I use a STB - >>mainly for the program >>guide - and I'm guessing this is a feature provided >>by the STB. I'm >>also guessing that I'm out of luck trying to get >>this channel through a >>direct connection from the cable to my pvr-150, >>right? >> >>Unfortunately, this happens to be a music TV channel >>that my kid loves... >> >>Oh well. Thought I'd check here before writing it >>off. >> >>Cheers, >>john >>_______________________________________________ >>mythtv-users mailing list >>[email protected] >> >> >> >http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > >The tuner on a PVR-150 is an analog tuner, meant for >receiving analog cable TV signals. The stuff that >goes into your STB is likely a digital signal, which >contains completely different information (likely >MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 data) and would come out as gibberish >on a PVR-150. > >You need to use the STB to receive the channels, and >then you can plug your STB into the composite/S-Video >and audio jacks or the coaxial input (if your STB will >output on coaxial) for a reduced quality signal. > >Some cable providers, in addition to the digital >signal will also provide an analog signal that you can >tune into with the PVR-150. However, it is highly >unlikely that they will have put the particular >channel you are looking for within the analog >spectrum. > >-- Joe > > > If you split your signal prior to the STB and send a feed to the PVR150, then you can use it to tune channels in mythtv, but it will not work with a digitial signal and channel 400 odd is undoubtedly a digital signal.
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