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amahar at snet

Jul 26, 2003, 7:06 AM

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Digital TV

I took a look at local HDTV stations that will be in the area where I am
moving to and it looks like there are 6 very close HDTV stations that can be
grabbed with an indoor antenna.

So I am looking at the WinTV-D to capture these HDTV signals. As I
understand it also can capture regular cable TV. There are very few specs
showing for the WinTV-D, except that it decodes the MPEG2 signal and Dolby
Digital audio.

Now, for "recording" the HDTV signal, does it record the raw mpeg2 stream,
or decode the mpeg2 signal, then encodes it into some other format?

Is the regular cable-tv tuner on this card compatible with MythTV's capture
libraries?

Thanks,
Tony

zaphod at comcast

Jul 26, 2003, 1:08 PM

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Re: Digital TV [In reply to]

Tony -

There are currently ZERO HDTV tuner cards that have Linux driver
support. This is the first requirement before Isaac can add Myth
support. This is assuming that any HDTV Linux driver supports V4L or
V4L2 fairly closely as the ivtv/PVR project has.

There is a rumor that a card with GPL Linux drivers is to be
announced/released next month, I'm sure this will be a very popular
requested addition to Myth if it comes to pass.

-Eric

On Saturday, July 26, 2003, at 10:06 AM, Tony Mahar wrote:

> I took a look at local HDTV stations that will be in the area where I
> am
> moving to and it looks like there are 6 very close HDTV stations that
> can be
> grabbed with an indoor antenna.
>
> So I am looking at the WinTV-D to capture these HDTV signals. As I
> understand it also can capture regular cable TV. There are very few
> specs
> showing for the WinTV-D, except that it decodes the MPEG2 signal and
> Dolby
> Digital audio.
>
> Now, for "recording" the HDTV signal, does it record the raw mpeg2
> stream,
> or decode the mpeg2 signal, then encodes it into some other format?
>
> Is the regular cable-tv tuner on this card compatible with MythTV's
> capture
> libraries?
>
> Thanks,
> Tony
>
>
>
>
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chusty at attglobal

Jan 2, 2009, 7:59 PM

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Re: Digital TV [In reply to]

On Fri, 2009-01-02 at 21:40 -0600, Mitch Gore wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 6:39 PM, Teruel de Campo MD <chusty [at] attglobal> wrote:
> > What do I need for digital TV?
> >
> > I have Comcast. Most of the TV are connected through a coaxial cable and
> > the signal is analog. I have one comcast box on one of the TV to see the
> > digital channels.
> >
> > I have been using mythtv for a long time. I do have still in boxes both
> > pcHDTV HD-5500 and a Hauppauge HDPVR. Few days ago some of you help me
> > to understands at least in part Digital TV.
> >
> > Today I have a live chat with comcast and I'll paste it with a little
> > editing. For most of you using digital TV is so obvious, however for me
> > this is the hardest part, to compile the new release is the easiest :)
> > Hope it help somebody else.
> >
> > <<<<<<<<<<<<<<
> > A chat with ComCast:
> > If I get a Digital TV (one with a quam tuner)
> > (1) can I just connected to the coaxial cable where I have now the
> > analog tv or
> > (2) I need a comcast box or
> > (3) you have to install new digital cables ?
> >
> >>Answer is (1)
> >
> > So the present coaxial cable transmits also a digital signal correct?
> >
> >>That is correct.
> >
> > Right now can I connected to the coaxial and get a digital signal or I
> > have to wait until February?
> >
> >>You can now connect your TV using the coaxial cable and do not have to
> > wait until February.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >
> > Additionally as I said in a previous thread Comcast told me that they
> > will keep the same or very similar list of channels that we have now in
> > the basic analog package as unencrypted so will be able to see it with
> > any digital card. Of course if you want to see all the digital channels
> > is another matter.
> >
> > So my plan is for this weekend to connect the pcHDTV card and hook the
> > coaxial that I connect to the 350-pvr and see if it works digital. If it
> > does then I split the cable and have one for the pvr-350 analog and the
> > other one for the HD-5500 digital. Does it make sense?
> >
> > Then if everything is ok I will attack the new baby (haupppage HDPVR)
> >
> > -=terry=-
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > mythtv-users mailing list
> > mythtv-users [at] mythtv
> > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
> >
>
> Please take 10 mins and check the wiki. The main page has a NOTE.
>
> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
>
> article here:
> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Digital_Television
> \

Thxs,

I had already read this page but I missed one link

http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Recording_Digital_Cable

Thanks again

-=terry=-

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