[TriLUG] mythtv and time warner cable

[Emmaus]

I'm using myth with TWC in Raleigh and I use us-cable and QAM-256. My
pchdtv-5500 uses the DVB drivers without a hitch, but that's only for
the digital channels. For the analog ones, you have to used V4L.

-emmaus

On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 1:37 PM, Wing D Lizard <wingedlizard at nc.rr.com> wrote:
> I finally got around to building a mythtv box.  I would like to
> use it with time warner cable and perhaps get rid if my dvr.
>
> I've downloaded mythubuntu, installed it and started setting
> it up.  I have a pchdtv-3000, that I bought 1+ year ago.
>
> I have a question about some of the settings.  Assuming I want
> to use twcable, what do I use for 'Channel Frequency Table'?
> I have options like:
>
>    us-bcast
>    us-cable
>    us-cable-hrc
>    us-cable-irc
>
> Do I use V4L or DVB?  It looks like the card is recognized by both.
>
> what about QAM-256, QAM-128,QAM-64, 8-VSB?  what are the other
> options on the 'SCAN CONFIGURATION' screen?
>
> Thanks
> Brett
>
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