[TriLUG] TV Tuner, Linux, and QAM

[Reginald Reed]

I also have an HDHomeRun that I use with clear QAM.  I'm mostly getting the
broadcast channels on the Cary TWC system.  I believe people in Durham were
getting a lot more channels a year or two ago (pre-SDV), but I'm not sure
what the situation is today.

On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 3:38 PM, Jason Evans <jsevans at mises.com> wrote:

> Bill,
>
> The HD HomeRun may be exactly what I'm looking for.  I basically want to
> avoid using my roommate's Time Warner DVR and getting a tv tuner card to be
> able to do the same.  So I guess here's my next question.  Do you use your
> HD HomeRun with Time Warner and if so, what stations can you get?
>
>
> Best Regards,
> Jason Evans
>
> http://jsevans.us
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 2:20 PM, Bill Farrow <bill at arrowsreach.com> wrote:
>
> > On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 10:07 PM, Scott G. Hall
> > <ScottGHall at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> > > Jason Evans wrote:
> > >> $100, be able to record to HDD like a DVR/PVR and be able to
> > watch/record
> > >> digital cable stations as well.  The big question is about the card
> >
> > Hi Jason,
> > You might want to clarify your requirements a little.  Do you want to
> > record:
> >
> > 1. Analog Cable TV channels
> > 2. Un-encrypted Digital Cable TV channels (QAM)
> > 3. Encrypted Digital Cable TV channels (QAM)
> > 4. Over the Air (OTA) Digital TV channels (ATSC)
> > 5. Analog VCR Player using OTA coax (NTSC)
> > 5. Analog VCR Player using RCA video/audio cables (NTSC)
> >
> > My HD HomeRun does items 2 & 4, and works well with MythTV.  Because
> > Digital TV is sent in mpeg2 format there is no CPU encoding required.
> >
> > Have a look at the MythTV wiki hardware list:
> >    http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Category:Video_capture_cards
> >
> > Bill
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