[olug] Hauppauge TV card recommendations

[James Ringler]

The key is the original poster doesn't have cable.   So he's just trying 
for the OTA channels.


Noel Leistad wrote:
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> James Ringler wrote:
> | Craig Wolf wrote:
> |> According to my wife, our DVR saved our marriage.  8)
> |>
> |> Craig Wolf
> |
> | With all of the transition to HD in a short time coupled with the hassle
> | of controlling a converting box, it would make sense to me to just pay a
> | little more for the HD cards..
> |
> | My Mythbackend has 2 -  150's  and a PCHD3000. I don't have an HD TV but
> | I wanted to get the OTA channels not on Time Warner Cable.  The new
> | 5500's are out and are a little cheaper.  If I were building one now,
> | I'd go straight to the hd cards.
>
> Wolf, glad for the "save"!! :-) No commercials, no missed shows
> appreciated at my house too, however, using KB for remote NOT so good.
>
> Cable systems send signals as QAM, Over-the-Air is ATSC.
> PCHD5500 understands QAM, HDHomerun gets ATSC, FWIW, the digital
> converter boxes only get ATSC, then can down-convert to a 4:3 aspect for
> an SDTV.
>
>
> Believe that the issue still remains as to whether COX will send signals
> in the clear. If YES, the the PCHD5500 should be fine. There are
> probably many more, haven't researched....
>
> I THINK that the "required" channels, those corresponding with the OTA
> signals SHOULD remain "clear QAM", premium channels are encrypted, the
> question remains HOW will the other non-premium be sent??
>
> IF the cable company encrypts something you will NEED, then I believe
> the only option ends up being a cablecard (available only from your
> cable provider, because THEY know the encryption keys and can authorize
> the card). (Bet they'll be pushing their OWN DVR really hard before THAT
> happens.)
>
> AND, unlike the old satellite dishes where you could "share keys", I
> also understand that the cablecard needs to receive continuous signal
> from cableco to function...
>
>
> <cya>
> BTW, I never had a dish, but knew those that did...
> </cya>
>
> Noel
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