[olug] Cox DVR questions...

[Jay Swackhamer]

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Quoting Dan Linder <dan at linder.org>:

> After using the the Cox DVR, I'm really missing my old ReplayTV DVR.  Sadly
> ReplayTV doesn't sell the boxes anymore (they're pushing their software for
> Windows systems), and I don't want to purchase one off of eBay.
>
> I'm kicking around the idea of building a Linux MCE (
> http://www.linuxmce.org/) or MythTV system so I'm wanting to pick the
> collective OLUG brain.  I like the LinuxMCE interface and I'd probably
> support them by purchasing their remote - I'm already drowing in too many
> NON-universal remotes as it is!
>
> Starting with the motherboard, does anyone know of a motherboard that has
> decent video out that will send a composite signal to feed my analog tv?
> (Bonus points if it has Linux compatible HDMI ports for future use.)
>
> My daughters have really latched on to some shows on "Noggin" (channel
> 257).  Will any digital tuner card pull in this channel?   Is this channel
> encrypted on the wire?
>
> (If it's encrypted, then that implies that you're forced to purchase a COX
> piece of hardware instead of using more commodity equipment.  Just doesn't
> seem right if I'm already paying for the channels that I'd have to use a
> "blessed" piece of hardware too...)
>
> Dan
>
> On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 9:58 PM, Jennifer Frasier <wookieburgers at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Dan, this is just my experience, but in my opinion, the Cox DVR really
>> sucks. The search functionality, the reliability of the machine, etc. it's
>> just not worth it. Cable companies do not use "good" DVRs generally, and I
>> think you'll really miss the Replay. I've been a big fan of Replays from
>> day
>> 1, so I'm really used to them. They are buggy, but I feel they're buggy in
>> a
>> much less annoying way than the cable ones I've had. I'd highly recommend
>> buying another replay (see ebay), buying a Tivo and putting up with the
>> pop-up ads through commercials, or building a mythTV box. Are you stuck
>> with
>> cable? I don't know what DirecTV uses as a DVR since they dropped Tivo, but
>> that might be another option.
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 11:26 AM, Dan Linder <dan at linder.org> wrote:
>>
>> > Ok, our old ReplayTV 5504 finally bit the dust (both the Ethernet and
>> modem
>> > ports are fried)... So, we're going to move to the Cox Digital cable and
>> > their DVR.  Now for some geek questions!
>> >
>> > I see it has Ethernet, USB, and FireWire -- are any of these ports active
>> > on
>> > the units or do they need something from Cox to activate them?
>> >
>> > If they are active, what can I do with them?  (I'd like to be able to
>> > either
>> > expand the HDD capacity or copy videos off to a PC or CD/DVD -- something
>> > that I should have done with some recording on the ReplayTV...)
>> >
>> > Does anyone have an old ReplayTV they aren't using?  If so, I might see
>> if
>> > we could do a HDD swap for a short bit so I can bring it up and pull off
>> > the
>> > recordings?  Or is there a PC/Linux software program I can use to access
>> > the
>> > HDD directly.
>> >
>> > Thanks!  I'm finally moving into the 21st century!
>> >
>> > Dan
>> >
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