[Cialug] MythTV HD tuner?

[Tim Wilson]

If you do go dish, I would suggest going DirecTV.  However, doing so
might inhibit the use of a MythTV box.  DirecTV does have local HD
channels now (at least 5, 8, 13, and 17).  With their HD-DVR, there is
the DirecTV2PC option.  Currently, there is only a Windows version of
the software, but I've heard that PS3 can recognize the HD-DVR and
play recorded programs.  Of course, it really doesn't matter if you
have your PS3 and HD-DVR hooked up to the same TV.  I believe there
are options with DirecTV to create your own media PC (add-in cards).
I haven't looked into those yet, since 3 DVRs are more than enough for
me. :)

I've learned to never say never, but things would drastically have to
change before I would recommend Mediacom to anyone.  I'd recommend OTA
over Mediacom.  But I'd recommend DirecTV over OTA.

On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 3:14 PM, David Champion <dchampion at visionary.com> wrote:
> For those of you MythTV users... what's the current state of the art for HD
> tuners for MythTV?
>
> I'm updating to a HDTV for xmas, and thinking about re-building my MythTV
> box. Have a PVR-250 card I can use for SD encoding, but I'm thinking about
> getting a HD card too.
>
> I don't have HD service yet (other than OTA). Currently my only option at my
> condo is Mediacom cable, and I'm only doing Extended Basic at this point.
> I've been trying to work on getting dish service in the building, but that's
> a longer process that has to go through the condo association.
>
> -dc
>
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Tim