FIOS - Mythtv Questions

[jarod-ajLrJawYSntWk0Htik3J/w at public.gmane.org (Jarod Wilson)]

On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 7:53 AM, James Kramer <kramerjm-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Thanks for the info. ?I will most likely get the Hauppage TV-DVR.

HD-PVR.

> I
> have read that there is a program to change channels over the serial
> port but I really don,t know the best setup options.

Many STB don't have a serial port on them, but serial is good if its
present. FireWire also works quite well. Both are (generally) more
reliable than the IR blaster route, since they're hard-wired
connections and bidirectional communications paths, meaning the box
can actually give you some feedback as to success/failure of commands
you've sent it, vs. blast IR and hope it worked (though it *usually*
does. but not always.).


> On 8/23/10, Jarod Wilson <jarod-ajLrJawYSntWk0Htik3J/w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 8:23 AM, James Kramer <kramerjm-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>>> Can the Hauppage TV-PVR record all the channels on the box?
>>
>> The HD-PVR can record any and all channels that can be spit out the
>> component video output of the box. (Which is generally "all channels
>> you're subscribed to").
>>
>>> Does this device need MythTV to function?
>>
>> No. Its driven by a standard v4l device driver. 'cat /dev/video0 >
>> foo.ts' even works to record something.
>>
>> Caveat emptor: you need a way to change channels on the cable box. The
>> HD-PVR includes an onboard IR blaster, but folks have had mixed
>> results with occasional device lockups when the blaster part is
>> enabled. Figuring out a solution to that is on my TODO list (as is
>> converting the IR driver over to ir-core), but I haven't got to it
>> yet.
>>
>>
>>> On 8/22/10, Jarod Wilson <jarod-ajLrJawYSntWk0Htik3J/w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>>>> On Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 12:21 PM, James Kramer <kramerjm-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> ...
>>>>> Does MythTV work with FIOS.
>>>>
>>>> Yes. I've has FiOS TV coupled with MythTV for years now.
>>>>
>>>>> I just want to use it to record video.
>>>>> My box has a firewire connector. ?Do I need a Hauppage card?
>>>>
>>>> Depends on what you're trying to record. And for the record "a
>>>> Hauppauge card" is rather vague. They make all sorts of different
>>>> cards.
>>>>
>>>> However, he's what I have with my own FiOS TV:
>>>>
>>>> 1) digital capture devices, which record clear qam channels straight
>>>> off a coax feed (two of these are in fact Hauppauge cards)
>>>>
>>>> 2) analog capture devices, which record analog video from the output
>>>> of digital to analog adapter boxes (one of these is a Hauppauge card)
>>>>
>>>> 3) firewire off my cable box, which I can record *some* HDTV channels
>>>> (but not all) that I can't already record in clear qam
>>>>
>>>> 4) Hauppauge HD-PVR, which can record the rest fo the channels off my
>>>> cable box that clear qam and firewire don't get me, via component
>>>> video (not a "card", but also a Hauppauge capture device)
>>>>
>>>>
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