Comcast/Mythtv (OT?)

[gaf-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org (Jerry Feldman)]

On 11/24/2008 03:50 PM, Ben Eisenbraun wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 03:32:53PM -0500, Jerry Feldman wrote:
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>> I've heard that some cable companies are providing digital boxes free =
of
>> charge to their low-end customers so hey can drop analog altogether.
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> Yes, but that's kind of beside the point.  The problem is that some of =

> us have nicely working MythTV set ups that are going to break because=20
> our cable providers will transition their networks to all digital
> transmissions.  Giving us a single cable box isn't going to solve
> our problems.
This is certainly true.
There has been some effort to try to get cable TV companies to allow the =

use of digitally equipped TVs and/or third party converter boxes. I=20
don't know what the status of this action is, but I think it might raise =

its head next February.=20

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