[01:59] He certainly managed to stop the spam accounts then :P [01:59] Just stopped it for the rest of us too! === chiluk is now known as chiluk_away === chiluk_away is now known as chiluk [18:02] Hello. I am building a mythbuntu backend vm and I would like some advice on which hardware works well. I need to have a tuner that supports basic cable analog and digital signals. It has to be pci or network based. Which devices have painless setups? [18:20] qwebirc34971: analog really? [18:20] YES! [18:21] your area hasn't converted to all digital yet? [18:21] They don't want to pay for a digital cable package and tv tuner card [18:21] It's digital cable, not terrestrial ATSC [18:21] so they still run analog channels over the coaxial lines [18:21] ya most places have forced digital already I though [18:22] and then give out DTAs so you can still use your analog tvs [18:22] Don't get me wrong, Cox has some ClearQAM channels, but only about 5, compared to the 80 or so basic analog cable channels [18:22] are they cable card friendly? [18:23] You need a digital cable package which is about 40 dollars a month extra and a cablecard to tune to a better package [18:23] oh so you don't have access to that currently then? [18:23] They are, I have my own setup with a HDHR prime and a cablecard, works beautifully, but the folks don't want to pay more for their tv [18:23] Different locations === qwebirc34971 is now known as cvance [18:24] cvance: ah ok, prime is where I was headed [18:24] I have one, but prime only does clearqam and they want stuff on analog [18:24] there are some happuage cards that can do analog and clear qam [18:24] I heard they're not really painless... [18:25] I did a only Happuage 1600 setup for my fiancee a while ago [18:25] they are supposed to work [18:25] ya 1600 rings a bell [18:25] 2200 maybe [18:25] yeah, i think they need hardware mpeg2 encoders or something, any experience? [18:25] cvance: another option would be regular hdhr [18:25] with mine I can do clear qam and all the dta channels [18:25] which is my 1-70 [18:25] that do analog as well? [18:25] though in theory those may go away at some point [18:26] no, comcast broadcasts them in the clear after the conversion [18:26] so depends on your provider [18:26] dta? sorry not familiar with that acronym [18:26] I have cox communications down in new orleans [18:26] http://www.dslreports.com/faq/16218 [18:26] http://ww2.cox.com/residential/neworleans/tv/channel-lineup.cox look at starter tv [18:27] what comcast did is they said no more analog then gave out little boxes to be able to get your old analog channels for free stil [18:27] not sure if cox does that, sounds pretty nice of comcast. Is it hd? [18:28] nope [18:28] I know for sure that cox hasn't cut of analog yet because this old tv that we've got is still running with no box [18:28] I'll look into a 1600 or 2200 [18:29] Yeah, if they wanted a digital package and a CC, would work swimmingly, but alas no. [18:31] thx for the advice rhpot1991 [18:32] no problem, good luck === chiluk is now known as chiluk_away === chiluk_away is now known as chiluk === chiluk is now known as chiluk_away