[ale] Digital cable and Freevo/MythTV/Tivo/<insert pvr here>

[John Wells]

Hey Josh,

Thanks for the info.  Can you find out what make/model?  I'd like to place
an order as well.

Thanks,

John

Josh Freeman said:
> You can buy an IR transmitter that goes from the PVR to the cable box
> that will allow the PVR to switch channels on the cable box, thus
> getting the extra channels. My roommate has just ordered such a beast
> for our MythTV box, and I will be sure to report back on how it works.
>
> Josh
>
> On Tue, 2003-08-05 at 10:50, John Wells wrote:
>> I've been planning on building a Linux PVR and have almost assembled all
>> the hardware I need.  I plan on getting going on this next week.
>>
>> I also just installed Comcast digital cable yesterday.  After the fact,
>> I
>> realized that I probably won't be able to take advantage of the extra
>> channels provided by digital cable with my PVR...
>>
>> Is this the case, or is there a way around it?  Anyone out there with a
>> similar setup?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> John
>>
>>
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