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Re: [PLUG] MythTV digital --> analog?
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> Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2009 07:29:33 -0400
> From: Matt Mossholder <matt@mossholder.com>
> Subject: Re: [PLUG] MythTV digital --> analog?
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> For shows that come down from Comcast in 480i, you don't need to do
> anything. They should just "work". For shows at higher rates/sizes, they
> should work as long as they are displaying from a computer, rather than
> something like a MediaMVP. If they ARE connected to a MediaMVP, you can use
> MythTV's post-processing function to run an external program to do the
> conversion (mplayer/mencoder, xine,vlc, mythtranscode, etc.)
Right, this is via the MVP [1], and I was looking for the way to do the
post-processing. You ever look at that stuff. If you think git makes
your eyes bleed, try figuring out that stuff...
> On the Converter Box front, all you need to do is go to your local comcast
> office and ask for one. The are NOT the same thing as the OTA ones, and
> they are free.
Sounds like I want a Digital adapter (DTA), right?
> You'll want to look into a program called sctescan, which can
> pick out all the channel information for the clear QAM channels off the
> wire. It makes life a LOT simpler.
Are you sure about the spelling? I get only 4 Google hits on that, and
all point are user discussions only mentioning it.
Thanks,
JP
[1] Matt already knows this, but for anyone else, the Media MVP is a
tiny set-top box that can just barely play MPEG2 via an hardware ASIC.
It's low def, analog only, but a great little box for all of that. I
use the mvpmc F/OSS firmware which is really nice since it can play
music from a SlimServer/SqueezeCenter (GPL Perl-based server), Internet
radio, and more. It can't do closed captions, digital or HD though.
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