[clug-talk] pcHDTV Cards

[Gustin Johnson]

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Sean Watkins wrote:
> I read somewhere, that some off the Shaw STBs have firewire ports on
> them, which you can hook upto MythTV - I recall also seeing some
> message somewhere, that Shaw decided to turn this off. If you live in
> the US, its apparantly a FCC requirement to have this open.
> 
This is true on both counts.  The firewire port used to work out of the
box with Mythtv, but Shaw locked this down a year or two ago.  This is
the main reason why I no longer subscribe to Shaw's HD services even
though I have an HD TV and an HD capable digital box.

Btw, for downloaded HD content, these little guys work extremely well:

http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/PID-MX25664(ME).aspx

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