Does such a beast exist? I'd like to be able to get HD without having to use an IR blaster an' this is the only way I can think of doin' it offhand.

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I am almost positive that the only tuner cards that will support CableCard, will only be supported under Windows, and even then only specifically-certified Windows Vista systems (i.e. forget about building your own). Yes, here's the link I was thinking of:

http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/30/cabl ... ification/

Well, that sucks. I guess I'll end up pickin' up a S3 tivo, then.

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I guess I don't see the immediate connection to an IR blaster and cable-card capable tuner. I think there are cable "boxes" which use firewire for their connection to MythTv. I don't know if they are controlled with firewire, serial, or IR signals. Is that the issue?

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Good point, I should have mentioned cable + Firewire as a possibility for recording HD and channel changing (although it might limit you to recording only unencrypted channels).

A cable card tuner wouldn't require a seperate box with an IR Blaster. And firewire cables boxes are pretty much nonexistant AFAIK.

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Actually, channel-changing via Firewire has been supported for a while now, and by law a cable company MUST provide you with a digital cable box with Firewire output if you ask for one.

http://www.unmediated.org/archives/2004 ... res_fi.php

(note that Firewire requirement has been true for two years now... that was to provide for recording of unencrypted channels via the old Digital VHS decks).

Huh, I didn't know that. I'll have to check it out. Thanks! I wonder how well it's supported in Myth.

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