On Mon, Feb 14, 2005 at 08:50:16PM -0800, Ignacio Rodriguez wrote: > Hi, i was just wondering if it is possible to get the shaw hdtv > cahnnels with a pchdtv card? If not, what other options are there to > get hdtv programming on mythtv in vancouver?
HD cards like the pchdtv take pre-compressed streams from over the air (or sometimes QAM on cable.) There are now reportedly QAM drivers for the air2pc card, but you need to find out if Shaw does the HD channels in unencrypted QAM. Check with a local HDTV store that sells TVs that have QAM tuners. Most new ones do. However, since in Canada almost nobody broadcasts in ATSC (does anybody in Vancouver) you may not have as much luck. You can also put up a big antenna and try to get the stations just over the border. Or see if Shaw will give you firewire output from a digital cable box. Other than that, you are forced to get Shaw's PVR.
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