[opendtv] Re: Quirks on the ATSC STBs
- From: "John Willkie" <johnwillkie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:45:16 -0700
Dan;
I would offer that not buying and using a real DTV set, in favor of a
cheesebox, isn't "keeping up with state-of-the-technology."
Another, more robust work-around to this issue is to buy a $80 dtv/usb tuner
"dongle", put it into a computer with a nice big hard-drive, and display
HDTV signals on a monitor. Record to your heart's content, and burn
anything you want to DVD. Total cost, assuming you have a computer, big
harddrive and DVD burner and monitor, is less than $100.
There are quite a few solutions out there (MythTv, etc) that aren't ready to
be sold at Best Buy but which provide all the functionality that you will
want, and features are continually being added.
And, I do think you are talking about a coupon eligible DTV converter box,
not an ATSC STB. STBs generally provide more than a NTSC output.
John Willkie
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Asunto: [opendtv] Quirks on the ATSC STBs
I'm not sure what stops the DVD/HD recorder from recording some sporting
events. Perhaps it is not the Broadcast Flag and is CGMS-A, even though DVD
recorder uses the term Broadcast Flag in the message. But it will not
record, none-the-less.
I might be an engineer, but I'm no expert in ATSC. I wish I had time to
become one, but since I do not have a transmitter, I have other things to
focus on at present and look to folks like you to set me straight.
I'm certainly not a technophobe by any means and in fact very much enjoy
experimenting keeping up with the state-of-the-technology. However,
sometimes I must experience it through message boards like these as I do not
have the budget to get every new gadget and advancement and neither does my
work. So again, I must learn through others.
Actually, I offer my insight, such as the quirks I discovered with the ATSC
STB, only to provide insight to those that must submit to the same fate as
I, i.e., rely on OTA and keep the old VCR and tube TV until which I can
afford something new.
Dan
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