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Post by kengreene on Dec 18, 2007 14:09:33 GMT -5
I have built a HTPC using vista as my OS. It has a dual decoder for standard cable and a single decoder for HD OTA and i have limited success using the above setup. Last year the HTHomerun was released. it has two Qam tuners built in and i would like to add this tuner system to my setup to record digital cable. the question i have is are the Digital cable channels we have from TW clear Qam or are the encrypted? I know that the premium channels are encrypted (HBO,MAX, and Showtime) plus the switched Video channels would be unseen. But what about all the others? www.silicondust.com/wiki/products/hdhomerun |
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Post by Skaggs on Dec 18, 2007 21:41:38 GMT -5
Cable companies are only required to provide the local channels "in the clear". There have been reports of other channels that TWC have left in the clear. ProTuber posted the results of a QAM channel scan back in December 2006:
Name Physical Logical Cable Resolution
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WRNN-DT 74-12 9-1 91 704 x 480
WCWN-DT 74-20 18-15 1815 1920 x 1080
WTEN-DT 104-1 18-90 554 720 x 480
WNYT-DT 104-2 18-93 1893 704 x 480
WMHT-HD 104-3 18-11 1811 1920 x 1080
WRGB-HD 104-4 18-6 1806 1920 x 1080
WRGB-DT 104-6 18-96 1896 720 x 480
WXXA-HD 105-7 18-8 1808 1280 x 720
WNYT-HD 105-10 18-13 1813 1920 x 1080
WTEN-HD 105-17 18-10 1810 1280 x 720
NBAPC 81-1 81-1 1900 528 x 480 NBA League Pass Preview
NBATV 81-6 81-6 677 704 x 480
NYS 89-1 89-1 582 528 x 480 NYS Legislature Senate & Assembly
SNYHD 93-1 93-1 1866 1920 x 1080
? 118-1 118-1 ? 720 x 480 Premium on demand remote tutorial
? 118-2 118-2 ? 704 x 480 Color bars
? 118-3 118-3 ? 528 x 480 Answers on Demand tutorial
? 118-4 118-4 ? 352 x 480 AOL Music on Demand
CHAN1 118-6 118-6 1 528 x 480 Welcome to Time Warner Cable
? 118-7 118-7 ? 704 x 480 Color bars
PRVW8 118-8 118-8 800 352 X 480 iControl Previews
? 118-9 118-9 ? 352 x 480 Movies on Demand preview
? 118-10 118-10 ? 528 x 480 Cutting Edge on-Demand still
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Post by ebo on Dec 18, 2007 23:37:34 GMT -5
There have been a number of changes since then.The locals on 74, 104 and 105 are the same, with the addition of VTV on 104-5. NBATV has moved several times and is now on 115-41. SNYHD is encrypted. The 118 block is now on 120 with some changes. No AOL Music, but the legislature is now there on 120-3, and I've seen local high school sports in that group at times. The only other channel with anything unencrypted is 109-33, which is just ad slides.
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Post by kengreene on Dec 19, 2007 9:11:42 GMT -5
Thanks for the replies.... It looks like i might as well just spend the money and get a better antenna for the HD stuff. and forget the HDhomerun. plus wait till Mcor cable cards come thru and cable card tuners are available without buying a complete system.
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