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I used MythTV for several years, until Comcast went digital in my neck of the woods, and my tuner card was useless. What do people tune to content with now? Is
by TheRealDunkirk 4y ago
I used MythTV for several years, until Comcast went digital in my neck of the woods, and my tuner card was useless. What do people tune to content with now? Is it all IR control of a cable box?
- klinquist 4y agoI still use a cablecard with Comcast (in an HDHomeRun Prime), currently using ChannelsDVR as my DVR.
- TheRealDunkirk 4y agoOh, wow. I never expected Comcast to actually support such an idea. Nice!
- hwatson 4y agoIt used to be a legal requirement for American cable providers to offer them, but the FCC dropped CableCARD in 2020 considering streaming apps to be a reasonable equivalent (https://www.techhive.com/article/578820/cable-box-competition-rules-dismantled.html https://www.techhive.com/article/578820/cable-box-competitio...) Comcast still offers CableCARDs to new customers at least (https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/about-cablecards https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/about-cablecards)
- simbas 4y agoGood old OTA tv! ATSC