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I've used MythTV since something like 2004. Still great to use for Digital OTA broadcasts (and free-to-air satellite / DVB if that's available in your area). Ca

I've used MythTV since something like 2004. Still great to use for Digital OTA broadcasts (and free-to-air satellite / DVB if that's available in your area). Cable DRM has unfortunately made it much less useful for recording cable broadcasts, thanks to them being allowed to encrypt all QAM signals, and now aren't required to support/provide CableCards either: https://www.nexttv.com/news/charter-cuts-off-cablecard-support https://www.nexttv.com/news/charter-cuts-off-cablecard-suppo...

vaporary 4y ago
That's interesting. I setup a new MythTV box two years ago on a Mac mini running Ubuntu, using a Hauppauge HD PVR 1212 capture device connected over USB. I've been able to record HD cable without dealing with any DRM by using the RCA jacks of my Comcast box, which has worked great.
- RockRobotRock 4y ago
  How do you change channels?
  - vaporary 4y ago
    A common solution is to use an IR Blaster: https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Using_an_IR_Blaster_with_MythTV https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Using_an_IR_Blaster_with_MythTV I did something a little different. My cable box has a 3.5mm TRS jack to connect an external IR receiver to it. I connected the jack to an Arduino, and send serial commands to the Arduino from the MythTV box to change channels.
    - RockRobotRock 4y ago
      Very cool, thanks for the info.