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DVB-S works fine in North America -- no problems whatsoever.<BR>
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If you want digital cable, you will need to go with a card that uses ATSC. I don't think VDR has a plugin working for it but I do know that MythTV does. Of course, that would only work with unscambled ATSC digital signals -- which many cable companies provide for their regular subscription channels.<BR>
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On Wed, 2006-03-15 at 11:06 -0700, Vladimir Shved wrote:
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">How do you explain the fact that there is a lot of hype from many North</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">American users, and sellers, of DVB-S standalone boxes that they can receive</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">more than a thousand of channels? I think you're missing out something</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">there...</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">--Vlad</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> -----Original Message-----</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> From: <A HREF="mailto:vdr-bounces@linuxtv.org">vdr-bounces@linuxtv.org</A> [mailto:<A HREF="mailto:vdr-bounces@linuxtv.org">vdr-bounces@linuxtv.org</A>] On Behalf</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> Of Simon Baxter</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 10:01 AM</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> To: VDR Mailing List</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> Subject: Re: [vdr] Any USA users out there?</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> This is what I heard. No DVB - 8-VSB on terrestrial and DAVIC (not</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> DOCSIS)</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> on cable.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> Looks like the only DVB I'm going to be able to do is DVB-S. I can't even</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> do DirecTV which uses DSS and (US) NDS.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> I think it's going to be very hard to get much going with DVB and VDR in</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> the</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> USA!!</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> ></FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> > hi,</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> ></FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> > Chad Flynt writes:</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> > > Only have experience with DVB-S, but the T cards should work as well.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> ></FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> > Really? I had the impression that the U.S. would use ATSC DTV.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> ></FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> > Or it this (again) something that the broadcaster can freely choose?</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> ></FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> > yours,</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> > (just curious) Jouni</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> ></FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> > _______________________________________________</FONT>
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