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<blockquote data-quote="semievilmonkey" data-source="post: 702512" data-attributes="member: 110070">Thanks for the replyI do want digital \ HDI think my option 2 would require this <a href="http://www.cetoncorp.com/buy.php" target="_blank">Multi-Stream Tuner Cards by Ceton | Buy</a>, and then I would have to fight with Comcast to try to get them to install it apparently alot of people are having issues with it. Comcast is not good with cablecards, The 2nd Tivo I had hooked up I had to tell the tech what information he needed. If I go with the 1st option, I would use up the rest of my Tivo service and since it would be cheaper switch to the non dvr standard cable box. So if I have just the standard cable box I would have to use coax from the wall to the comcast box, then use coax to the tv card on the pc, and then I will be able to scan the channels in mediaportal, but If I want to change channels I have to do that from the comcast box or us an IR blaster. At the point am I looking for a tuner card or a capture card or is there a difference. I really want to avoid S-Video connections, everytime I have tried to use that connection for anything the quality was horrible. Are those my only 2 options or is there another, in the wiki there was something about smart cards with a CAM (is a CAM just the M-Card cable card that comcast provides). I really want to avoid fighting with comcast.&nbsp; Thanks for taking the time to reply to me and giving me some suggestions.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="semievilmonkey, post: 702512, member: 110070"] Thanks for the reply I do want digital \ HD I think my option 2 would require this [url=http://www.cetoncorp.com/buy.php]Multi-Stream Tuner Cards by Ceton | Buy[/url], and then I would have to fight with Comcast to try to get them to install it apparently alot of people are having issues with it. Comcast is not good with cablecards, The 2nd Tivo I had hooked up I had to tell the tech what information he needed. If I go with the 1st option, I would use up the rest of my Tivo service and since it would be cheaper switch to the non dvr standard cable box. So if I have just the standard cable box I would have to use coax from the wall to the comcast box, then use coax to the tv card on the pc, and then I will be able to scan the channels in mediaportal, but If I want to change channels I have to do that from the comcast box or us an IR blaster. At the point am I looking for a tuner card or a capture card or is there a difference. I really want to avoid S-Video connections, everytime I have tried to use that connection for anything the quality was horrible. Are those my only 2 options or is there another, in the wiki there was something about smart cards with a CAM (is a CAM just the M-Card cable card that comcast provides). I really want to avoid fighting with comcast. Thanks for taking the time to reply to me and giving me some suggestions. [/QUOTE]

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