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Edit: After some googleing I found what I was looking for and now I wonder if mediaportal in conjunction with tv server has cable tv channel information? http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9673232-1.html

Yeah it goes over the same cable lol.

The issue is that the digital channels and HD channels are encrypted and need to be decoded by either their set top boxes or a cable card.

Now I have seen cards that can tune into digital stations (non-encrypted) and obviously ones that can tune analogue stations.

So if I am correct the only channels you can get your HTPC directly tuning givin multiple connections and cards are:

Non Encrypted digital staions
Standard 80 channel analogue stations
Over the air stations
Over the air HD stations

No besides the TV being able to natively tune into them I guess you could do video in from a cable receiver or satellite receiver but then you need t ouse two remotes and lose record functionality and what not. That and it would be messy.

So people please tell me if their are Cablecard pci-e adapters much like the ones in Europe that allow you to watch encrypted channels.

<blockquote data-quote="TheLamer" data-source="post: 188903" data-attributes="member: 26472">Edit: After some googleing I found what I was looking for and now I wonder if mediaportal in conjunction with tv server has cable tv channel information?&nbsp; <a href="http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9673232-1.html" target="_blank">http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9673232-1.html</a>Yeah it goes over the same cable lol. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />The issue is that the digital channels and HD channels are encrypted and need to be decoded by either their set top boxes or a cable card. Now I have seen cards that can tune into digital stations (non-encrypted) and obviously ones that can tune analogue stations. So if I am correct the only channels you can get your HTPC directly tuning givin multiple connections and cards are: Non Encrypted digital staions Standard 80 channel analogue stationsOver the air stationsOver the air HD stationsNo besides the TV being able to natively tune into them I guess you could do video in from a cable receiver or satellite receiver but then you need t ouse two remotes and lose record functionality and what not. That and it would be messy. So people please tell me if their are Cablecard pci-e adapters much like the ones in Europe that allow you to watch encrypted channels.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TheLamer, post: 188903, member: 26472"] [B]Edit: [/B] After some googleing I found what I was looking for and now I wonder if mediaportal in conjunction with tv server has cable tv channel information? [url]http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9673232-1.html[/url] Yeah it goes over the same cable lol. :) The issue is that the digital channels and HD channels are encrypted and need to be decoded by either their set top boxes or a cable card. Now I have seen cards that can tune into digital stations (non-encrypted) and obviously ones that can tune analogue stations. So if I am correct the only channels you can get your HTPC directly tuning givin multiple connections and cards are: [B] Non Encrypted digital staions Standard 80 channel analogue stations Over the air stations Over the air HD stations[/B] No besides the TV being able to natively tune into them I guess you could do video in from a cable receiver or satellite receiver but then you need t ouse two remotes and lose record functionality and what not. That and it would be messy. So people please tell me if their are Cablecard pci-e adapters much like the ones in Europe that allow you to watch encrypted channels. [/QUOTE]