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Hi,

Im considering switching from analogue to DVB-C(digital cable) because my new 50" TV shows of all the flaws of analogue TV

Ive gathered that the FireDTV/FloppyDTV recievers are an excellent choice for MP and they have been reported to work with my cable provider.(unless anyone know of HDTV compatible dual DVB-C tuner cards?)

However i never had digital TV before so a few questions(before i pay alot of money for something that might not work for me):

1. Are subtitles transmitted seperately in DVB(-C) and if so does media portal support it, or will i be stuck with broadcasts without subtitles?
1.b If they are seperate, what happens when you record a show, does it render the subtitles into the video or is it stored seperatly?

2. Does MediaPortal support grabbing EPG data from the DVB-C stream, or is it only supported for other DVB types?

3. Are there all kinds of DRM crap preventing you from editing recordings and burning them to DVD's?

<blockquote data-quote="ziphnor" data-source="post: 34458" data-attributes="member: 14215">Hi,Im considering switching from analogue to DVB-C(digital cable) because my new 50&quot; TV shows of all the flaws of analogue TV <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Ive gathered that the FireDTV/FloppyDTV recievers are an excellent choice for MP and they have been reported to work with my cable provider.(unless anyone know of HDTV compatible dual DVB-C tuner cards?)However i never had digital TV before so a few questions(before i pay alot of money for something that might not work for me):1. Are subtitles transmitted seperately in DVB(-C) and if so does media portal support it, or will i be stuck with broadcasts without subtitles?1.b If they are seperate, what happens when you record a show, does it render the subtitles into the video or is it stored seperatly?2. Does MediaPortal support grabbing EPG data from the DVB-C stream, or is it only supported for other DVB types?3. Are there all kinds of DRM crap preventing you from editing recordings and burning them to DVD's?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ziphnor, post: 34458, member: 14215"] Hi, Im considering switching from analogue to DVB-C(digital cable) because my new 50" TV shows of all the flaws of analogue TV :) Ive gathered that the FireDTV/FloppyDTV recievers are an excellent choice for MP and they have been reported to work with my cable provider.(unless anyone know of HDTV compatible dual DVB-C tuner cards?) However i never had digital TV before so a few questions(before i pay alot of money for something that might not work for me): 1. Are subtitles transmitted seperately in DVB(-C) and if so does media portal support it, or will i be stuck with broadcasts without subtitles? 1.b If they are seperate, what happens when you record a show, does it render the subtitles into the video or is it stored seperatly? 2. Does MediaPortal support grabbing EPG data from the DVB-C stream, or is it only supported for other DVB types? 3. Are there all kinds of DRM crap preventing you from editing recordings and burning them to DVD's? [/QUOTE]