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Record Comcast HD Channels in Media Center eY GUY! 06-03-2008
Posted by eY GUY! on June 3, 2008, 2:08 pm
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I have Comcast Cable and an HD TV Tuner. If I have the cable in to my video
card, can I get/watch/record the HD channels (channel 100+) through the Media
Center and have the updated channel guides?

Or is the only way I can get all of these channels to use the Comcast Set
Top Box?

For instance all digital MOJO is Channel 664. Can this ONLY be watched by
using the Comcast Set Top Box or if I have comcast digital cable service and
hook that line up to my HD computer card can I then watch/record these shows
anywhere I have media center and extenders?

Jon

Posted by Richard Miller on June 3, 2008, 4:00 pm
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You need a Comcast Set Top Box
--
Richard A Miller MCE mvp
http://www.microsoft.com/mvp




"eY GUY!" wrote:

> I have Comcast Cable and an HD TV Tuner. If I have the cable in to my video
> card, can I get/watch/record the HD channels (channel 100+) through the Media
> Center and have the updated channel guides?
>
> Or is the only way I can get all of these channels to use the Comcast Set
> Top Box?
>
> For instance all digital MOJO is Channel 664. Can this ONLY be watched by
> using the Comcast Set Top Box or if I have comcast digital cable service and
> hook that line up to my HD computer card can I then watch/record these shows
> anywhere I have media center and extenders?
>
> Jon

Posted by eY GUY! on June 3, 2008, 4:08 pm
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so if the HD channels with Comcast are 100+, how do you record/watch HD with
the media center?

"Richard Miller" wrote:

> You need a Comcast Set Top Box
> --
> Richard A Miller MCE mvp
> http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
>
>
>
>
> "eY GUY!" wrote:
>
> > I have Comcast Cable and an HD TV Tuner. If I have the cable in to my video
> > card, can I get/watch/record the HD channels (channel 100+) through the
Media
> > Center and have the updated channel guides?
> >
> > Or is the only way I can get all of these channels to use the Comcast Set
> > Top Box?
> >
> > For instance all digital MOJO is Channel 664. Can this ONLY be watched by
> > using the Comcast Set Top Box or if I have comcast digital cable service and
> > hook that line up to my HD computer card can I then watch/record these shows
> > anywhere I have media center and extenders?
> >
> > Jon

Posted by Richard Miller on June 3, 2008, 4:35 pm
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Let me backup a bit, if you have a Comcast HD box you can record the HD
channel, but (and this is a big but) it will record that HD channel in SD not
HD.

You need cable card for true cable HD recordings.

--
Richard A Miller MCE mvp
http://www.microsoft.com/mvp




"eY GUY!" wrote:

> so if the HD channels with Comcast are 100+, how do you record/watch HD with
> the media center?
>
> "Richard Miller" wrote:
>
> > You need a Comcast Set Top Box
> > --
> > Richard A Miller MCE mvp
> > http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "eY GUY!" wrote:
> >
> > > I have Comcast Cable and an HD TV Tuner. If I have the cable in to my
video
> > > card, can I get/watch/record the HD channels (channel 100+) through the
Media
> > > Center and have the updated channel guides?
> > >
> > > Or is the only way I can get all of these channels to use the Comcast Set
> > > Top Box?
> > >
> > > For instance all digital MOJO is Channel 664. Can this ONLY be watched by
> > > using the Comcast Set Top Box or if I have comcast digital cable service
and
> > > hook that line up to my HD computer card can I then watch/record these
shows
> > > anywhere I have media center and extenders?
> > >
> > > Jon

Posted by eY GUY! on June 3, 2008, 5:44 pm
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I am sorry I am so poorly informed, but I have not been able to find any of
this information anywhere (or a person to talk to)

So can I buy an HD Video card with the cable card built in?

Right now I have 4 replaytv set up around the house plus 1 Comcast HD box.
I would like to move that to 1 HD recorder and 2 SD tv tuners on one media
center.

Does that sound doable?

"Richard Miller" wrote:

> Let me backup a bit, if you have a Comcast HD box you can record the HD
> channel, but (and this is a big but) it will record that HD channel in SD not
> HD.
>
> You need cable card for true cable HD recordings.
>
> --
> Richard A Miller MCE mvp
> http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
>
>
>
>
> "eY GUY!" wrote:
>
> > so if the HD channels with Comcast are 100+, how do you record/watch HD with
> > the media center?
> >
> > "Richard Miller" wrote:
> >
> > > You need a Comcast Set Top Box
> > > --
> > > Richard A Miller MCE mvp
> > > http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "eY GUY!" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I have Comcast Cable and an HD TV Tuner. If I have the cable in to my
video
> > > > card, can I get/watch/record the HD channels (channel 100+) through the
Media
> > > > Center and have the updated channel guides?
> > > >
> > > > Or is the only way I can get all of these channels to use the Comcast
Set
> > > > Top Box?
> > > >
> > > > For instance all digital MOJO is Channel 664. Can this ONLY be watched
by
> > > > using the Comcast Set Top Box or if I have comcast digital cable service
and
> > > > hook that line up to my HD computer card can I then watch/record these
shows
> > > > anywhere I have media center and extenders?
> > > >
> > > > Jon

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