[LUNI] OT: Linux-friendly TV Tuners for sale

[Mike Scott]

> tuner. :)  cablecard was supposed to be a boon for cable customers so
> they didn't need the stupid tuner boxes.  but it has been held up and
> crippled so bad that even if you can get a working cablecard it
> doesn't work.

My new Series 3 TiVo has dual digital tuners and is currently working
flawlessly with 2 cablecards.
I pay a few bucks a month and other than a small fight with WoW customer
support to get them to initialize them it was generally a positive
experience.  Cable companies HATE cablecards for two reasons (well, two
versions of the same reason):

1.  They don't allow PPV (lost $$$ for cableco)
2.  Don't work with OnDemand (again lost $$$)

They also tell you you can't use the onscreen guide, but with TiVo
that's a moot point, since the TiVo guide is light years ahead of the
cableco guides.  As for PPV and OnDemand, I can rent movies from Amazon
and have them download directly into my TiVo for viewing.

I would imagine there will be (if not already) digital tuner cards that
accept cablecards and play nice with Linux Myth.

- Mike Scott