DAVIC (not DOCSIS) And, from what I can tell, it's all proprietarily encrypted ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marco Göbenich" <mg@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "VDR Mailing List" <vdr@xxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 3:00 PM Subject: Re: [Offtopic] US Television (near Washington D.C.) Hi! One more question: Does anybody know what format does comcast send his digital programs over cable, I saw that they offering some digital packages as pay channels. Regards Marco Simon Baxter schrieb: > I'm using VDR in Bellevue, WA - but only analog with a Hauppauge PVR-150 > card. > > The limited FTA channels in DVB-S (Satellite dish) stopped me buying such > a card. Also DVB-T won't work as USA doesn't use that standard (ATSC). > Neither will DVB-C as they don't use that either! > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marco Goebenich" <mg@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "VDR Mailing List" <vdr@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 12:01 AM > Subject: Re: [Offtopic] US Television (near Washington D.C.) > > > Hi! > > I won't only watch TV, I planning to use my vdr to record. But what I am > asking me, could there most channels recieved digital via (DVB) or are > there only analog signals. > > Regards > > Marco > > > Timothy D. Lenz schrieb: > >> I'm not in Washington, but getting channels in the US is basicly the same >> everywhere. You need a TV that can work with NTSC signals insted of PAL. >> You >> should be able to find some stations with just some "rabbit ear" antenas >> that mount on the back of the TV. Or find a radio shack near you and get >> an >> antena to put on your roof. The sales man can tell you whcih way to point >> it >> and what channel numbers to expect to get. Then flip through the >> channels. >> Should at the least have the 3 big old networks, CBS, NBC, and ABC. Don't >> know what numbers they will fall on there. For cable you will likly have >> to >> subscribe. >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Marco Göbenich" <mg@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: "VDR Mailing List" <vdr@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 4:10 AM >> Subject: [Offtopic] US Television (near Washington D.C.) >> >> >> >> >>> Hi! >>> >>> Can somebody located in the US near Washington D.C. tell what US-wide >>> tv-channels are broadcasted there, I need to know channels that >>> broadcast mainly news/information. >>> If you also can tell me how to recieve those channels (in Washington D.C >>> via cable/satellite) it would be nice. >>> >>> Or does anybody know a page where a german can find out how the US tv >>> market works with all ist's local stations? >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Marco >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> vdr mailing list >>> vdr@xxxxxxxxxxx >>> http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> vdr mailing list >> vdr@xxxxxxxxxxx >> http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr >> >> > > > -- vierzehn Bahnhofstr. 27 Telefon 0 26 32 / 98 98 - 120 public relations 56626 Andernach Telefax 0 26 32 / 98 98 - 111 GmbH & Co. KG E-Mail: mg@xxxxxxxxxxxx _______________________________________________ vdr mailing list vdr@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
