<br><div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><br>In summary, *if* I could replace my pvr500 with a similar HD card, and<br>*if* the channels weren't all encrypted and require a cable card that
<br>practically doesn't exist as far as Linux/Mythtv are concerned... I<br>would go out and buy a large flatscreen immediately and I'd just<br>transcode my recordings way down to save disk space. But that's not
<br>the case, so I don't see such a compelling reason to give up my proper<br>aspect ratios and analog signal access without a rental box just to<br>get more pixels and use more disk space.</blockquote><div><br>Since it sounds like you have basic cable, you should be able to just add a Clear QAM HD tuner card to get the broadcast network HD feeds off your cable. Your PVR 500 will continue to work just fine for analog SD channels. No set top box is required. 12GB of storage space is not required ( it more like 7-8GB/hr).
<br><br> </div><br></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>TV/IT Engineer<br>WCJB-TV Gainesville, FL<br>(352) 377 2020 x248<br><a href="mailto:cribe@wcjb.com">cribe@wcjb.com</a>