clear qam automap

[techpro2004]

first off there is no hdhr2. You mean hdhr3-cc. Secondly, when I connect my coax to my samsung tv, I get over 200 channels.

[techpro2004]

Martin: Good to know. Thanks.

[BrettB]

On Verizon FIOS (which I have now), I don't think you can get anything without a cable card (or maybe a few SD channels), but if you get a cable card everything except premium channels (like HBO) are copy freely.  So I'm able to use NextPVR with a SiliconDust HDHR2/cablecard to record any channel in my package (since I get no premiums).  I'm pretty sure the same is true for Comcast.

I've never had Verizon FIOS, so I can't say definitively. But, I believe that I recall in the past some FIOS customers reported that they had FIOS fiber running to a device in their house which then converted it clear-QAM over coax for distribution within the house (for TVs without any separate set-top box, etc.). So, in this setup, that "converter device" is what manages which channels the customer subscribes to, etc. and then allows the coax signal to be clear-QAM containing only the channels subscribed to.

If you can connect a coax directly to a tv and view the channels OK, then I would expect a regular QAM pc tuner would be able to also. But, your cable provider could change things in the future taking away that ability.

[techpro2004]

fyi, That converter box is known as an "ont" or "optical network terminal" It is in every verizon fios installation.

[BrettB]

fyi, That converter box is known as an "ont" or "optical network terminal" It is in every verizon fios installation.

But, I don't think that they (Verizon) use the same ONT everywhere because pkscout says that the coax coming out of his still requires the use of a CableCard.

[sub]

can nextpvr read this optional information from thee above tuner?

If you can see the channel names in the scan, then yes. It's probably just a case that they're retransmitting the local ATSC transmissions in their entirety, so still include the TVCT etc for channel names/numbers.

[techpro2004]

Thanks sub, I look forward to setting this up.

[techpro2004]

Verizon fios has multiple model ont, however it is probably more of a location thing. Kind of like how copy once flags on spectrum vary from region to region.

[ElihuRozen]

I have Verizon fios & I get all the locals in unencrypted QAM. They have both the HD & SD channels. I have only fifteen HD channels configured & the way they have them setup, I can use three tuners to record all fifteen at once if I want. I can usually go years without rescanning.

[techpro2004]

Thanks for the info I am going for a similar setup but with slightly different hardware manufacturers.