Rogers Digital Cable

_Gabor_ · 12-03-2006, 02:42 PM

This isn't really a HD question, but I'm hoping someone can answer it for me. I have Rogers Digital Cable and I'm looking to buy a TV tuner card that can capture digital signal. What type of digital standard does Rogers Cable use? Is it ATSC? DVB? Can someone recommend good PCI (digital) capture cards that would work for this?

EddieDZ · 12-03-2006, 03:08 PM

I have rogers digital cable service, i use their HD PVR box. so your looking to buy a HDTV that has a cable card slot? if thats correct i dont know if rogers offer the card for the cable card slot for HDTV's.

or do you mean a TV tuner for your PC? if thats the case then i really dont know sorry.

_Gabor_ · 12-03-2006, 03:24 PM

Thanks for the reply. Sorry, I guess I wasn't very clear. I'm looking for a PC TV tuner card that can capture from Rogers Digital Cable TV (just regular digital cable, not HD) without degrading the quality. There are a lot of cards for analog cable, but I have a hard time finding one for digital, especially since I don't know if I need an ATSC card or something else.

mfabien · 12-04-2006, 07:13 AM

Cable card are not accepted by cable providers in Canada. And one of the reasons is that the present Cable cards are for one way communication which disables VOD and PPV.

Therefore, an ATSC card without Cable Card will be useless (unless you connect an antenna for OTA). You need a STB from Rogers (SD or HD) to get the digital signal. Then read Forums discussing Computer use for DTV and HTCP.

12-03-2006, 02:42 PM	#1
_Gabor_ What is HD? Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2	Rogers Digital Cable This isn't really a HD question, but I'm hoping someone can answer it for me. I have Rogers Digital Cable and I'm looking to buy a TV tuner card that can capture digital signal. What type of digital standard does Rogers Cable use? Is it ATSC? DVB? Can someone recommend good PCI (digital) capture cards that would work for this?

12-03-2006, 03:08 PM	#2
EddieDZ PSN is Free Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Saint John, NB Canada Posts: 4,707	I have rogers digital cable service, i use their HD PVR box. so your looking to buy a HDTV that has a cable card slot? if thats correct i dont know if rogers offer the card for the cable card slot for HDTV's. or do you mean a TV tuner for your PC? if thats the case then i really dont know sorry. __________________ Uncharted 2 l GRID l Killzone 2 l Battlefield:BC l BuzzQuiz l Pacific Rift l Dead Space l Burnout l Motorstorm l R&CF l Uncharted Fat Princess l Shatter l Zen Pinball l PJ Monsters l PJ Eden l Astro Tripper l Zuma l Soldner-X l Cuboid l Prince Persia l PowerUp l Magic Ball l WipeOut HD l R&CF: Quest Booty l Fatal Inertia l Stardust HD l flOW l Blast Factor AR l Nucleus l Everyday Shooter Samsung LN46A530

12-04-2006, 07:13 AM	#4
mfabien High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,087	Cable card are not accepted by cable providers in Canada. And one of the reasons is that the present Cable cards are for one way communication which disables VOD and PPV. Therefore, an ATSC card without Cable Card will be useless (unless you connect an antenna for OTA). You need a STB from Rogers (SD or HD) to get the digital signal. Then read Forums discussing Computer use for DTV and HTCP. __________________ Samsung LN52B750, SA8300HD, Energy speakers, Yamaha RX-V540, SVS PB12-ISD, Harmony 880, HD-A1, BDP-1400, Oppo DV-970HD, Zektor HDS4.1

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12-03-2006, 03:24 PM	#3
_Gabor_ What is HD? Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2	Thanks for the reply. Sorry, I guess I wasn't very clear. I'm looking for a PC TV tuner card that can capture from Rogers Digital Cable TV (just regular digital cable, not HD) without degrading the quality. There are a lot of cards for analog cable, but I have a hard time finding one for digital, especially since I don't know if I need an ATSC card or something else.