Yes it is possible with a dvb-c adapter, but this breaks the TOS and is not how I did the job. In the past I have used an IR blaster to change the channel on the set top box and a capture card to grab the video and audio. I have the configs for the ir blaster still, and with mythbuntu I think the set-up is pretty easy.<div>
<br></div><div>This works quite well. However I have now dropped the virgin cable in favour of a mixed approach of 2xdvb-s2 for freesat and one dvb-t for freeview. The cost of a satellite and lnb can be as low as £30, installing it is a snap if you borrow my dish aiming tool. The dvb-s2 revievers are a bit more pricey at around 70 euros.</div>
<div>.</div><div>Mixed transport has it's challenges but this give rock steady reliability from the freesat and a few extra channels each way.</div><div><br></div><div>So, it's fair to say I've tried most of the choices, let me know if you need help with any.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Cheers, Brian<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 12 January 2011 10:28, Jason Irwin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jasonirwin73@gmail.com">jasonirwin73@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Thanks Brian – first question, is it possible to connect to the
Virgin cable feed? I’ve seen a few box of tricks talked about, but little
current information.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">We don’t know if the house aerial is viable (and have no TV down
there to test with) so may have to get Virgin after all.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">J.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt"> <a href="mailto:nottingham-bounces@mailman.lug.org.uk" target="_blank">nottingham-bounces@mailman.lug.org.uk</a>
[mailto:<a href="mailto:nottingham-bounces@mailman.lug.org.uk" target="_blank">nottingham-bounces@mailman.lug.org.uk</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Brian
Pickford<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 11 January 2011 17:41<br>
<b>To:</b> Notts GNU/Linux Users Group<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Nottingham] Hi all!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:8.0pt"> 'I’d love to get Myth etc running'</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:8.5pt">That is my main hobby with Linux, happy
to give you some help. These days I use Mythbuntu and build very little
from source. It's a fantastic suite of programs and with Nvidia and VDPAU, HD
playback is sweet from freesat and, in time freeview.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:8.5pt">Brian.</span></span> </p>
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