Mac PVR for NTL

[jimothy]

Posted on the P&P, but that one got off topic from the first post! Thought I'd try the experts...


One for the NTL/TV boffins...

I've got NTL cable tv at home, and quite fancy setting up a cheap PVR (similar to Sky+).

Can't go down the Sky+ route as I'm in a flat and won't be able to get permission to install the dish without paying the maintenance theives a large sum for a standard letter telling me it's ok.

Ideally I'd like to connect an eyeTV to my Mac, and watch stuff on my eyeHome.
The eyeTV has a cable socket, same as the NTL set-top box. From what I've read I can't just put the cable in and expect it to work as NTL uses some proprietry codec.

The other option is to take a scart from an NTL box into a TV tuner card and get some kind of remote control that will change the NTL channel for me at the required time.

Does anyone know a way of either decoding the cable signal, or controlling the NTL box?
Or any other ideas (cheap ones, don't want to be buying a windoze media toilet pc)?

Thanks.

[mervynp]

NTL have announced a Sky+ alike service according to the Register, god knows when they will deploy though:

www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/24/ntl_unveils_pvr/

[page3]

I use a modified TiVo with Telewest cable. I can also watch recordings on my Mac spooled over my home network from TiVo. Worth investigating?

[wildeep]

Is NTL cable digital or analogue?. If digital you should be able to use the EyeTV 610. Will work nicely with the EyeHome box.

www.elgato.com/index.php?file=products_eyetv610

[jimothy]

wildeep said:

Is NTL cable digital or analogue?. If digital you should be able to use the EyeTV 610. Will work nicely with the EyeHome box. www.elgato.com/index.php?file=products_eyetv610

Question is, will this work with NTL? I've heard they use their own codec, so will this decode it?

Also, will it work for all the channels? If I subscribe to movies, will it be able to pick this up and record from them?

Thanks