What are the types of channels I can record and what type of capture card(s) do I need?
In general, channels are received by mythtv through either an antenna connection or a cable connection to the capture card(s). To find channels in your area, you can do a search using labs.zap2it.com. You will be able to determine which channels are over-the-air broadcasts (whether NTSC, digital TV (DT) or High Definition (HD)). For example, you may find that your cable provider provides you with “Channel 10 KXXX”, and “Channel 10 KXXXDT”. The former is an NTSC broadcast and the latter is a digital broadcast. In general, you should be able to receive at least one digital signal per local station that you can receive normally over the air. To capture NTSC broadcasts, you will need a card like the PVR-350. That card cannot recognize digital or HD broadcasts. To capture those, you will need a card such as the pcHDTV 3000 (although the pcHDTV 3000 also has the capability of capturing NTSC as well). If you live in an area where Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT, also known as DVB-T) is an
