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We do have a cable box with 6 pin FireWire. Recording from that gets video and audio cutting in and out so it's not really usable. Also since it's the only premium box in the house it's dedicated to the parents domain and I can only borrow it occasionally.
We're about to drop cable so the premium box which is now the only one left (rent on the 5 basic boxes was highway robbery) and will be gone in a couple of weeks.
I think the Panasonic deck controls don't work completely with the JVC deck (been a while since I tried that) but the JVC will record off the Panasonic. I think the JVC's internal timer can record off the FireWire so it's no big deal.
I actually discovered I didn't need to buy the Panasonic box since my decks came with a RCA DTV/Satellite box that has a 169time FireWire mod specifically designed to work with JVC DVHS decks. The DTV tuner receives less poorly than the Panasonic does and will work as a DTV tuner without the satellite system configured so that has become my go-to.
Last week I managed to snag a Grass Valley ADVC-HD50 HDMI to HDV converter for a C-note off evilbay... unfortunately I think it's broken blinking red light it gives whenever powered is listed as contact maker if this occurs in manual. I'm going to get a 6 pin to 6 pin FireWire and try it with a computer and then if it still doesn't work contact grass valley and see if they still support it...If not it's getting returned.
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