Any Hardware Suggestions For A CableVision Hookup.

[SDeGonge]

I'm getting ready to make the switch from DirecTV over to Cablevision (Orange County NY) and am looking for hardware suggestions for the new configuration. I'm switching over mainly because I have non-Sage TVs that I also want to use for clear QAM and I can't do this with DirecTV unless I rent a box. Other reasons also but this thread's not about DirecTV vs Cable so I won't bore you with the details.



My goal is to get 2 HD inputs from Cablevision to the server (not just clear QAM, I want all possible channels in HD). See my signature for current configuration.

• From what I've found it looks like I'll need two boxes from the cable company but I'm not sure which ones I need. Looking for the simplest solution here.
• I'll also need some new hardware to get the signal into the server. Suggestions?
• What about CableCard? I saw the huge thread but couldn't figure out what was going on there (a lot of theories but no clear answers on whether that's a possibility).

Of course my wife won't let me make the move until the Food Network issue is resolved

Thanks.