[ExtractStream] I/O PVR software & card

[Super Things]

>I picked up one of those PVR cards (really a Pinnacle video capture card
>with what appears to be a BT848 chipset) and it seems to work reasonably
>well. It seems to function as advertised, though the software seems fairly
>crippled (I can't seem to edit clips).
>
>Anyway, for the money you pay, its a good backup for when you need to
>record more than one program at once. Of course it won't work with digital
>cable, so you are stuck recording from basic cable channels.
>
>We'll see about that rebate....
>
Why doesn't it work w digital cable? Is it a remote control issue, or do 
you want to capture the digital steam?

Jerry