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> Note: 'cat /dev/cxm0 > out.mpeg' works fine, and looks great - it's
> just huge (3-4GB/hr).

Yes, video is huge.  :-(

Decent quality HD runs 7-8 GB/hour, so 3-4 GB/hr is probably (*) about right
for decent quality SD.

(*) None of my local stations transmit decent quality SD, it's all way
overcompressed due to too many subchannels.  :-(