EyeTV DVR with comcast digital cable and appletv

I use an eyeTV Hybrid to record video from Comcast's analog cable signal onto my iMac 5,1 which then syncs with an Apple TV to view the recorded content. The entire system functions as a distributed DVR if you will.
I have been using the setup for a couple years now and everything works great. The problem is that Comcast, in an effort to free up bandwidth, will be switching the vast majority of their analog content to digital. In order for me to continue using the eyeTV, I will now have to resort to a Comcast digital box which comes with its own remote effectively rendering the eyeTV scheduler useless. Comcast tech support is clueless about my setup and doesn't have any solutions so I was wondering if anyone out there is successfully using a digital cable box to receive signal to a tv adapter like eyeTV and is able to schedule recordings.
Thanks in advance.

No, but I did find a solution, although a cumbersome one. I had to get a ZephIR widget to act as a computer controlled remote for Comcast's digital converter. The ZephIR then had to be programmed for the converter's code and EyeTV had to be configured to work with the set top box via the ZephIR remote configuration. The Comcast device and ZephIR need to see eye-to-eye in order for this to work. I haven't set this up permanently yet but have verified that it works. No changes on the AppleTV. It's oblivious to these changes since all it cares about is content from the EyeTV.

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