Re: [PLUG] MythTV & HDHomeRun & Comcast Digital for Pottstown/Collegeville

[JP Vossen <jp@jpsdomain.org>]

> Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 07:29:20 -0400
> From: Matt Mossholder<matt@mossholder.com>
>
> The reason I use the Live TV Channel Editor is that it has a huge benefit
> over the web page: You can see what is actually being broadcast.

OK, you got me there.


[...]
> Your analog source shouldn't have any channels with "_" in them. I would
> just straight out delete them. "useonairguide" says to use the EIT

OK.  It's certainly possible I did something wrong when fumbling around 
trying to add this stuff...

> information that is broadcast to fill in the program guide. With Schedules
> Direct, you don't need this. "commfree" is good for Channels like WHYY where
> there are -never- any commercials in a program. It tells Myth not to bother
> trying to commercial flag, even if the recording rule says it is needed.

Cool info, thanks.


[...]
> It has been forever since I used SCTE65 scan. In the end, I don't think I
> actually ended up needing it. In the end you still need to visit every
> channel and confirm it, which is why the Channel Editor in Live TV mode
> works best for me.

OK, but how do I visit a channel that isn't there?  The default scan 
didn't find a lot of that that's there (e.g., the TV sees it) and it did 
find of lot of stuff that isn't there.  The SCTE65 scan was at least 
closer...


[...]
> Schedules Direct only shows the channel numbers, as Comcast lists them in
> schedules. As you have probably guessed, they would MUCH rather you have a
> cable box. The reason you get a few channels with the "_" is because Comcast

Yeah, I knew that.  Screw 'em.

> is required to rebroadcast the local stations.   The stations like 12_3 and
> 12_7 are different program streams for a channel... basically, WHYY is now
> broadcasting 3 different programming channels multiplexed into channel "12"
> now, which isn't even really channel 12 anymore.  One program stream might
> be showing "This Old House" while another is showing "Sesame Street" and
> another is showing "NOVA".

So how do I get scheduling info for the streams?  You're going to say 
"you don't" aren't you?


Thanks again,
JP
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