[mythtv] SI/PSIP Parser

[Daniel Thor Kristjansson]

On Fri, 24 Sep 2004, Taylor Jacob wrote:
]> Completly agree with you on this, MythTV's tuning/channel changes is slow
]> already, and adding to this delay is just lame.
]
]I think I misstated myself here.. I agree the SDT/TVCT (DVB/ATSC) should be stored in the
]Database.. The PAT/PMT I question.. I say this because if a service moves you might tune to the
]wrong channel and not know it if you don't want a few milliseconds for the PMT or the PIDs might
]not be there at all..
]
]It seems easier than a scheme where you get the PIDs from the DB and then verify a tad later and
]send a signal to the record to hold on and get the right PIDS.. If the services you watch uses the
]"Service Move" descriptor you can eliminate tuning errods by just grabing the PMT and handling
]it..

That's what I understood you to mean. Since the PAT & PMT are frequent,
while the SDT/TVCT are not it's logical to only cache the SDT/TVCT.

-- Daniel