[mythtv] [mythtv-users] If you have DirecTV and are affected by "-1", "-2" etc channels please let me know.

John P Poet jppoet at gmail.com
Tue May 20 16:28:26 UTC 2014


On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 10:17 AM, Robert Kulagowski <rkulagow at gmail.com>wrote:

> On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 11:10 AM, John P Poet <jppoet at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 9:03 AM, Robert Kulagowski <rkulagow at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 7:04 PM, John P Poet <jppoet at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > Directv own guide often just says "To Be Announced" on most of them.
>  I
> >> > do
> >> > see: "Upcoming: Nationals @ Pirates" on 621-1 FSPHD, though.
>
> >> OK, so for 621 though, it looks like the raw data doesn't have a
> >> duplicate "621" for FSPHD in your headend.
>
> > On Directv, both the HD and SD versions of a channel (if both versions
> > exist) will be on the same channel number, and show up subsequently in
> the
> > guide.  Neither channel has a '-1'  both have exactly the same channel
> > number.  If you type in '4' it will take you to the HD version of the
> > channel, and you then hit CHAN-UP to go to the SD version.
> >
> > There are settings on the STB to hide the HD channels, or hide the SD
> > 'duplicate' channels.  In other words, if you hide the HD channels, all
> the
> > HD channels get hidden.  If you hide the SD duplicates, only those SD
> > channels which have a corresponding HD channel are hidden.  Personally I
> use
> > the hide SD duplicates option.
>
> Your particular headend doesn't have 621 FSPHD, just 621 FSP.
>
> Does that mean that you actually see
>
> 621 FSP
> 621 FSPHD
> 621-1 FSPA?
>
> in your EPG on the STB?
>
> Just trying to determine where the 621-1 (which will have that
> Nationals @ Pirates game you mentioned) is coming from, and what
> content DirecTV is putting on that -1.


On my STB, the GUIDE is currently showing:

621 FSP (FOX Soccer Plus) "AFL Premiership Football"
621-1 FSPHD (FOX Soccer Plus 621-1 HD) "Upcoming: Super Leage Rugby"

Basically, if the HD version of a channel ALWAYS shows the same content as
the SD version, then Directy just uses the same channel number without the
'-1', but if different content is shown, then they use the '-1' to
differentiate between them.   I don't believe that "621 FSPHD" magically
appears and disappears -- I don't think there currently *is a* "621 FSPHD",
and that "621-1 FSPHD" is always there even if it might be showing the same
content as "621 FSP".

John
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