[mythtv-users] DCT2000

[Shawn]

In short, your guide data is independent on the input. You will, inside
MythTV
1. choose a v4l (or v4l2(?) like the WinTV PVR 250)
2. define program guide data configurations, selecting your region by
zip code and provider
3. associate the guide data config with an input source on the v4l or
v4l2 card
4. run mythfilldatabase, and it will pull guide data from the internet

Depending on how you set it up, MythTV can use the internal tuner to
change channels, or it can execute an external command to change
channels ala IR blaster, or other hack.

Some of this may be incorrect, so anyone feel free to correct me, but I
think I have it.

On Tue, 2003-07-22 at 10:11, Lonny Selinger wrote:
> All,
> 
> I was chekcing the archives regarding this cable box and decided to
> buy one for now. My question is regarding the serial port on the box.
> In the manual it mentions that its some high speed data connector (or
> something to that effect), but it looks like people are connecting
> this link to their computers to do channel changing etc on the cable
> box. Am I understanding this correctly?
> 
> Also ... if that is how people are managing channel changes, how do
> you populate the database for channels? The way I understand it there
> is only one *channel* on the out from the cable box so wont a discover
> just populate one entry rather then the full list of channels.
> 
> Sorry if this sounds like other posts, I just haven't reached the
> point of enlightenment yet ;)
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Lonny
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