[mythtv-users] QAM channels through my TV (but not my tuner)
ICMan
icman at eol.ca
Fri Dec 1 02:40:46 UTC 2006
R. G. Newbury wrote:
> Tom Lichti wrote:
>
>> ICMan wrote:
>>
>>> was really high for every channel. I think this might be because I am
>>> in Toronto, and Rogers encrypts all its QAM channels, even for regular
>>> digital cable. (CRTC sucks!)
>>>
>> Not strictly true. Most of them are encrypted, but I can tune in about
>> 40 or so of the time shifted 'regional' (CBC, Global, City, CTV, etc
>> from the East and West coast) channels through QAM. It does help with
>> scheduling as many shows are repeated at numerous different times than
>> EST primetime.
>>
>> Tom
>>
> We need to be semantically correct here. Rogers broadcasts 72 analalog
> channels and about 424 digital feeds on the cable setup. About 30 of the
> digital feeds are Qam256 encoded digital streams. These are not
> encrypted. We can get them by parsing the frequency and the serviceid
> (pid). About 60 more feeds are QAM256 encoded audio only feeds. If you
> tune with azap and play the feed with mplayer you get quite good stereo
> (of course). The rest are encrypted feeds for which you need an STB.
> And yes there are about 5 each of CBC, Global, CTV and City TV spread
> across the country, so that you can grab the 'ear;y show' from Halifax
> or the 'late show' broadcastfrom Victoria of the same show. Especially
> useful on CTV which partners with ABC. (Can't remember when I last
> recorded something from CBC.)
>
> Geoff
>
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Hi Geoff.
Can I pick your brain? I would like to find the 30 QAM digital TV
feeds, AND the 60 QAM audio streams, and I would like to manage them
through MythTV as a single interface (I will soon have lirc working,
then the box is going beside the TV). Do you live in Toronto? Can I
pay you in beer? ;-)
S
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