[mythtv-users] QAM channels through my TV (but not my tuner)

[Tom Lichti]

ICMan wrote:
> R. G. Newbury wrote:
>   
>> Tom Lichti wrote:
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>>> ICMan wrote:
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>>>> 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
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>>>       
>> 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
>   
I think Geoff is in Mississauga, I am in Brampton. We should have a TMUG 
(Toronto Myth Users Group) :)

Tom