[mythtv-users] Easy question about program guide and multiple sources

[Derek Meek]

the appearance of your guide will not change, except for the addition of
the new channels that are digital only - mythtv knows which cards have
which channels and will tune appropriately for you

(i'm running a PVR-500 both heads on normal cable and a bttv card
capturing digital STB output)

Jason McMillon wrote:

> My current setup is similar to what you have.  I have two PVR-250s
> with the same source and have no problems.  But, my question is what
> happens when one PVR 250 has 'standard' cable and one has 'digital'
> cable.  Will the overlapping channels be listed twice in the program
> guide?  If I delete the standard channels from the digital listing (to
> make a prettier guide), will I still be able to record two standard
> cable shows at once?
>
> Hope this clarifies...
>
> Thanks!!
> Jason
>
> On 6/7/06, *Tom Lichti* <tom at redpepperracing.com
> <mailto:tom at redpepperracing.com>> wrote:
>
>     Jason McMillon wrote:
>     > I am considering adding my motorola digital cable box as an
>     input to
>     > my MythTV setup.  I currently have two PVR-250s (connected to
>     standard
>     > cable) and one HD5000 (connected to an OTA antennae).  I have a
>     cable
>     > box (for HBO, etc) connected to an additional input on my TV.
>     > Everything is working great!!
>     >
>     > Now my question:
>     >
>     > If I remove the standard cable from one of my PVR-250s input and
>     > replace it with the cable box output (understanding that I will
>     have
>     > to find a script to let MythTV change the channel via the serial
>     port)
>     > and configure zap2it with the additional 'digital' source, what will
>     > my program guide look like?
>     >
>     > Will there be duplicate entries for the overlapping channels?  I
>     guess
>     > I could delete all the 'standard cable' channels from the digital
>     > source, but then what if I want to record two things at once on
>     > 'standard' cable?  I think MythTV will only know of one source for
>     > standard cable defeating the purpose of having two PVR-250s.
>     >
>     > I am sure there is a way to do this that I am not aware of...
>     >
>     > Any help will be great appreciated.
>     >
>     > Thanks!!
>     I have 4 PVR cards with the same source, and Myth can record from
>     all 4
>     at once, all using 'standard' cable. It is smart enough to figure out
>     what card has what channels/programs available, and will figure it
>     out.
>     If you want to prefer one card over another, you can play with
>     card/program priorities, but I haven't really looked at that so I
>     couldn't tell you how it works.
>
>     Tom
>
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