[mythtv-users] Any way to pay?

[Carl Reynolds]

Tim Schall wrote:
> 
> 
> As far as PSIP goes, it is not a part of either the ATSC or mpeg standards. 
> The FCC "decided" that it should be included 'by reference' so we're stuck 
> with it.  It is required that all digital television stations transmit EPG 
> data out 12 hours that is "substanially accurate."  The comission has 
> declined to define exactly what that means.  I transmit data out 10 days and 
> believe that it would meet anyones definition of  'substanially accurate.' 
> I check it frequently and can count on one hand the number of times I have 
> found it incorrect since I put it on in May of 2000.  (A long time before it 
> was 'required.')
> 
> 

Tim,

Obviously I don't know as much about PSIP as you. You mentioned you are 
involved with PSIP being transmitted OTA (is that Over the Air?). From 
that should I conclude that we would or would not be able to get Cable 
and Satellite schedules using PSIP? You said you transmit data out ten 
days. What is the source of your data? I'm guessing you're using the 
program director's data to create your PSIP data. Is that correct?

At the present time the way Mythfilldatabase works, it can grab data 
from multiple sources, but there is no assumption of one source being 
more accurate or complete than another so, for example, if I were to 
download the schedule from datadirect then download PSIP (which it can't 
currently decode) the second set of data would replace any channels 
already downloaded from datadirect. However, this is dependent on the 
order they are downloaded. I'd have to look to see if the order of 
downloading can be specified by the user. I think it might have to do 
with the order the sources are added in MythSetup.



Carl.