[mythtv-users] Lineup changes coming

[Anthony R. Baker]

>> Harry Devine wrote:
>>
>>> Everyone,
>>>
>>> I saw a message from Comcast today that some lineup changes are going
>>> into effect this Saturday.  From the link they mentioned here
>>> (http://www.comcastbignews.com/southjersey/), it looks like alot of
>>> channels are moving around, and we're getting some more HD channels
>>> (which is nice).  So, my questions are this:
>>> 1) I imagine that I need to keep an eye on my SchedulesDirect lineup and
>>> see if/when it gets updated, since most of my channels are in the 2-99
>>> analog range.  Since alot of these are moving around, will it be a while
>>> before SD catches up?
>>>
>>
>> I'm not sure how long it takes them to react to changes like that (my
>> guess is not long), but once SchedulesDirect receives the lineup
>> changes, you'll get them the next time mythfilldatabase runs. I could be
>> wrong, but for analog channels I don't think you'll have to do anything
>> unless new ones are added or are changed to channel numbers that your
>> database doesn't currently have (e.g., what was on channel 55 gets moved
>> to channel 97 when you had no channel 97 before).
>>
>>
>>> 2) Since some new HD channels are coming online, will I have to rescan
>>> my channels and go thru the process of editing what I get/want with the
>>> channel editor all over again, or is there an easier way?
>>>
>>
>> Did they give any indication as to whether these "new HD channels" would
>> be transmitted in the clear? If they're going to be encrypted like 99%
>> of the channels (judging by the new ones they say you'll be getting on
>> that page I would bet they will be) then it doesn't really matter :) If
>> they are unencrypted, thus usable by you, then yes, you'll have to
>> rescan; Myth only knows about a channel if it's stored in the database,
>> which happens only if you run the channel scanner. OTOH, if they can
>> give you an idea of what mux/frequency these new HD channels will be on
>> then you'll only have to scan that one (or few, whatever) frequency(ies).
>>
>>
>>> >Thanks for any help.  This is the first time my lineups have changed
>>> >since I started using Myth, so I'm not really sure what to expect.
>>>> Harry
>>>
>>>
>>> I think the biggest problem would be if for the digital lineup they
>>> changed the mux & pid to channel mappings (e.g., let's say FOX is
>>> 603MHz, PIDs 2048&2049, but then moves to a different frequency or
>>> something). Then you'd basically have to delete the channels that moved
>>> around and do a rescan. I could be wrong on that though...maybe someone
>>> else can chime in about this...
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Jesse Burt
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>>
>>
>>That's all what I figured.  I guess I'll have to wait a few days and see
>>how it shakes out.  In the meantime, I don't really think that the new
>>HD channels would all be in the clear.  Maybe some, but probably not
>>all.  How do I find out what frequencies certain channels are being sent
>>on?  I know that I can find the xmltvid's via SchedulesDirect, but
>>nothing for the frequencies.

>>For example, I saw that TBS-HD came online here, and I could get the
>>xmltvid, but could never try to add it because I never could find out
>>what the frequency was.  If it was even available that is.  I get
>>TNT-HD, so its conceivable that TBS-HD could be tuned in, but I'm not 
>>sure.

>>Anyway, thanks for the help.
>>Harry

 >Yesterday I informed schedulesdirect (through the website) Spike TV moved
>from ch.325 to 241 on Directv in my area. Within 15 min. I received a reply
>from Robert Kulagowski saying  "I've submitted this to TMS". I checked just
>before I wrote this and it hasn't changed yet. I'll reply back when it 
>does.
>A little O.T. though, my kids like the old Star Trek DS9 shows that come on
>at 2A.M. I was able to get around the problem by starting the recording
>early and setting the Directv box to auto tune on time. It made me wonder 
>if
>it could be automated running a mysql statement changing the channel number
>after the database update via cron. Its not worth it for this but maybe for
>someone who's STB doesn't auto tune.
    It took 2 days 2 hours 10 minutes from the time I reported it till they 
notified me it was fixed as well as 3 more stations I hadn't noticed were 
wrong. Not to start a schedulesdirect vs zap2it war I doubt TMS would have 
been that quick before.