[mythtv-users] HDHR working but channel mapping is incorrect

[Brad Fuller]

On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 4:03 PM, Andrew Burgess <aab at cichlid.com> wrote:
>
> On Thu, 2009-04-16 at 14:47 -0700, JS Boyd wrote:
>
> > The issue I've noted given I've worked on different Comcast QAM systems
> > nearby is that while the Schedules Direct listings are correct for the
> > Virtual Channels listed by Comcast on their cable boxes, the actual QAM
> > -> Virtual Channel mappings can be different in the SAME zipcode.
>
> interesting


I've seen that too.


> > Also a standard would need to be instituted for channel number to
> > channel mappings. I personally make most QAM channels something like
> > 44.5, so I can see that they are not the analog channel 44. This makes
> > it really was to see what tuner was used for a recording without looking
> > and if I get a recording I don't expect. That just means Comcast
> > remapped the QAM channels again.
>
> Rather than that perhaps we could use the callsign to key off of? When
> stations move on the cable the callsign doesn't change. Keep channel
> numbers irrelevant to myth like they are now (irrelevant internally). We
> would have to differentiate between cable and various antenna sources of
> the same callsign. Antenna stations aren't preoblem are they, they stay
> at the same frequency?


I try to keep them above a certain number. Using a dot or dash (etc)
confuses it with a subchannel in ATSC land


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Brad Fuller