[mythtv-users] merge guide to show one channel from two sources.

[David Snider]

On Jul 1, 2009, at 10:48 PM, Michael T. Dean wrote:

> And, as an added bonus when 2 channels have the exact same channel  
> number and callsign, the EPG will only display one row for both  
> channels--because you've told MythTV that their content is identical  
> and they appear next to each other on the guide, so there's no  
> reason to duplicate the content.
>
> So, use the channel editor in mythtv-setup or MythWeb to give both  
> channels the exact same channel number and callsign and you'll see  
> it only once in the guide.
I like this idea a lot, but have a question.  I have an HDHR receiving  
OTA HD channel 2.1, callsign KUTV-HD.  I also subscribe to DirectTV HD  
and channel 2, callsign KUTV-DT is identical in content to the HDHR  
OTA channel.   If I change both of the Channels to 2, and callsign  
KUTV, if I understand you correctly, I'll only have one entry in my  
program guide.  Will this interfere with Myth's ability to tune the  
channel on the HDHR, I'm pretty sure that if I change both channels to  
2.1 it will screw up my DirecTV tuning as I'm using the directv.pl  
script and it uses the channel number to tune the STB.