[mythtv-users] channel listings help

[Robert McNamara]

On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 7:11 PM, Spencer
Pangborn<spencerpangborn at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 7:05 PM, Spencer Pangborn
> <spencerpangborn at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> After doing hours of research I've finally narrowed my TV tuner card
>> options to either:
>>
>> AVerTV Hybrid+FM PCI
>>
>> http://www.avermedia.com/avertv/Product/ProductDetail.aspx?Id=42&tab=APDriver
>>
>> or
>>
>> FlyDVB-T Duo
>> http://www.lifeview.com.tw/html/products/internal_tv/flydvbt_duo.htm
>>
>> I'd prefer to use a Hauppage card because they're well-supported in MythTV
>> docs, but I live in Taiwan and unfortunately they're not available here.
>>
>> The only concern I have with going ahead and jumping in with MythTV is the
>> channel listings.  There doesn't seem to be any support in Taiwan for xmltv
>> so I'm curious to know how things will work or what UI will look like w/o a
>> program guide.
>>
>> Is the lack of an Electronic Program Guide in my region a deal breaker, or
>> can I go ahead and continue my plans to build a MythTV box?
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> - spence
>>
> Has anyone successfully deployed MythTV in a region that doesn't support
> Schedules Direct or xmltv listings?
>

(corrected your top posting)

If you have DVB-T and you choose the digital card, there is a fair
chance you can get listings via EIT.  The quality and presence of EIT
data is wildly variable.  It could be perfect and be for two weeks, it
could be horrible, it could not be present at all.  I personally
cannot speak to which it would be in Taiwan.

Robert