[mythtv-users] POLL *** How many people on the list are running UK combined Freeview and Freesat setups?

[Another Sillyname]

2009/9/6 Mark Parsons <mythtv.org at thesanitarium.org.uk>:
>
> On 6 Sep 2009, at 14:06, Another Sillyname wrote:
>
>> I think there's only about a dozen of us but I'd be interested to see
>> if it's more and what set-ups people are running.
>>
> <SNIP>
>>
>> The family now couldn't imagine going back to 'normal' TV, they watch
>> what they want, when they want it without adverts and schedule all
>> their recordings through mythweb. My eldest now regularly has 8-10
>> mates come round for 'movies' nights as they can't believe the library
>> of stuff that's available.
>>
>> Between us I suspect we probably have a good pool of experience about
>> best methodology and problem solving.
>>
>> Anyone else?
>
>
> Yes - I have a combined FE/BE with a Hauppauge Nova-S connected to a
> standard Sky dish, and have recently added a Nova-T twin tuner connected to
> a basic loft-mounted aerial. Don't get many Freeview channels (about 15 from
> memory) as we've only just changed over a month or two back, but it still
> gives a lot of flexibility over what can be recorded simultaneously -
> particularly using virtual tuners (I've set up two on each tuner, so 6 in
> total).
> As you say, we struggle to go back to normal TV (had to for a while after a
> combined botched update of Mythbuntu 9.04 and installation of the Nova-T
> card; it was a nightmare!) and even find Sky limiting when visiting
> friends/family.
>
> Everything is up and running OK, but I suspect that this is more through
> luck than judgement - albeit with a massive dose of help from various
> messages here, websites and wikis, etc. unfortunately none of which I had
> the foresight to note down... I just hope I don't have to rebuild from
> scratch!
>
> I'm not sure how the system chooses to schedule recordings across the two
> devices, and it is frustrating when you're e.g. viewing a program on
> Freeview and you bring up the program guide, you seem to only be able to
> scroll through the channels available on that tuner device; you have to exit
> to the main menu and look at the full guide there, or alternatively use the
> "change source" key (defaults to Y I believe?).
>
> I haven't set up XMLTV yet - I've left it using the OTA details, which works
> well enough for the time being - as I have lingering mental scars from the
> pain of setting up the XMLTV feeds last time (getting the channels, finding
> the right XMLTV source ids, making sure that I didn't create ghost duplicate
> channels, etc. *shudder* ) but I may get around to it eventually.
>
> Happy to help wherever I can - although I suspect that this will just be
> copying out my config files so that others can figure out what I've done to
> make it work :)
>
> KR
>
> Mark P.
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Mark

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