[mythtv-users] Two tuners - Best setup?
Joseph Fry
joe at thefrys.com
Mon Apr 26 16:52:57 UTC 2010
>
> I have two identical Hauppauge 950Q USB tuners each fed by the same rooftop
> antenna with a splitter. I receive only OTA ATSC, and my program guide is
> EIT only. I’m using one computer running both mythtv frontend and
> backend.
>
> What is the best way to define each of the tuners? There are too many
> combinations to try them all.
>
> Should I define both tuners for EIT scanning, or only one? If one, should
> one or the other be a higher priority, and, if so, how?
>
> Should I do a channel scan on the second defined tuner and “disregard
> duplicate channels”? Should both tuners be connected the same "Video
> source" which I name EIT?
>
> Ideally, I'd like
>
> - Recording/watching two shows - Both tuners should be receiving
> shows
> - Recording/watching one show - One tuner should be receiving the
> show and the other should be EIT scanning
> - Neither recording nor watching - Both tuners should be EIT
> scanning on different channels
>
Simply assign both tuners to the same video source. Only need to scan once
for the video source. And since EIT is assigned to the video source, I
assume that MythTV will handle the EIT scanning using both tuners as it sees
fit.
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