[mythtv-users] BBC HD mux switching to DVBS2

[Robert Longbottom]

On 3 Jun 2011, at 10:48 AM, Andre <mythtv-list at dinkum.org.uk> wrote:

> It's been covered on loads of the boards & news sites but just in case someone here didn't know:
> 
> The UK BBC mux used for BBC One HD, BBC HD and ITV HD is switching modulation to DVBS2 on the 6th April.
> 
> Bad news for anyone receiving HD on a DVBS card, there will only be ITV HD variants and NHK World HD receivable with DVBS cards after the 6th.
> 
> Whether this will mean greater capacity for an additional channel or better quality for existing ones remains to be seen. It has been said that this co-incides with Freeview HD's coverage review, which may permit the full 40.5Mb/s to be used for quality improvements to Freeview HD, with a politically correct improvement on Freesat to match? 
> 
> Andre

Thanks for the info - I for one didn't know. 

Does this mean that we'll have to rescan?  Or will myth work it out somehow and switch automatically?  

Fortunately I moved to a dvbs2 card a few months ago - a mystique satix s2 dual, which has been working well using the one of the ngene test branches from Linux dvb

Cheers,
Robert.