[mythtv-users] HDHR and Comcast

[scram69]

On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 6:34 AM, James Oltman <cnlibmyth at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 7:07 AM, Nasa <nasa01 at comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am trying to setup lineup with the HDHR and Comcast.  As
>> some might know, Comcast has a limited number of channels
>> it sends out in the clear (via QAM).  The channels seem to
>> be a mix of OTA and cable stations.  I am a schedules direct
>> member and want to match thier programing info up with my HDHR.
>>
>>
>> How do I go about doing this?  I followed the steps from the wiki
>> ( http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Scte65scan and
>> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Silicondust_HDHomeRun ).  Using the steps to
>> find
>> the VCT_ID (it listed several, but only one looked like what I was
>> getting) was straight forward -- but it doesn't match any of the
>> lineups from schedule direct (the wiki says use OTA, but that
>> doesn't include all the stations).
>
> Unfortunately, I did this all by hand.  I had my laptop open, with several
> Firefox tabs of the local PBS stations (Comcast in my area broadcasts two
> PBS stations).  And those PBS stations each have 3 channels associated.  So
> I just matched up what was what, then input the XML_TV_ID number from
> Schedules Direct into my DB, and it started working.  It takes a little
> time, but probably faster than mucking about with the SCTE65scan (at least
> for me).
>
> Jim
>
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I also do Comcast QAM by hand - haven't found any other way that
works.  Three handy tools:
-hdhrconfig scan utility
-silicon dust channel listings by zip
-phpmyadmin for database editing