[mythtv-users] HDHR and Cablecard

[Eric Sharkey]

On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 12:03 PM, Raymond Wagner <raymond at wagnerrp.com> wrote:
> The HDHomeRun Prime has two
> operating modes.  With no installed card, it functions just like a
> 3-tuner HDHomeRun.  Each tuner can record multiple streams through
> multirec, up to the soft limit of 5 imposed by MythTV.  With a card
> installed, each tuner only allows a single stream, meaning you can only
> record three shows simultaneously.

Do you know if channels are numbered differently depending on whether
or not the card is installed?  With the older HDHR, MythTV needs to
know the channel mapping between the channel number the cable company
publishes (which is also used by Schedules Direct and all set top
boxes) and the actual tuning frequency and multiplex id.  The HDHR
prime is supposed to eliminate that and tune using the same virtual
channel numbers used by a STB, but does that only happen when a CC is
installed?

Eric