[mythtv-users] OT - UK interest, 5 more BBC channels now in HD

[Roy Thompson]

On 2013-12-13 09:43, John Pilkington wrote:
> On 13/12/13 09:24, John Pilkington wrote:
>> On 13/12/13 09:08, David Scammell wrote:
>>> Cbeebies, CBBC, BBC Three, BBC News and BBC Four now broadcasting in 
>>> HD,
>>> looks great on freesat but also on freeviewhd. If these were 
>>> advertised
>>> and this is old news I apologise but I tend to skip the ads these 
>>> days :)
>>> 
>>> These have been live since the 10th, see
>>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/new-hd-channels.html
>>> Just in time for crimbo.
>>> 
>>> dave
>> 
>>  From 'Notes to Editors'
>> 
>>> On digital terrestrial television (Freeview HD and YouView), BBC 
>>> Three
>>> HD and CBBC HD will use capacity on the BBC’s existing HD multiplex,
>>> which has universal coverage of UK homes. BBC News HD, BBC Four HD 
>>> and
>>> CBeebies HD will use new HD capacity, which will extend to cover 70
>>> per cent of UK homes by the Wimbledon Championships in June 2014.
>> 
>> The new mux from Crystal Palace is at much lower power than the 
>> others,
>> and isn't available yet here.  www.ukfree.tv is less spin-oriented.
>> 
> 
> I should have added a heads-up.  New kernels from kernel.org break the
> PCTV nanostick T2 290 e, a popular HD tuner here.  3.10.22, 3.12.3
> 
> https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=66861
> 

I can confirm this problem also with vanilla 3.10.22 (and 3.10.23) on 
gentoo.
Working fine with 3.10.21.

Roy