[mythtv-users] SchedulesDirect Changes

[Jay Foster]

On 09/26/2014 11:14 PM, Robert Kulagowski wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 12:23 PM, Jay Foster <jayf0ster at roadrunner.com> wrote:
>> I am OTA only.  I currently have two "lineups" (zip codes) selected on the
>> SD website in order to get listings for the channels that I receive.   I
>> receive stations from both "lineups" on each tuner (input).  My
>> interpretation of the setup instructions is that going forward, there will
>> be a one-to-one relationship between the input and the "lineup".  That
>> simply isn't true for me.
>>
>> The concept of a lineup has little meaning for OTA users.  A lineup is a
>> list of channels that someone else thinks one should get based on a zip
>> code, but does not reflect the channels one actually does receive.  I have a
>> list of channels and their associated XMLTV IDs. I just need listings for
>> those, and don't care about what "lineup" someone else put them in.  Will it
>> still be possible to select more than one "lineup" per MythTV input going
>> forward?
> Not strictly true; if you have stations that you're able to pick up,
> and they're not in your native postal code, then open a ticket at
> Schedules Direct. We'll work with Gracenote.  They will run a
> line-of-sight analysis, and determine if it's not in the lineup
> because of their error, or because you have a unique setup. If you're
> picking up a station that's 200km away, but it turns out that you're
> on a mountaintop, and so is the transmitter, then it probably won't
> get added, because most people won't be able to get it in your postal
> code. If you're 20km away, and it's a new station, then it will
> probably be added.
>
> If you're in a fringe zone, where one single antenna is picking up
> stations from two different geographical regions, then how are you
> handling this situation now? From what I can tell of the code, there's
> still a one-to-one relationship between the channels that a particular
> piece of hardware can pick up, and the channels in the lineup.
>
> If you're truly in a super-fringe zone, then your account on the new
> system can be configured to allow for stationIDs that aren't native to
> your postal code so that you can pull down the schedule information
> for a stationID that isn't "native" to the lineup that you've
> configured in your account.
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My situation is more like what you state in your first paragraph, in 
which there looks like little hope of getting these stations added to 
"my lineup".  I will definitely need some custom way to continue getting 
my listings.

I really don't get why anyone would care about what zip code or "lineup" 
someone is using.  I have a list of XMLTV IDs and I just want listings 
for them.  What difference does it make what stations these are and 
where they are located?

Today, in order to get listings for all of the XMLTV IDs in my MythTV 
database, I have to select two lineups on the SD website. This works 
just fine.  This needs to be supported with the new system.  Is there 
someway I can submit the output of 'mythconverg_backup.pl 
--backup_xmltvids' (or equivalent) to SD and auto generate a lineup 
based on the actual XMLTV IDs that I need?
Jay