[mythtv-users] phantom scheduling

[Daryl McDonald]

On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 8:05 PM, Hika van den Hoven <hikavdh at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hoi Mike,
>
> Friday, January 29, 2016, 12:19:07 AM, you wrote:
>
> > On 28/01/16 23:13, Mark Perkins wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> I have on the same input several channels both in SD and in HD. They
> >>> have at present different Callsigns and Channel Numbers and I set the
> >>> SD channel to higher priority.
> >>> Almost always only that SD channel is recorded, but very rarely it
> >>> wants to record both.
> >>> So am I right that if I made the Callsigns equal, that also in those
> >>> rare occasions it would only pick the SD?
> >>>
> >>> Tot mails,
> >>>   Hika                            mailto:hikavdh at gmail.com
> >>>
> >>
> >> If it wants to record both my guess is that Myth thinks they are
> different programs for some reason. Might need to check the programid
> values.
> >>
> > In the UK our SD and HD channels are usually straight copies
> > /except/ that the HD channels don't
> > carry regional news programs. You might have some variation like that.
>
> The listings are exactly the same, with one single exception that true
> HD programs are marked as HD in the HD listing(I wrote the grabber).
> The only other thing I can think of is that in those instances they
> are without episode info, so they are generic. It has been some time
> ago it happened so I don't know anymore, but I know that it, with my
> present grabber, is rare that I do not find episode info on any of the
> sources I grab from.
> My main question is, what is the effect if I give them the same
> Callsign.
>
> Tot mails,
>   Hika                            mailto:hikavdh at gmail.com
>
> "Zonder hoop kun je niet leven
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>
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Additionally Mike, are you saying that the channel number should also be
the same? My familiarity with them as they are helps me identify their
source. (not critical, but convenient)   Daryl   plus my SD report omits a
hyphen separating the cable call sign and the "HD" that follows it in the
OTA  SD report, as seen in the BE channel editor, this would be critical?
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