[mythtv-users] HDHomerun Premium TV Service

[David Engel]

On Sat, Aug 18, 2018 at 04:41:51PM +0000, Silicondust/HDHomeRun wrote:
> > > Silicondust is introducing a premium fee service that will deliver
> > > some
> > > channels over the internet but accessed through the HDHomerun
> > > hardware.
> > > Demo channels are now available for the Duo and Quattro after the
> > > latest
> > > firmware update.
> > > 
> > > The video below mentions that Plex and Kodi will be able to access
> > > it. Just
> > > curious if anyone knows if mythtv can as well. I know some of the
> > > Silicondust dust techs monitor this list so hopefully one of them will
> > > swoop in and give us the lowdown.
> > > 
> > > https://youtu.be/YetNR_fFm3k
> > 
> > I suspect MythTV can't currently access those channels.  The reason is
> > the new channels are probably tuned by virtual channel numbers.
> > MythTV only does that on HDHR Primes.  In addition, MythTV isn't set
> > up to use different tuning techniques on a channel by channel basis on
> > a single device.
> The tuning and streaming method for these channels is the same as a
> CableCARD based HDHomeRun, so at that level it should be close.
> 
> Other work will be involved as David points out.
> 
> We will try to get the lineups added to Gracenote to solve the guide side of
> things.

Yes, adding the lineups in Gracenote would be a tremendous help.
Those would be combined locat OTA and SD Premium Channels lineups,
right?  If so, we could treat those HDHRs much like we do Primes with
cablecards and do all tuning via virtual channel numbers.

Will Premium Channels work on Primes without cablecards installed?  If
so, I could possibly work on the changes.  I have an extra Prime and
use it without a cablecard to record clear QAM channels.

David
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David Engel
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