<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 7/17/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Chris Petersen</b> <<a href="mailto:lists@forevermore.net">lists@forevermore.net</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Trey Thompson wrote:<br>> Would there be a way to create a truly unique ID, like<br>> input+callsign+channum? The reason I'm asking is, I have a friend
<br>> that has several media center PCs doing different things, and I've<br>> sold him on Myth. He doesn't have an HDTV, but he has an HD card<br>> recording OTA HD programs for him to watch on his PC. But, he also
<br>> records the same program in SD over cable. So, two recordings of the<br>> same show, on the same callsign/channel. He's currently doing this on<br>> two different PCs, but he wants to move to one serious big Myth
<br>> backend.<br><br>Callsign *is* a unique identifier in the US (and I think Canada). Most<br>stations use a -DT suffix to their analog callsign for the digital/HD<br>stations. You'll also see a P suffix for "pacific timezone" broadcasts
<br>of certain satellite stations like HBO (vs HBOP) that normally broadcast<br>in the eastern timezone. Myth's callsign+channum is considered "unique<br>enough" for any purposes of our users, and is more than accurate enough
<br>for US stations.<br><br>-Chris</blockquote>
<div> </div>Sweet man! Thanks.<br> </div>