<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 6:35 PM, Joseph Fry <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:joe@thefrys.com" target="_blank">joe@thefrys.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="im">>>>> The wiki covering general back end set up (written at the time of .21)<br>
>>>> says "TV format" options include ASTC, NSTC, etc... In the distro I'm<br>
>>>> using, .25, "TV Format" options start at NSTC with many other options<br>
>>>> except ASTC. My set up is functional, so I'm not complaining, just<br>
>>>> curious,<br>
>>>> Why can't I select ASTC? I'm using one analog card and one digital card<br>
>>>> at<br>
>>>> the moment so any insights would be appreciated.<br>
>>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> You would set it to NTSC for an ATSC system. The setting isn't really<br>
>>> used too much for ATSC, but choosing NTSC would allow you to use other<br>
>>> things you might see in an ATSC area, such as NTSC via<br>
>>> S-Video/Composite/... outputs from your old VCR or whatever.<br>
>>><br>
>><br>
>> Agreed, that is what I selected, I just wondered why, if a wiki from a<br>
>> 0.21<br>
>> distro professed an ATSC option, 0.25 doesn't offer one.<br>
>> If I upgrade to 0.26 will I get an ATSC option? Would it even be useful<br>
>> when I receive only 25 digital channels and some 75 analog channels?<br>
>><br>
> Where are you in the world that can receive ATSC yet still receives so many<br>
> analog channels?<br>
<br>
</div>It's technically impossible. NTSC broadcast standard only defines 69 channels.<br>
<br>
I think he's on cable... he has 75 analog NTSC CATV cable channels and<br>
25 digital **QAM** channels. He's not using ATSC at all.<br>
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<div><br></div><div>Daryl</div></div><br></div></div>