[mythtv-users] Dual tuner info

[Jarod C. Wilson]

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On Friday 23 April 2004 11:02, Khanh Tran wrote:
> OK, so because of this, I MUST have both sources assigned to both tuners,
> else I run the risk of not having access to digital cable channels,
> depending on the state of the tuners.

With one cable box, no, only one card should have the digital channels 
assigned, because your cable box can only output one channel at a time.

> However, then because of this, I 
> also have the risk of my wife changing to a digital channel when the
> digital cable box is actually being recorded from, on a tuner.

If the input is in use, Myth knows it is in use, and won't try to change to 
it.

Judging from your last sentence, I think you may have some confusion as to how 
the cabling would work... You should have a splitter that breaks the signal 
up into 3 distinct coax connections. One goes to the cable box, one to the 
tuner input of each of your cards. The cable box then feeds the SVid or 
composite input on one of the cards. The only time anything flows through the 
cable box is when you're recording or watching a digital-only channel. The 
two tuner inputs don't give a rip about the cable box.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jarod C. Wilson [mailto:jcw at wilsonet.com]
>
> On Friday 23 April 2004 09:10, Brian Rumple wrote:
> > I have seen this issue with my setup.  I cannot switch to the premium
> > channels by typing the channel number or by pressing 'c' to change the
> > input.  Everything records fine though.
> >
> >
> > Listing #1 = basic cable, Listing #2 = digital cable
> >
> > Tuner #1:
> >  	Television Input -> Listing #1
> >
> > Tuner #2:
> >  	Television Input -> Listing #1
> > 	Svideo Input -> Listing #2 (without basic channels)
>
> At present, you can't change channels across cards, and c only switches
> inputs on your active card. You have to switch cards, then inputs, then
> enter the channel you want. There's work being done to remedy this
> situation though.

- -- 
Jarod C. Wilson, RHCE
jcw at wilsonet.com

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