[mythtv-users] multiple video sources

[w othi]

When doing the original setup, you create a single
capture card (the 250) and I used the tuner0 as the
default.  Next you create the two video sources, cable
and direct tv. Lastly you "tie" the input connections
together: cable->tuner0 and compositeN->direct tv.  I
think for my 250, the composite number was composite4.
YMMV

The two video sources keeps the schedules separate. 
However, you may want to limit one or the other (using
"not" in the *appropriate*.xmltv file) when you fill
the database otherwise you end up with duplicate
channels in your program guide.

So yes, it keeps the two schedules separate and
"knows" which input to record from.

HTH.


>Just to be sure I don't mess up my system (finally
>have it working
>right).  I just create a new setup under mythsetup
>named cable and under
>the inputs assign cable to it.  At the same time
>having the s-video
>labeled to DirecTV. It keeps the schedule for both
>cable and DirecTV
>separate?
>I do have a pvr 250
>Thanks
>Tom J

--- w othi <w68othib at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I have same the input sources - currently I use one
> PVR-250 with the cable coming in on the tuner input
> and the direct tv coming in on the composite input. 
> Can't record on both at the same time obviously, but
> can record from each.
> 
> I have the two schedules loaded into my program
> guide,
> the cable input having the bulk of the channels and
> the direct tv only having the non-overlapped
> channels.
>  I use the scheduler in directv to "tune to" the
> channel I want to record and have the Myth scheduler
> start recording on the composite input.
> 
> Of course you could have Myth change the direct tv
> channel through an external channel changing
> program,
> but (for now) it's just as easy to do it the way I
> am
> now.
> 
> HTH
> 
> Message: 19
> Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 14:02:27 -0500
> From: "Tom Jaeger" <tjaeger at networksinstalled.com>
> Subject: [mythtv-users] multiple video sources
> To: "'Discussion about mythtv'"
> <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
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> 
> Does anyone have any experience or knowledge of how
> myth handles
> multiple sources of video.  I want to hook up direct
> tv and cable TV.
> Tom
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org 
> > [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf
> Of Tom Jaeger
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 8:55 PM
> > To: 'Discussion about mythtv'
> > Subject: [mythtv-users] Multiple mythtv computers
> and 
> > multiple video sources
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > I currently have 1 myth TV system up and running
> great but 
> > would like to
> > add a second one.  I have DirecTV and cable TV. 
> Is
> the system able 
> to
> > store and handle 2 different inputs and manage a
> cable and a 
> > slave using
> > direct TV?
> > If so can I just set it up the same using the
> first
> as a master 
> server
> > and in mythtvsetup specify the server and the
> different input?
> > Or will I just need to set up 2 stand alone mythtv
> boxes one 
> > using each
> > input?
> > One last question should I use NFS to have the
> files
> stored on my
> > viewing computer(so they don't need to be sent
> over
> the 
> > network live but
> > when they are being recorded)?
> > Thanks all :)
> > 
> > 
> > Tom Jaeger
> > Network Engineer
> > HTTP://www.NetworksInstalled.com
> > 561 305-6232 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> 
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