[mythtv-users] TV-Home anyone ?

Rudy Zijlstra mythtv at edsons.demon.nl
Tue Oct 26 23:43:19 UTC 2004


Gert van der Knokke wrote:

> Mark Wormgoor wrote:
>
>> After a quick google, the Siemens does both QAM64 and QAM128, although
>> reception quality in QAM128 is supposedly not too good.
>>
>> So, if the card is complete, you just plugin your smartcard and you 
>> should
>> be able to watch.
>>
>>  
>>
> Alas, the Siemens system does not have the original software (and thus 
> the smartcard reader is not active) so I have been fiddling with 
> Windows 98 and Linux on that box but sofar I had no luck. Scanning for 
> channels with the DVB-PCI software from Siemens doesn't find any 
> channels.
> When I manually put in a known frequency, the status line show 'good 
> signal' and after some time 'worse signal' or even 'no signal', then 
> suddenly it is 'good signal' again and this repeats endlessly.. All 
> with a blank screen... I searched on the Panasonic site and googled 
> for specifications of the receiver/decoder but nothing is revealed.
> Could be that Essent is not broadcasting any channels in FTA mode (I 
> guess that is what I should be able to receive), but haven't found any 
> information on how and what is transmitted on the cable (no frequency 
> list, program ID codes and such)

The only FTA they have is Ned1, 2 and 3. Hmm, I'd have to check again, 
seem to remember some local channels as well from the last time i checked.

don't know if thats enough for you?

Rudy


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