[mythtv-users] Alternative to Zap2It?

[Joe Votour]

The MPEG-2 standard does allow for "information"
frames, which contain things like guide/program
information.  However, the exact format might differ
from cable operator to cable operator (in the U.S.
anyway, it seems that Europe has better standards for
this kind of thing).

Your VCR likely doesn't understand MPEG-2 though, so
it's probably getting the information from the VBI.  I
don't think that MythTV has support for this, and
AFAIK, the Hauppauge hardware cards (PVR-x50) have
limited VBI support in the driver at this point
(although with the newer releases, that may have
changed).

Short answer - it's not going to work right now.

-- Joe

--- Richard Legault <rich.lega at gmail.com> wrote:
> I kind of asked this question before but most likely
> not phrased properly...
>  My VCR gets it programming guide directly from the
> cable feed. 
> I think the data is in between the image frames or
> something.
> The VCR has a limit of 24 hours advance on the
> listings.
> Is this something that a computer based PVR can use?
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