[mythtv-users] Getting teletext working on a PVR350

[Michael T. Dean]

On 05/30/06 20:22, Daniel A. Segel wrote:

>Michael T. Dean wrote:
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>
>>On 05/30/2006 10:53 AM, Daniel A Segel wrote:
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>>>If you are using the built-in MPEG decoder on the PVR-350 for video out 
>>>(i.e. you have the "Use the PVR-350s MPEG decoder" box checked under 
>>>Setup) then you need to use your TVs teletext decoder, not the one in 
>>>Myth.
>>>
>>This is no longer true now that Myth has support for ivtv vbi.  You can 
>>use either the MythTV OSD or the TV's caption decoding.
>>
>What type of setup do you use to pass the data to the TV if you're not 
>using the PVR-350s MPEG decoder?
>
Myth

> What would prevent you from having both 
>decoders active at the same time?
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>
There's only a "both" if you are using the PVR-350's decoder.  In the 
case that you are, you could actually activate Myth's decoding and the 
TV's decoding at the same time.

>In my experience, the caption data is not present in the video signal 
>unless you are using the built-in MPEG decoder; with that option off 
>it's not passed on to the TV for decoding so you're forced to use Myth's 
>built-in decoder.
>

Exactly.  But Myth's built-in decoder works whether you're using a 
PVR-350 or not.  Granted, I've never done this, but some guy named 
"Isaac Richards" told me I was wrong when I said you had to use the TV's 
decoder with the PVR-350 after reading some posts--all relying on 
information from one of your posts--that said so.  ;)  See 
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/195330#195330 (quoted 
text, also, to see all the relevant history).

Unfortunately, this still doesn't answer my question of whether Dan 
believe Brad (who believed you).  ;)

Mike