[mythtv-users] Lineup changes coming

Harry Devine lifter89 at comcast.net
Thu Apr 10 02:31:45 UTC 2008


Jesse Burt wrote:
> Harry Devine wrote:
>   
>> Everyone,
>>
>> I saw a message from Comcast today that some lineup changes are going 
>> into effect this Saturday.  From the link they mentioned here 
>> (http://www.comcastbignews.com/southjersey/), it looks like alot of 
>> channels are moving around, and we're getting some more HD channels 
>> (which is nice).  So, my questions are this:
>> 1) I imagine that I need to keep an eye on my SchedulesDirect lineup and 
>> see if/when it gets updated, since most of my channels are in the 2-99 
>> analog range.  Since alot of these are moving around, will it be a while 
>> before SD catches up?
>>     
>
> I'm not sure how long it takes them to react to changes like that (my 
> guess is not long), but once SchedulesDirect receives the lineup 
> changes, you'll get them the next time mythfilldatabase runs. I could be 
> wrong, but for analog channels I don't think you'll have to do anything 
> unless new ones are added or are changed to channel numbers that your 
> database doesn't currently have (e.g., what was on channel 55 gets moved 
> to channel 97 when you had no channel 97 before).
>
>   
>> 2) Since some new HD channels are coming online, will I have to rescan 
>> my channels and go thru the process of editing what I get/want with the 
>> channel editor all over again, or is there an easier way?
>>     
>
> Did they give any indication as to whether these "new HD channels" would 
> be transmitted in the clear? If they're going to be encrypted like 99% 
> of the channels (judging by the new ones they say you'll be getting on 
> that page I would bet they will be) then it doesn't really matter :) If 
> they are unencrypted, thus usable by you, then yes, you'll have to 
> rescan; Myth only knows about a channel if it's stored in the database, 
> which happens only if you run the channel scanner. OTOH, if they can 
> give you an idea of what mux/frequency these new HD channels will be on 
> then you'll only have to scan that one (or few, whatever) frequency(ies).
>
>   
>> Thanks for any help.  This is the first time my lineups have changed 
>> since I started using Myth, so I'm not really sure what to expect.
>> Harry
>>     
>
> I think the biggest problem would be if for the digital lineup they 
> changed the mux & pid to channel mappings (e.g., let's say FOX is 
> 603MHz, PIDs 2048&2049, but then moves to a different frequency or 
> something). Then you'd basically have to delete the channels that moved 
> around and do a rescan. I could be wrong on that though...maybe someone 
> else can chime in about this...
>
> Cheers,
> Jesse Burt
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>   
That's all what I figured.  I guess I'll have to wait a few days and see 
how it shakes out.  In the meantime, I don't really think that the new 
HD channels would all be in the clear.  Maybe some, but probably not 
all.  How do I find out what frequencies certain channels are being sent 
on?  I know that I can find the xmltvid's via SchedulesDirect, but 
nothing for the frequencies.

For example, I saw that TBS-HD came online here, and I could get the 
xmltvid, but could never try to add it because I never could find out 
what the frequency was.  If it was even available that is.  I get 
TNT-HD, so its conceivable that TBS-HD could be tuned in, but I'm not sure.

Anyway, thanks for the help.
Harry



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