[mythtv-users] migrating from analog cable to digital cable (Cogeco), recheduling on new tuners and removing existing tuner

[Tom Lichti]

On Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 8:18 AM, Mark Small <msmall at eastlink.ca> wrote:
> On February 19, 2011 22:57:16 Mike McMullin wrote:
>>   My cable company is migrating it's customers over to digital cable (I
>> think they're trying to phase out analog service).  Currently I'm on
>> analog, and am using an Hauppauge pvr-150 card, but I also have an HD
>> Homerun dual tuner box, which currently does nada thanks to the analog
>> signal.
>>   My question actually revolves around getting the programs which are
>> currently being recorded on the pvr-150 to record on the two HDHR
>> tuners.  When the digital signal get's turned on, I'm planning on
>> deleting all tuner cards, then adding the HDHR tuners by device id.
>> What do I need to do, to get myth to recalculate the scheduling to use
>> the new tuners?
>>
> Just restart the backend after changing your tuners and you'll be good to go.
>
> Unfortunately you'll probably find that your HDHR's don't do any good.  Here in
> Canada most cable providers encrypt EVERYTHING. (No FCC, no FCC rules..)  The
> only unencrypted channels that I get here in Nova Scotia are audio channels
> and a couple of junk channels (CPAC?).
>
> In that case you'll need to get a digital box for each pvr-150 and use ir
> blasters.
>
> You may get more info at the forums at digitalhome.ca  Folks there may know
> how much if unencrypted on Cogeco.

This is all true, but I wouldn't discount the idea that they will cut
off the analog channels the moment digital goes live. Rogers still
provides analog, even though they've stopped selling it for quite
awhile.

Tom