[mythtv-users] limit channels on different tuners?

[Steven Adeff]

On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 1:32 PM,  <jason at wkrp.com> wrote:
> I am tuning the cable box and using the PVR devices to record.  Sorry for
> the confusion there.  You're right I wouldn't think I would have a problem
> since I tune the cable box and the PVR just accepts the signal.  The two
> PVR500's don't mind whatever channel I change it to.  However if I tune the
> cable box hooked into the PVR150 above channel 100 it drops me back to the
> main MythTV front end screen.  I don't recall seeing an error on the screen
> and looking in the messages log I didn't see anything.  I figured maybe
> someone else had seen this problem before.
>
> I didn't think of this before but I'll try just doing a "cat /dev/video0 >
> outfile.mpg" and change the channel above 100 and see what happens.
>
> Thanks for the reminder on the CableCard forgot about those options.  I'll
> have to check and see if my cable company supports CableCards.  I'm in the
> US using Cincinnati Bell FiOptics.
>
> Thank you
>
> Jason
>
> On 12.03.2012 09:41, Steven Adeff wrote:
>
> On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 9:52 AM,  <jason at wkrp.com> wrote:
>
> Greetings, I have two PVR500's and one PVR150 in my system.  I hooked each
> of these up to three different cable boxes (using A/V cables) and I use the
> commandir to change the channels.  Works like a champ and gives me three
> tuners.  I know the PVR500 has 2 tuners each but with the conversion over to
> cable boxes I'm stuck with just 1 usable tuner on each. In testing the
> tuners I found that the PVR500's can handle going above channel 125 with no
> problems. When I try the PVR150 it just drops me back to the main screen in
> MythTV.  I would think since the cable box is really doing the work it
> wouldn't care but I guess not.
>
> I don't quite follow. Are you tuning the cable box and using the PVR
> devices to record, or using the analog tuner on the PVR devices?
> If you're tuning the cable boxes then you've got the setup incorrect
> as you should not be tuning the analog tuner and so won't have the
> 125ch problem.
>
> Of course now seeing HD, just upgraded service, I'll move to that
> eventually.  Sadly my cable box only supports the component out or HDMI so I
> guess I'm stuck with the HD-PVR for that right now.  If there is another
> option I'd like to hear it - that HD-PVR is a bit pricey...
>
> I assume your in the U.S.? What cable company? if you have one that
> supports the CableCard standard like many of us do you can always try
> a Ceton or HDHomeRun Prime.

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B) I would make sure that the channel you are tuning to above 100 is
being sent across the cable you are using to connect to the PVR, it
could be that it is just not sending the signal.

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