[mythtv-users] ASTC~NSTC

[Mike Perkins]

On 19/08/13 20:30, Daryl McDonald wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 10:51 AM, Michael T. Dean
> <mtdean at thirdcontact.com>wrote:
>
>> On 08/16/2013 02:33 PM, Daryl McDonald wrote:
>>
>>> The wiki covering general back end set up (written at the time of .21)
>>> says "TV format" options include ASTC, NSTC, etc... In the distro I'm
>>> using, .25, "TV Format" options start at NSTC with many other options
>>> except ASTC. My set up is functional, so I'm not complaining, just curious,
>>> Why can't I select ASTC? I'm using one analog card and one digital card at
>>> the moment so any insights would be appreciated.
>>>
>>
>> You would set it to NTSC for an ATSC system.  The setting isn't really
>> used too much for ATSC, but choosing NTSC would allow you to use other
>> things you might see in an ATSC area, such as NTSC via
>> S-Video/Composite/... outputs from your old VCR or whatever.
>>
>
> Agreed, that is what I selected, I just wondered why, if a wiki from a 0.21
> distro professed an ATSC option, 0.25 doesn't offer one.
> If I upgrade to 0.26 will I get an ATSC option? Would it even be useful
> when I receive only 25 digital channels and some 75 analog channels?
>
Where are you in the world that can receive ATSC yet still receives so many 
analog channels?

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Mike Perkins