[mythtv-users] SchedulesDirect Changes

[John Finlay]

On 10/10/2014 6:23 PM, Mark Small wrote:
>   
>> It would seem to me that is unfortunately factually incorrect. The
>> lists are not complete as they don't list every broadcast station you
>> could conceivably receive from a particular location. For example,
>>
>> When I punch my zipcode into schedules direct, I get listings for
>> Portland Oregon (1 hour north of me). Now if I have comcast this is
>> correct. If I have an OTA antenna, this could be correct, but it's
>> also possible that I receive some OTA stations from Eugene Oregon (1
>> hour south of me). In order to get compete listings, I have to have a
>> second ZIP in SD for the eugene listings. There is nothing I can
>> select that will give me all of the data in a single lineup.
>
> My experience has been that SD takes the ridiculously optimistic approach and
> leaves it to the user to whittle the list down to what is actually available
> at a certain location.  I'm a little surprised that your experience is
> different.  Maybe they just include everything within a certain radius and
> Eugene is just outside of that radius for you.
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My situation with OTA is similar to Thomas that I receive channels from 
Seattle and Victoria and Vancouver due to a particularly favorable 
location. SD has added a number of channels at my request to my zip code 
line up but it is unlikely that most people in my zip code will receive 
the same channels that I receive (not to mention that there are channels 
in my zip code that theoretically I should receive but cannot). I have 
to use two zip codes other than my own zip code in order to get complete 
coverage.

John