[mythtv-users] Comcast goes Mpeg4 in Atlanta

[Mike Chinander]

There's a post on the Comcast forums that says Comedy Central and MSNBC are
the first channels he's found to switch over to h264 encoding (Folsom, CA).

http://forums.xfinity.com/t5/XfinityTV-and-Equipment/HD-Enhanced-Program/m-p/2658786#M138920

On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 6:49 PM, Michael Wisniewski <mikewiz38 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I'm not sure if this will help anybody, but I attempted to write a crude
> script that runs through the channels (2-999) and writes the stream
> detected to a file.  It probably needs a bit of help as on unknown streams,
> it writes "Version" to the file, but other than that, I think it works
> pretty well.  Granted, I only found mpeg2, but it still may be helpful to
> some.
>
> http://pastebin.com/6ZchWTV4
>
> Basically, put in your hdhomerun box id in the <number> section, make sure
> ffmpeg and hdhomerun are on your box, and run.
>
> Mike
>
> On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 12:10 PM, Mike Chinander <chinander at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 11:58 AM, Kirk Bocek <t004 at kbocek.com> wrote:
>>
>>> 1995 is just three animated dots in the middle of the screen. Yes,
>>> MPEG-2 at this point. 528x480 with AC3 audio.
>>
>>
>> I think that's all the video will ever be on that channel. My area
>> (Chicago) had the prep for the format switch over in the fall, and tuning
>> to 1995 on a Motorola STB also displays text saying if your box needs
>> upgrading or not. If it needs upgrading, you can even order a new box via
>> that channel. I checked a few video streams couple weeks ago, and I still
>> don't think we're getting MP4 on any channels though.
>>
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