[mythtv-users] Comcast MPEG4 requirements?

[John P Poet]

On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 9:00 PM Per Hatlevik <jakeisawake at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at 12:09 PM, Tom Harris <thom.j.harris at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I just got the Comcast letter saying my service will be going to MPEG4 ~
>> 2/23/16 (SF Bay Area).  I have seen earlier questions about this, but I
>> couldn’t find a definitive response on what is needed to prepare for the
>> change.
>>
>> I’m mostly concerned about backend issues.  I use HDHomeRun Prime (which
>> I gather works fine with this) with a mythbuntu backend running 0.27.6
>>
>> Can anyone who is already on MPEG4 confirm it’s working?
>>
>> Are there any configuration or version requirements?
>>
>
>
> Just another data point for reference. I'm in South Minneapolis and even
> though the transition hasn't quite started here yet I found that OWN on
> channel 399 is already mpeg4. I was able to watch live and also to record
> (using a ceton eth6 with cable card) just fine. Using playback data in the
> frontend i verified that it is indeed being decoded using mpeg4 vdpau and
> all frontends in the house worked perfectly so I guess I'm all set!
>

Do closed-captions work?

John
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