[mythtv-users] Video Sources, EIT, Schedules Direct, etc

[James Abernathy]

> On Sep 10, 2016, at 9:57 AM, Gary Buhrmaster <gary.buhrmaster at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> On Sat, Sep 10, 2016 at 1:18 PM, James Abernathy
> <jfabernathy at outlook.com> wrote:
> 
>> How good is the EIT data for OTA?
> 
> Varies greatly (but mostly is terrible).  The FCC has some
> minimum requirements, and some stations do just enough
> to meet those.  More than 12 hours is a bonus (and 12
> may be closer to 9 due to the 3 hour buckets).  Some
> (PBS stations in some markets?) seem to provide more.
> 
> And while others will disagree, for ~$2/mo, Schedules
> Direct (or one of the competitors which is about the same
> price) is well worth it if you actually want to be able to
> be able to search for, and schedule, programs.  A
> DVR without good guide data is an old manually
> scheduled VCR.  OTA EIT (in the US) is not considered
> (by most) to be good guide data.

I would agree Schedules Direct is a good bargain.  I like how easy it is to find programs on Mythtv Frontend.

Jim A

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