[mythtvnz] MHEG fix for freeview HD

[Steven Ellis]

On 12/01/2010, at 9:44 PM, Aaron Whitehouse wrote:

> Nick Rout wrote:
>> I take it that while the MHEG-5 is useful to browse, it can't be used
>> within myth to schedule in the same way that the EPG can?
> 
> Sorry for the "necrobump", I'm way behind on my emails.
> 
> That is my understanding. I would love to see a "use MHEG data" next to
> the "use EIT" checkbox, but it doesn't really provide a lot over the EIT
> data that I get over the internet. It would be nice to think I could use
> DVB-T MythTV without an internet connection, but I doubt I'll do it any
> time soon.
> 
> Conceptually, I think it would be better to have the MHEG processor as a
> source of EPG data and the F12 view as a alternate view of the EPG --
> given that no interactive features work in it anyway.
> 
> I'm still really interested to know how some boxes provide series link
> and have a feeling that it is in the MHEG information. As I have said
> before, this is something that I would love to see in MythTV and would
> donate to an effort to add it (if MyPVR is interested in spearheading
> it, or something).
> 

I have the details of how series link works on myfreeview|HD and it would require a number of extensions to the existing MHEG stack.

Aaron - Any chance you will be at LCA next week?


Steven Ellis - Technical Director
OpenMedia Limited
email   - steven at openmedia.co.nz
website - http://www.openmedia.co.nz

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