[mythtvnz] DVB-S and channel numbers

[Steven Ellis]

On Tue, December 19, 2006 6:11 pm, Steve Hodge wrote:
> On 12/19/06, Steven Ellis <steven@openmedia.co.nz> wrote:
>>
>> Also how many of you configure a logical channel that spans multiple
>> inputs, for example TVOne is the same EPG stream for Sky + Terrestrial=
 +
>> DVB-S and you leave MythTV to decide which input to use.
>
>
> I do this. My setup is Sky + FTA DVB-S. For example I have channel One
> twice
> in the channel table, once for Sky and once for DVB-S. Both rows have t=
he
> same channum and callsign (so both MythWeb and MythTV treat them as bei=
ng
> the same channel and they only appear once in the guides). They do have
> different names, One (Sky) and One (DVB), but I don't actually find muc=
h
> use
> for that.
>
> I have the DVB-S input's priority higher than the Sky input's priority =
so
> recordings will happen on the DVB-S card if they can. I don't find any
> need
> to select a particular version of a channel, probably because I don't u=
se
> LiveTV much.

Yes i'm finding customer live in LiveTV for the first week or two and the=
n
seldom use it :)

Steve
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