[mythtvnz] DVB-S and channel numbers

Steve Hodge mythtvnz@lists.linuxnut.co.nz
Tue, 19 Dec 2006 18:46:09 +1300


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On 12/19/06, Steven Ellis <steven@openmedia.co.nz> wrote:
>
> On Tue, December 19, 2006 6:11 pm, Steve Hodge wrote:
> > 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
> the
> > same channum and callsign (so both MythWeb and MythTV treat them as
> being
> > 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 much
> > 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
> use
> > LiveTV much.
>
> Yes i'm finding customer live in LiveTV for the first week or two and then
> seldom use it :)


I think that's the most common development for users. There are still
periodic flamewars on the main user mailing list over channel change times
though, so I think some people are just inveterate channel surfers.

Steve

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On 12/19/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Steven Ellis</b> &lt;<a href="mailto:steven@openmedia.co.nz">steven@openmedia.co.nz</a>&gt; wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On Tue, December 19, 2006 6:11 pm, Steve Hodge wrote:<br>&gt; I do this. My setup is Sky + FTA DVB-S. For example I have channel One<br>&gt; twice<br>&gt; in the channel table, once for Sky and once for DVB-S. Both rows have the
<br>&gt; same channum and callsign (so both MythWeb and MythTV treat them as being<br>&gt; the same channel and they only appear once in the guides). They do have<br>&gt; different names, One (Sky) and One (DVB), but I don&#39;t actually find much
<br>&gt; use<br>&gt; for that.<br>&gt;<br>&gt; I have the DVB-S input&#39;s priority higher than the Sky input&#39;s priority so<br>&gt; recordings will happen on the DVB-S card if they can. I don&#39;t find any<br>&gt; need
<br>&gt; to select a particular version of a channel, probably because I don&#39;t use<br>&gt; LiveTV much.<br><br>Yes i&#39;m finding customer live in LiveTV for the first week or two and then<br>seldom use it :)</blockquote>
<div><br>I think that&#39;s the most common development for users. There are still periodic flamewars on the main user mailing list over channel change times though, so I think some people are just inveterate channel surfers.
<br><br>Steve<br>&nbsp;</div><br></div><br>

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