[mythtv] Using program transitions to synchronise time and hence recording start and end.

William Uther willu.mailingLists at cse.unsw.edu.au
Fri Mar 10 21:25:50 UTC 2006


On 10/03/2006, at 11:00 PM, mythtv-dev-request at mythtv.org wrote:

> Easy Question 1:  Does DVB (in my case -T) include a stations  
> "current time"
> information in the data stream (like in EIT?)  Could this be pulled- 
> out and
> periodically logged/analysed so it could be time sync-ed against?  
> (eg like:
> Backend time is: 20060311123056, Channel 7 time is: 20060311122844
> Difference is: -2:12)

See http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/dvbtools/dvbdate/

If this were included in myth, then it would have to be switchable.   
In Aus, some stations don't monitor their time signal very well and  
it can go right off.

Be well,

Will        :-}




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