[mythtv] freesat from BBC/ITV

James Buckley xanium4332 at googlemail.com
Wed Dec 12 21:22:19 UTC 2007


On 12/12/2007, James Buckley <xanium4332 at googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> On 12/12/2007, Robin Neatherway <robthebob at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > > We know enough of the details already. It's more or less a standard
> > > > dvb-s setup.
> > > >
> > > don't you mean DVB-S2?
> >
> > I couldn't confirm this with some quick searches, are you sure it will
> > be S2?
> >
> > > i can provide access if needed.
> > > i already use the RT grabber.
> > > i'm think more of the proposed 7-day EPG talked about.
> > > with Sky, as the signal is encrypted, developers are unwilling to play
> >
> > > in this space.
>
>
> I  do not think this is true. Even if you don't put a viewing card into a
> sky STB, it still retrieves the 7 day card for all Free-to-air channels.
> Therefore it cannot be encrypted. However it _is_ stored in a proprietary
> format (ironically called OpenTV). As soon as we learn how to read the
> opentv protocol, we'll be able to access the 7-day EPG from Sky.
>

Sorry about the spelling error, it should read '...it still retrieves the 7
day guide info for all Free-to-air channels'.

> with FreeSat, as the signal will (as currently things stand) be in the
> > > clear. so there is some hope of a decent over-the-air programme guide.
> >
> >
>
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