[mythtv-users] Re: [mythtv] [PATCH] Channel preset hack

[Gregorio Gervasio Jr.]

        (Moved to mythtv-users.)

>>>>> On Fri, 16 May 2003 10:19:59 -0500, "Matthew S. Hallacy" <poptix at techmonkeys.org> said:

m> How about joining the rest of the civilized world and just using the real
m> channel number? Is it really *that* much of a pain to not have your very own
m> unique channel ID?

m> Channel # -> Frequency, just like the rest of us.


        Come on -- if you think about it, it's similar to how radio
presets are used (even here in the US).  I don't think anybody uses
fixed "channel" numbers that map to FM radio frequencies.  Instead,
people assign numbers to their favorite stations.  Some TVs have
something similar -- a "speed-dial" type feature where you can assign
your favorite channels to single-digit numbers for easy access.  Also,
cable companies already move stations around on you -- eg. VHF channel
11 shows up on cable channel 3, UHF channel 44 shows up on cable channel
12, ...  A system that allows the user to decide which station gets
which number does have its advantages.

-- 
Gregorio Gervasio, Jr.
gtgj at pacbell.net