[mythtv-users] Easy question about program guide and multiple sources

[Derek Meek]

A DCT-2524? isn't that one of the ONLY DCT-2xxx'es that isn't a pain in
the arse to control with an IR blaster? - i have a DCT2000 and I had to
put tinfoil over the entire faceplate to shield it from out-of-band
interference - I have to send two leading signals or it will ignore my
commands (so a channel change command is this following sequence: EXIT
EXIT [digits] OK EXIT and it still occasionally ignores the first digit
or two)

cannot wait until I get an HDTV and switch to having a firewire cable
slaving the STB :D

Jason McMillon wrote:

>Thanks!!  I successfully replaced one of my 'standard cable' sources
>with my motorola DCT-2524 'digital cable' source without any duplicate
>entries in the guide.  WOOHOO!!  I have made a wiki entry here:
>
>http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Motorola_DCT-25xx
>
>This is my first wiki entry ever, so it definately needs some smoothing...
>
>
>
>On 6/7/06, Derek Meek <thekazan at gmail.com> wrote:
>  
>
>>the appearance of your guide will not change, except for the addition of
>>the new channels that are digital only - mythtv knows which cards have
>>which channels and will tune appropriately for you
>>
>>(i'm running a PVR-500 both heads on normal cable and a bttv card
>>capturing digital STB output)
>>
>>Jason McMillon wrote:
>>
>>    
>>
>>>My current setup is similar to what you have.  I have two PVR-250s
>>>with the same source and have no problems.  But, my question is what
>>>happens when one PVR 250 has 'standard' cable and one has 'digital'
>>>cable.  Will the overlapping channels be listed twice in the program
>>>guide?  If I delete the standard channels from the digital listing (to
>>>make a prettier guide), will I still be able to record two standard
>>>cable shows at once?
>>>
>>>Hope this clarifies...
>>>
>>>Thanks!!
>>>Jason
>>>
>>>On 6/7/06, *Tom Lichti* <tom at redpepperracing.com
>>><mailto:tom at redpepperracing.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>    Jason McMillon wrote:
>>>    > I am considering adding my motorola digital cable box as an
>>>    input to
>>>    > my MythTV setup.  I currently have two PVR-250s (connected to
>>>    standard
>>>    > cable) and one HD5000 (connected to an OTA antennae).  I have a
>>>    cable
>>>    > box (for HBO, etc) connected to an additional input on my TV.
>>>    > Everything is working great!!
>>>    >
>>>    > Now my question:
>>>    >
>>>    > If I remove the standard cable from one of my PVR-250s input and
>>>    > replace it with the cable box output (understanding that I will
>>>    have
>>>    > to find a script to let MythTV change the channel via the serial
>>>    port)
>>>    > and configure zap2it with the additional 'digital' source, what will
>>>    > my program guide look like?
>>>    >
>>>    > Will there be duplicate entries for the overlapping channels?  I
>>>    guess
>>>    > I could delete all the 'standard cable' channels from the digital
>>>    > source, but then what if I want to record two things at once on
>>>    > 'standard' cable?  I think MythTV will only know of one source for
>>>    > standard cable defeating the purpose of having two PVR-250s.
>>>    >
>>>    > I am sure there is a way to do this that I am not aware of...
>>>    >
>>>    > Any help will be great appreciated.
>>>    >
>>>    > Thanks!!
>>>    I have 4 PVR cards with the same source, and Myth can record from
>>>    all 4
>>>    at once, all using 'standard' cable. It is smart enough to figure out
>>>    what card has what channels/programs available, and will figure it
>>>    out.
>>>    If you want to prefer one card over another, you can play with
>>>    card/program priorities, but I haven't really looked at that so I
>>>    couldn't tell you how it works.
>>>
>>>    Tom
>>>
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