[mythtv-users] Any way to pay?

[Carl Reynolds]

Doug Meredith wrote:
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> Maybe I’m misunderstanding you, but it seems like you are saying that 
> you can’t be bothered to research this, and just want us to tell you.  
> It would appear that you place greater value on your time than on the 
> time of everyone else.  That about right?
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Doug,
No. What he's saying is he's not a computer programmer and doesn't know 
whether MythTV will support any other sources besides datadirect. If 
anyone knows the answer without having to do the research for him he 
would appreciate an answer.

Tim,
As far as I know there is no commercially available source of guide 
data. There has been discussion on the list the last week because of TMS 
announcing they are removing the freely available source of guide 
listings. Probably one of the alternatives the devs are considering is a 
commercial listing, but from what I've gathered from the discussions all 
paths lead back to TMS at the moment.

 From what I can tell PSIP is an optional part of the DTV signal and is 
considered to be rather unreliable. It's my understanding that the 
information provided is often incorrect or missing. While it is a 
required part of ATSC, that system is not yet widely enough used to be 
considered the standard for receiving TV signals, from a user's viewpoint.



Carl.