[mythtv-users] How to tune BBC HD channels?

Robert Longbottom RobertCL at iname.com
Fri Jun 29 14:30:53 UTC 2007


On Fri, June 29, 2007 3:03 pm, David Watkins wrote:
> On 29/06/07, Ed W <lists at wildgooses.com> wrote:
>> David Watkins wrote:
>> On 28/06/07, Ed W <lists at wildgooses.com> wrote:
>
>> OK, just updated to recent CVS. Now how do I import the channels for
> the BBC
>> HD trial?
>
>> Is that DVB-T or DVB-S?
>
> If it's DVB-T (ie from the Crystal Palace
>> transmitter) then the
> channel scan should just find the BBC-HD channel
>> automatically
> (channum 501 for me), and you can record it as normal. I don't
>> know
> about DVB-S.
>
>>
>> DVB-T.  Also on the Crystal Palace transmitter (as confirmed by the
>> channel
>> scan).  Is the channel only transmitted at certain times of the day?  I
>> just
>> did another scan on both cards and neither can see any channels which
>> look
>> like the HD channel (nothing in the 500 range either)
>>
>> I checked the logs and it's definitely not popping up as of 2pm in the
>> afternoon (tried a standalone scan also)
>>
>> Can anyone confirm when it's scheduled to broadcast something?
>
>
> They're showing live Wimbledon tennis at the moment, if it's not raining.

The schedule is on radiotimes.com.  I'm failry sure they always have
something on, but it's usually just rubbishy previews of what is coming
up.  Thats certainly the case for DVB-S anyway.

Robert.




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