[mythtv-users] Lineup changes coming

[Anthony R. Baker]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harry Devine" <lifter89 at comcast.net>
To: <genecide at comcast.net>; "Discussion about mythtv" 
<mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 10:31 PM
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Lineup changes coming


Jesse Burt wrote:
> Harry Devine wrote:
>
>> Everyone,
>>
>> I saw a message from Comcast today that some lineup changes are going
>> into effect this Saturday.  From the link they mentioned here
>> (http://www.comcastbignews.com/southjersey/), it looks like alot of
>> channels are moving around, and we're getting some more HD channels
>> (which is nice).  So, my questions are this:
>> 1) I imagine that I need to keep an eye on my SchedulesDirect lineup and
>> see if/when it gets updated, since most of my channels are in the 2-99
>> analog range.  Since alot of these are moving around, will it be a while
>> before SD catches up?
>>
>
> I'm not sure how long it takes them to react to changes like that (my
> guess is not long), but once SchedulesDirect receives the lineup
> changes, you'll get them the next time mythfilldatabase runs. I could be
> wrong, but for analog channels I don't think you'll have to do anything
> unless new ones are added or are changed to channel numbers that your
> database doesn't currently have (e.g., what was on channel 55 gets moved
> to channel 97 when you had no channel 97 before).
>
>
>> 2) Since some new HD channels are coming online, will I have to rescan
>> my channels and go thru the process of editing what I get/want with the
>> channel editor all over again, or is there an easier way?
>>
>
> Did they give any indication as to whether these "new HD channels" would
> be transmitted in the clear? If they're going to be encrypted like 99%
> of the channels (judging by the new ones they say you'll be getting on
> that page I would bet they will be) then it doesn't really matter :) If
> they are unencrypted, thus usable by you, then yes, you'll have to
> rescan; Myth only knows about a channel if it's stored in the database,
> which happens only if you run the channel scanner. OTOH, if they can
> give you an idea of what mux/frequency these new HD channels will be on
> then you'll only have to scan that one (or few, whatever) frequency(ies).
>
>
>> >Thanks for any help.  This is the first time my lineups have changed
>> >since I started using Myth, so I'm not really sure what to expect.
>>> Harry
>>
>>
>> I think the biggest problem would be if for the digital lineup they
>> changed the mux & pid to channel mappings (e.g., let's say FOX is
>> 603MHz, PIDs 2048&2049, but then moves to a different frequency or
>> something). Then you'd basically have to delete the channels that moved
>> around and do a rescan. I could be wrong on that though...maybe someone
>> else can chime in about this...
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Jesse Burt
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>
>That's all what I figured.  I guess I'll have to wait a few days and see
>how it shakes out.  In the meantime, I don't really think that the new
>HD channels would all be in the clear.  Maybe some, but probably not
>all.  How do I find out what frequencies certain channels are being sent
>on?  I know that I can find the xmltvid's via SchedulesDirect, but
>nothing for the frequencies.

>For example, I saw that TBS-HD came online here, and I could get the
>xmltvid, but could never try to add it because I never could find out
>what the frequency was.  If it was even available that is.  I get
>TNT-HD, so its conceivable that TBS-HD could be tuned in, but I'm not sure.

>Anyway, thanks for the help.
>Harry

 Yesterday I informed schedulesdirect (through the website) Spike TV moved 
from ch.325 to 241 on Directv in my area. Within 15 min. I received a reply 
from Robert Kulagowski saying  "I've submitted this to TMS". I checked just 
before I wrote this and it hasn't changed yet. I'll reply back when it does. 
A little O.T. though, my kids like the old Star Trek DS9 shows that come on 
at 2A.M. I was able to get around the problem by starting the recording 
early and setting the Directv box to auto tune on time. It made me wonder if 
it could be automated running a mysql statement changing the channel number 
after the database update via cron. Its not worth it for this but maybe for 
someone who's STB doesn't auto tune.