[mythtv-users] Sudden HDHomeRun signal quality degradation on Charter Cable

genestapp at charter.net genestapp at charter.net
Tue Jan 26 04:07:46 UTC 2010


>On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 7:13 PM, Matt Emmott <memmott at gmail.com> wrote: 
> On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 5:50 PM, J-e-f-f-A MythTV <jeffa.myth at gmail.com> 
wrote: 
> 
>> Perhaps Charter moved the channels to a different location?  The cableco 
>> set-top-boxes will automatically adjust to channel movements.  Your Myth box 
>> won't pick up on changes unless you re-scan. 
>> 
>> So I'm thinking a re-scan will find them again in their new location... 
>> 
>> J-e-f-f-A 
>> 
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> 
> Hmm, that makes sense but I'm scared to death to scan - Every time I 
> set up my HDHR it finds dozens of un-tunable stations that crash my FE 
> and occasionally my BE, resulting in a couple hours' of work to get 
> the channels fixed and renamed. Is a scan on an existing lineup less 
> destructive than a scan on a new lineup? the GAF has been getting 
> better but if I'm back to the hell I was in 3 months ago I don't know 
> if it's worth it.

I work for Charter nationally and there have been no channel migrations/changes recently in any of the MA areas that I have checked. I'll do a bit more digging for you if you can give me your zip code.


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