[mythtv-users] OT - UK interest, 5 more BBC channels now in HD

[Karl Dietz]

On 16.12.2013 03:10, blind Pete wrote:
>
> Just an idle thought that might be worthwhile...
>
> Would it be sensible to look for new transport streams or do
> a tuning scan as part of the normal EIT scan, or every twentieth
> EIT scan?  If something is found a pop-up could ask; yes, no,
> or later.

The though is good, but its not as easy as it appears.

For a plain old cable setup you get the list of transports delivered 
non-stop (NITa) and could simply handle it whenever there is a new 
version. If there is a transport that carries "all SI" you can then move 
there and get all channels within seconds.

But what do you do now? Ask your kids about the channels? (or whoever 
sits in front of the tv right now)

Regards,
Karl

PS: The "all SI" transport can also be found on satelite setups, but is 
not so common on terrestrial setups. But the latter need some 
reachitecturing anyway due to the mix of fillers, SFN, MFN that you 
might be receiving at a single location. Mostly an issue between DVB-T 
regions. While you get "more channels" you also get "more duplicates" 
sometimes with the same ID, sometimes not.