On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 4:47 PM, Evan Hisey <ehi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Art- > Thanks for the headsup. So using the IRblaster has let you keep your > freevo doing your recordings to has it been relegated to DVD, music, > video? > > Evan > Yes, using an IRBlaster and the cable company box has allowed me to continue using my Freevo system for recording TV programs. However, this kludge is not 100% reliable. Sometimes, one of the digits is missed (e.g., 189 becomes 18 or 89) and, although recording starts at the correct time, the wrong channel's program is recorded. Other times, it seems LIRC isn't working correctly and no new channel is tuned via the IRBlaster, so the recording starts at the right time, but for the previously tuned (default) channel so, again, the wrong program is recorded. In the latter situation, I have to reboot my system so LIRC can load correctly. I don't know if the problem is with LIRC, the script, the IRBlaster, or the cable box. Probably each of those at some time or another. That's why I was hoping to eliminate all these variables by getting a new card with clear QAM support so the TV card itself can tune to the correct station without dependency on other devices and software. Unfortunately, my cable company's decision to remove most of the channels on their line-up from clear QAM has thwarted my plans.
My rough guess is that it's 95%+ reliable, but it's very frustrating when there's a special program I want (worse yet, a program that my wife really wants) and it's the very one that records incorrectly. Life was much simpler before the cable company switched to digital signals and you could have your TV or TV card tune to the correct channel without being forced to use their box. Art S R ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Make an app they can't live without Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
