> >However, when I am in the guide data, if I pick a channel that only > >exists in one lineup, mythtv doesn't automatically switch cards (in > >other words, if I'm watching local OTA channel on HD-3000 and then > >select DirecTV ESPN (channel 206), mythtv doesn't switch to the > >PVR-250 card). Is this normal or do I have something set up > >incorrectly? I end up having to change cards (with 'C') and then > >changing channels. > > > > > That is how it works. This has come up in the past, but this hasn't > been a particular itch with any of the developers. I started to look > into it at one time, but after staring at the code for a while decided > that I don't watch enough live tv to worry about it (I was actually > looking at adding this functionality for my wife). If a patch was > written that was up to the coding standards, there is a good chance it > would be accepted. >
Really? I can't believe this isn't a priority to the developers. It seems to me that it's a bug (unwanted functionality) for a tuner card that can't tune specific channels to be selected to try to record/watch those channels. On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 21:30:35 -0500, David George <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Paul Leppert wrote: > > >I have an HD-3000 and a PVR-250. In mythtvsetup, I have two channel > >lineups (using zap2it): one for HDTV OTA broadcast channels and one > >for DirecTV. The HDTV lineup is attached to the HD-3000 Television > >input and the DirecTV is attached to the PVR-250 S-Video. > > > >When I am watching live tv, I can switch between the cards using 'C'. > > > > > You sure it isn't 'Y'? C switches between inputs, Y switches between cards. > > >However, when I am in the guide data, if I pick a channel that only > >exists in one lineup, mythtv doesn't automatically switch cards (in > >other words, if I'm watching local OTA channel on HD-3000 and then > >select DirecTV ESPN (channel 206), mythtv doesn't switch to the > >PVR-250 card). Is this normal or do I have something set up > >incorrectly? I end up having to change cards (with 'C') and then > >changing channels. > > > > > That is how it works. This has come up in the past, but this hasn't > been a particular itch with any of the developers. I started to look > into it at one time, but after staring at the code for a while decided > that I don't watch enough live tv to worry about it (I was actually > looking at adding this functionality for my wife). If a patch was > written that was up to the coding standards, there is a good chance it > would be accepted. > > >Eventually, I hope to have three inputs on the two capture cards: two > >DirecTV receivers on the S-Video input for each card, and one OTA HDTV > >via the HD-3000. I was planning on setting up two channel lineups > >(the same two I have now) and just associating the DirecTV lineup > >twice (to each card's S-Video) and the OTA HDTV to the HD-3000. Will > >this work, or will I need to set up three lineups (DTV1, DTV2, and > >HDTV)? If I have to set up three, will myth automatically merge them > >so I won't have duplicates in my guide? > > > > > Two lineups are fine. Just setup the one Directv lineup and assign it > to both capture cards. This is what I do. > > >On a related topic, with the DirecTV and HDTV OTA, I have multiple > >local channels (the DTV version and the HDTV OTA version of CBS, for > >instance). Is there a way to get the HDTV version chosen before the > >DTV version (so when I record network channels, I get the HDTV version > >versus the "standard" DTV version)? Should this be done at the > >capture card level or on a channel by channel basis? > > > > > Increase the priority level of the HDTV card in the card setup (or > increase the HDTV channel priority in the channel setup). > > >Also, at the capture card, can I specify the input priority (so if I > >have both DTV on SVideo, and HDTV on Television on the HD-3000, I can > >still get the Television input to supercede the SVideo input)? > > > > > > > I am not sure where the mixed NTSC and ATSC support is on the HD-3000. > I know there has been work done on this recently. I don't think it is > 0.17, but it may be in CVS. I haven't really paid attention as I use > two PVR-250 for my Directv receivers because I wanted both to record the > same way (MPEG2). With the HD-3000 video in you will need to record in > RTJPEG or MPEG4 (unless this has changed). Plus this will take more CPU. > > -- > David > > HDTV capable frontend I am working on (now with a picture) > http://mythhd.info > > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users