Mythtv and Bell Expressvu for condos-vdsl channel tuning

[Dave Germiquet]

I hear mythtv can use HD digital boxes... and use firewire instead of Ir
blasters..
thats something to look into

On 11/5/06, Teddy David Mills <teddymills-VFlxZYho3OA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
>
> As some of you know I been having some channel tuning problems.
> Because the Mythtv and Hauppage themselves alone cannot change the
> channels on some set-top cable boxes.
> (Motorola may refer to it as DCT2500, or very similar)
> The RG-2400V DCT2500 seems to be relatively common.
> The RG-2400V that Bell provides seems to require an IRblaster
>
> Until I can find an IR blaster that will work for the RG-2400V/Hauppage
> PVR-250,
> I seem to have found something that seems to work.
>
> What is it?
> The AUTOTUNE capabilities of the Bell ExpressVu for Condos.
> The autotune works because it is the RG2400V cable box that has been
> programmed to change the channel,
> and it does automatically changes the channel 2 minutes before an
> AUTOTUNE SCHEDULE is due to start.
> And since MythTV is always on channel 13, then it works!
> I still cannot use "Program Guide" of course.
>
> ---------------------------------------
> I have to MANUALLY SCHEDULE the mythtv default's "channel 13" at day X,
> time Y, for Z minutes  to match the AUTOTUNE schedule.
> (either a one-time or re-occurring recording)
> ---------------------------------------
>
> The nice part of this, is I believe the AUTOTUNE will work on each of
> the 3 TV stations that VDSL uses.
> In this case channels 3,8 and 13. In other words I believe I could built
> 3 Mythtv box's and use AUTOTUNE
> to record 3 programs at once.
>
> I am not sure if other VDSL/cable set-box's have AUTOTUNE or the
> equivalent built into their systems,
> but it would be a good bet that they do.
>
> Now, I just schedule MythTV to match the AUTOTUNE summary page.
> AUTOTUNE can do a one time or based on a schedule. (Just make sure you
> AUTOTUNE only only programs in the future.
> If you do it for the current time slot, autotune is greyed out.
>
> I will still get an IR-blaster for the RG-2400V, but only when I find
> one that will work.
> I was told today at the KnoppMyth event that the "us-cable" setting
> works for Rogers cable. Must be nice :)
>
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