[sllug-members]: Mythtv + Comcast

[Brandon Beattie]

On Thu, Aug 02, 2007 at 02:32:06PM -0600, Jarom Hatch wrote:
> Michael Heath wrote:
> > Comcast has free TV schedules on their website (www.comcast.net
> > <http://www.comcast.net> , under TV) that are localized to a zip code
> > you input. It will give you a complete list of all the channels in
> > the area. (Though, I have found this to be slightly incorrect before,
> > and it likely lists some channels your brother doesn't have)
> 
> The problem with that is that the real channel IDs (what the channel
> scan finds) don't match Comcast's channel numbers at all.  Therefore
> it's impossible to know what's what unless you watch a few minutes of
> each channel.

Myth does support searching for program data+xmltv id's but it's only
part of HD channels. It's possible for comcast to use
their HD channels to contain information for all channels.  I doubt they
are doing this but it's possible.

--Brandon