<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">+1 for SchedulesDirect. I switched to them when ReplayTV went dark, and they have not disappointed.<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 4:45 PM, Phil Turmel <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:philip@turmel.org" target="_blank">philip@turmel.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class="">On 03/31/2016 03:06 PM, Alex Carver wrote:<br>
> Schedule data is only really available from DirecTV and they do mess it<br>
> up fairly often. Sometimes shows start a few minutes early or late,<br>
> other times it's the wrong title so you have no idea what happened until<br>
> the opening credits roll. It also doesn't matter what network, the<br>
> network schedule and DirecTV's schedule very frequently do not match at<br>
> all (because DirecTV repeats shows on some networks for east coast and<br>
> west coast). So I'd have to rely on DirecTV's scheduling, couldn't use<br>
> anything else.<br>
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</span>SchedulesDirect.org, the provider for MythTV and many other open-source<br>
projects that include schedules, allows you to select DirecTV as a<br>
provider. SD.org is a non-profit front-end to Tribune Media Services,<br>
the 900 lb gorilla in this market that everyone seems to use. You might<br>
be surprised. $25/yr. Two-month trial $6.<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.schedulesdirect.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.schedulesdirect.org/</a><br>
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As to the hardware, you should consider the older Hauppage products.<br>
Back when I was still on unencrypted analog cable, I had a PVR-500<br>
hooked to MythTV. Hardware encoding. Supports NTSC tuning (now<br>
useless), S-Video, and composite inputs. Identical to the PVR-250, but<br>
with dual tuners & encoders. Still supported by MythTV. Warning: PCI<br>
slot, not PCIe.<br>
<br>
MythTV also has tools to support external tuning with IR blasters /<br>
serial ports / whatever (including custom scripts). This old post might<br>
get you started:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/160737" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/160737</a><br>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
Phil<br>
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