[vdr] Re: automatic channel scan

[Christian Berger <einStein@donau.de>]

Ulrich Petri schrieb:
> 
> Christian Berger wrote:
> >
> 
> > No actually you "scan" for them continiously. Isn't there a
> > way to just
> > look what other pids are on the transponder you currently tune into,
> > while still showing the channel you currently have? I think we are
> > already doing this with the EPG. And when we do nightly EPG scans, we
> > would also find almoust all new channels.
> 
> What you mean is the NIT (Network Information Table), this is a good
> start, but sadly not all stations are listed in it, so you still have to
> do a frequency sweep to catch all stations.

Ok, then you always use the NIT for every transponder you are turned in
anyhow, just like the EPG. You should have at least one channel
programmed for every transponder to let that work efficiently.

> Ciao Ulrich

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