[vdr] Re: split up channels.conf

["Rienecker, Fa. Evenio, ITS P, M" <C.Rienecker@deutschepost.de>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lauri Tischler [mailto:lauri.tischler@efore.fi]
> Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 5:01 PM
> To: vdr@linuxtv.org
> Subject: [vdr] Re: split up channels.conf
> 
> 
> Rienecker, Fa. Evenio, ITS P, M wrote:
> 
>  > e.g. ZDF        [13E|318|8011] or
>  >      Premiere 1 [19.2E|133|10]
>  > everything else is fixed than
>  > 	ZDF (11054:H:27500:5/6:570:571)
>  > 	P 1 (11798:H:27500:3/4:511:512,513;515)
> 
> ZDF [19.2E|  1|28006]
> ZDF [ 13E |318| 8011]
> 
> ZDF (11954:H:27500:3/4:110:120)
> ZDF (11054:H:27500:5/6:570:571)
> 
> Ummm... which ZDF is which
> 
> I mean if I scan Astra and Hotbird there are duplicate channels
> 

Actually it's the same.
The user must decide which one he wants to use in his setup.
I would've suggested to have the 'real name' in the master channel list and
a user definable 'display name' in the channels.conf, anyway.

The channel is uniquely identified by [source|NID|SID]
You have to look at it like terrestrial FM-radio: normally you have more
than one frequency to chose from for the same station.

CU,
Christian.