WinTV-HVR 2250 QAM256 question. (1 Viewer)

[nzdreamer55]

I've got a WinTV-HVR 2250 card in my HTPC. This is a hybrid card and I have set it up according to the wiki for hybrid cards. It has 2 tuners on it so tha tI can watch and record at the same time or record 2 channels at the same time. We have cable and get an analog. This worked well, however I wanted to see if there might be some clear QAM channels that I could get, so I did a scan and got some what I thought were channels, only to find that they were not channels. I searched for the possible clear QAM channels in my area at the following web site:
http://www.silicondust.com/hdhomerun/lineup_web/US:93401#lineup_3587371

qam256 78-2 24 CSPAN2 720x480i 4:3
qam256 78-1 80 G4P 704x480i 4:3
qam256 103-5 781 KKFXHD 1280x720p 16:9
qam256 103-1 782 KCOYDT
qam256 78-13 783 KEYTDT 1280x720p 16:9
qam256 104-5 786 KSBYDT
qam256 104-1 788 KCETDT 1280x720p 16:9
qam256 78-6 UNKNOWN 352x480i 4:3
qam256 91-9 UNKNOWN
qam256 93-8 UNKNOWN 528x480i 4:3
qam256 101-5 UNKNOWN 528x480i 4:3
qam256 104-9 UNKNOWN
qam256 105-1 UNKNOWN 704x480i 4:3
qam256 108 ON DEMAND
qam256 109 ON DEMAND
qam256 110 ON DEMAND
qam256 111 ON DEMAND

When I scanned I got the following channels (see photo below). Does this mean anything? I'm not sure that I am actually finding the QAM256 channels that are supose to be on my local cable lines.

Steve

 

[nzdreamer55]

A Liitle more info.

I just did a recan using my TV which has a digital tuner in it and came across some new channels that I never know that I had. They are mostly the same as the old channels with different numbers so I think that they must be digital becasue the first time I set up my TV I only scanned using analog.
I am recanning with the TV server and I have tried all the QAM settings (HRC-3, HRC, IRC, Standard, Standard Alternative) and during the scan it will say that it found new channels, but then it does not up date anything. I have included some picts so you can see what is happening.

I must be getting digitial signals over my cable becuase my TV is getting them, but for some reason even though the TV card also seems to see them it won't add the channel.

Can someone help me figure this out?
Thanks
Steve

 

[nzdreamer55]

Here is something that might also help. I launched Windows media center and went thorough a scan and it found all the analog and clear QAM channel. It even found those that are encrypted, but has a little lock by those. I was able to play them through windows media center without a problem. I would really like to stick with media portal as it is so cool, but I'm not sure that I can figure this out.

Steve

 

[Andrew H]

I'm not sure what to do with ClearQAM channels other than my knowledge of how you would get OTA channels listed... There is a relationship between the TV-Guide and the channels detected during a scan - what are you using for your guide? Are you using an EPG, Schedules Direct, or the Microsoft mc2xml utility? I'm not exactly sure what happens if you do not have a guide other than you'd not have a decent MediaPortal because you'd never know what's coming on or be able to schedule recordings. I do think you should be able to VIEW these channels - use the PREVIEW button (you have in your attachment) and see how they respond... oh, and the link you made lists QAM channels different than your list in the #1 post, why? Of course, they could have been altered by the station since you posted.

Are you able to tune ant OTA channels yet? Again, how is your reception, can you PREVIEW them and what's the source of your guide?