![]() However, without PSIP they will almost surely have different channel numbers. (Probably mostly QAM, but I wouldn't be surprised if at least some turned out to be analog.) The Homeworx and iView will receive the QAM channels (but not any analog ones). His SD channels, 2-99, could be QAM or analog. The Homeworx and iView need PSIP, and they need it on every station.Ĭlint's local HD channels (e.g., channel 712) are QAM. In short, Cox is probably sending the time, but not in a form that the Homeworx or iView can use. That's why the Homeworx and iView don't work well with most cable systems. ![]() The Homeworx, iView, and in fact most clear QAM tuners don't support those cable standards. Instead, they use their own cable industry standards for the functions that OTA stations use PSIP for, including time. Unfortunately, this process drops the PSIP info from the OTA stations.Ī cable company could insert its own PSIP onto its QAM channels, but many don't. Instead, they extract the streams they want and multiplex them onto their own digital channels. Third, cable companies don't generally rebroadcast OTA digital signals unmodified. A time signal on another station wouldn't help. That's the station it "listens" to in order to start the recording. PSIP is the only time signal supported by the Homeworx or iView: they don't even have an analog tuner, so they couldn't possibly support the old analog time signal even if it's available.įor the Homeworx or iView to start a timed recording, an accurate PSIP time signal must be available on the station it's tuned to. With digital, each station broadcasts its own time signal. Note the difference: with analog, there was one station (typically PBS) broadcasting a time signal. Second, for digital over-the-air, there's a time signal included in each station's PSIP. It's possible that Cox also does this on one or more of their analog channels, if they have any left. For example, my old SD satellite receiver outputs the analog time signal, and I have an old VCR getting its time from that receiver to prove it. That's long gone, but any analog signal can carry a similar time signal. Originally Posted by JHBrandt /t/1482341/homeworx-hw-150pvr-support-and-discussion/280_20#post_23741457įirst, back in the analog era, there was a time signal carried by many PBS stations.
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