part of an earlier post by malouff:
"Having used the TVGuide vs PSIP EPG like all the other CECBs the DTVPal will get features provided by having paid to use the TVGuide:
Programming search
Search by name for the shows you want to watch"
Malouff, can you post the link to the site that shows that DTV Pal is somehow related to the TV Guide guide?
pabeader this part of the quote makes it sound like I have used both the TVGuide and PSIP OTA EPGs -
I haven't.
You are VERY correct - Dish Network makes no official references to using the TVGuide EPG.
I can NOT find any official site that is DTVPal and TVGuide are related.
Looks like it was a rummer - NOT STARTED MY ME -
I should have done better research before posting any claims.
I am apparently
very wrong looks like
they to will also be using PSIP data.
I have seen several reports that the DTVPal has a Electronic Program Guide (EPG)
with instant access
to up to seven days of program listings and information
Will DTVPal owners be sad to find out that FCC rules require stations to send a MINIMUM of 12 hours of fully and PROPERLY populated EPG via PSIP.
However, not all stations are currently doing this - maybe a few will get up to seven days of program listings.
I am sorry to all for my confusion thank you for the information pabeader.
So the only sure thing the DTVPal has going for it is the cheap price and it adds another Analog PassThu CECB.
Because it is using a extended PSIP EPG like some other CECBs
I am thinking that the DTVPal will not perform very well as
I don't think it has the CPU or Memory to gather parse
and display a complex 7-day Electronic Program Guide let alone allow searching of the PSIP data.
Other CECBs with a complex EPG look like by using this approch simply degrades the performance of the CECB
it takes away the precious Memory and CPU for decoding the ATSC signal and devotes it to showing a complex EPG.
This must be why Zenith/Insignia/MicroProse have chosen to use a SIMPLE Now/Next they are all LG based.
The Zenith and Insiginia are also reported as being better then the Artec Pro and Digital Stream also LG based but using a more Complex EPG then Zenith and Insiginia.
I wonder if the DTVPal will then be more like the RCA DTA800B EPG as DTVPal.com does say
"See what’s showing on every channel "
then again it does not say
how it will be displayed you may have to scroll through every channel like the other EPGs being used.
I thought the DTVPal would have been the "Holy Grail" with all of its features as others have but it is starting to look like
I was wrong.
I did order from FreeDTVShop also and am not going to cancel my order.
I may be wrong about the DTVPal's performance.
We know it went though beta testers but they are not allowed to talk.
The DTVPal does however have these two features going for it.
It is cheap and it has analog passthru
It is also the only CECB with searching and reminders
I will be needing analog passthru and hate the way the philco/magnavox has implemented it.
I am just happy that there is another Analog PassThru CECB other then the Magnavox/Philco.
I also have no idea when the NTIA will allow either
the MicroProse MPI-500PT* or Zenith DTT901* to be added to the allowed list.
If I were you guys I would still take a gamble with the DTVPal and also get the MicroProse MPI-500PT*
if it is added to the allowed list before your coupon(s) expires.
- We already know how the Zenith has been performing the the MicroProse is very similar -
I will fix my previous posts about the TVGuide as I don't want to confuse others or have others order based upon this confusion.
If I am wrong please correct me.
Also what is the board command for strike through?
