PBS guide data wrong in MCE 2005

[bluegreenturtle]

Hmm, I searched but couldn't find exactly anything on how to fix this, maybe somebody knows off the top of their head.

Have OTA HD tuner - guide data is fine for everything in MCE2005 except for the PBS channel, which is displaying the analog stuff, very different from what's being broadcast on DTV. Any fix?

[Derek K.]

I have the same problem. My guide show "no data available" for the pbs hd channel, but the sd channel is correct. It sucks.

[BigAl]

MCE maps analog guide data to the HD channels which is why you are seeing what you are seeing. The MCE folks made a (poor) decision to just use analog guide data for the HD channels instead of specifically downloading ATSC channel lineups.

I'll describe how I kinda get around this limitation. I make no promises that it will work for you.

-My analog tuner is hooked up to analog cable, HD tuner is (obviously) hooked up to antenna.
-When setting up the guide for my analog tuner I use the channel listing for **digital cable**. It will tell you this is not normal but accept it anyway.
-I setup the OTA guide data as normal.

Now go thru the digital cable listing and find the HD PBS channel.
Then map the HD PBS channel to this digital cable guide info. There is an option to remap guide data somewhere in the TV settings.
Cleanup the analog channel listings so you only have the analog channels show up.

Alan

[DJ79]

BigAl, I did the exact same thing about two weeks ago. I guess I got curios about what I was missing by not having digital cable, and there it was - PBS HD. So I am finally able to see the listings for the only TV channel that actually has something on.

[BigAl]

Yeah, it kinda works but in my case the OTA PBS HD program lineup is different than the digital cable lineup. It's better than nothing but I am really ready for vista's cablecard (if it doesn't cost me an arm and a leg).