Shaw HD Listings Guide and SageTV

[zands]

Hi all,

I had been using Windows MC for quite some time but taking the leap towards HD. Bought the Hauppauge HD PVR and now have a Shaw DCT6200 and installed SageTV.

So far, SageTV mostly works but has been crashing. Suspect it might be heat. The biggest challenge and can't figure out is:
1) how do I get HD listings for SageTV and Shaw? Without the listings it seems pointless almost to have a PVR? As far as I can see, the only thing that SageTV seems to see is Digital Shaw and Basic or Extended Cable service. Anyone know how to do this or another source for SageTV?

2) I finalyl got the blaster from Hauppauge to work and change the DCT6200 channels, but when issued from SageTV it doesn't work. I've got it set in SageTV to show that the source is the HD PVR but can't change the tuning source. help?

Thanks in advance for any light that can be shed!
Sean

[vividweb]

Hi Sean

Your HD listings should be in Sage, I don't have Shaw so I can't confirm if the channels are there or not, you may have to go into the Tuner setup and edit the channel list. The channels appear on Zap2it.com so they should be able to be activated in the tuner's channel setup.

I don't use the Hauppauge blaster, but use a USB-UIRT. I would suggest looking into ordering one, it will make your system much easy to expand in the future. One tuner will frustrate you and you will pick up another soon enough.

[wayner]

Your digital lineup should be there - did you try Digital Shaw? In my area I use Rogers Digital. I believe that Sage uses the lineups from Zap2it. Go to Zap2it's site and try finding the correct TV listings for your area - if your postal code doesn't give you HD channels then try some neighbouring postal codes. If Shaw is like Rogers then it is quite likely that channel numbering in the digital band is pretty much the same in all areas.

Another option for channel changing is firewire if your box and your PC have firewire ports.

[Xiphoid]

I'm having the same hard time making my IR Blaster work with my Shaw DCT6200 box. How did you make it work?

[zands]

I ended up using the remote config program. It worked for a while and then it recently stopped working. I haven't figured out why yet tho. I can send the zip file to you if you like.

[tvmaster2]

Originally Posted by zands

I ended up using the remote config program. It worked for a while and then it recently stopped working. I haven't figured out why yet tho. I can send the zip file to you if you like.

I have Starchoice using a DSR505 and SageTV with a Hauppauge PVR card, and it gets all the updates of channels usually within a day or two - it took a couple of days to get HBO Canada sorted, but whenever freakin' Shaw adds another stupid 25 pay football channels, I have to go in and delete them all. Hope this helps

[Xiphoid]

zands:

Thanks, I got the remote working finally, and I also now have my firewire connection properly changing channels on my Shaw box. Yay! Only one more bug to fix, sometimes SageTV hangs when I'm changing channels and the only way I can regain control is to use the task manager, shut it down completely and then relaunch it.