[BC] Call Letters

[Cowboy]

On Monday 02 March 2009 11:17 am, Craig Bowman wrote:
>  That is not the way it works. The PSIP tells the TV which channel to 
>  display the video on.  You can be transmitting on Channel 42 but the TV 
>  displays you on 4.1

>  Cowboy wrote:

>  >  "Mom, what channel is channel 4 ?"
>  >  "I think channel 4 is on channel 13, or 31, or maybe channel 17 ?"
>  >  "So, what channel is channel 17 ?"

 While that part is correct, unless it's already programmed in, you
 can't find it, as there seems to be an extreme dependence on a 
 "scan" finding all possible channels, which just isn't real world.

 Some sets allow adding "a" channel, some require a full rescan,
 so if you need to change antenna direction for one or two,
 ( like my brother ) you lose them all, and can't fix it.

 It's STILL silly.

 Worse, in your example, if I wish to know what channel is channel 4,
 the digital sets won't tell me, without jumping through considerable hoops.

-- 
Cowboy