DVB-T and DVB-T2/T tuner on same network

Phil Pemberton

I have a fairly old TVHeadend PC which has a quad DVB-T2 tuner (Hauppauge WinTV-QuadHD DVB) and a dual DVB-T2 tuner (Hauppauge WinTV Nova-TD aka Nova-T-500). Locally there are a mix of DVB-T and DVB-T2 muxes - eight in total.

Both cards are connected to the same antenna via an amplified splitter.

Is it possible to configure TVHeadend to use the Nova-TD (DVB-T only) for DVB-T muxes, and only use the QuadHD (DVB-T2/T capable) if the mux is T2, or it's a T mux and both of the Nova-TD tuners are in use?

DeltaMikeCharlie

Try this:

Create 2 Networks, 'DVB-T1' and 'DVB-T2', or whatever names you like to clearly identify them.
Assign both Networks the same scan file for your region.
Manually delete the T2 Muxes assigned to the T1 Network.
In the Adapters config, ensure that the DVB-T tuner(s) are only assigned to the DVB-T1 Network and that the DVB-T2 tuner(s) are assigned to the DVB-T2 network.
Once all of the scanning is complete, the Muxes from DVB-T1 should have only the T1 services and the Muxes from DVB-T2 should have both types of Service.
You should now have some duplicated Services.
In the Services config, find the T1 Services that were scanned by a Mux on the DVB-T2 Network and change them to a lower priority.
In the Channels config, identify the T1 Channels that you want to fallback to the T2 Muxes, and add the Service that comes from the T2 mux.
In the Channels config, disable or delete the T1 Channels that originate from T2 Muxes.

This solution may need a little tweaking, so let the forum know if it works for you.