Ron, 1. What model receivers are having trouble? 2. Did the TVCT get updated with the new informaion and a new version number? William KET Ron Economos wrote: >As many of you know, ATSC A/53C has dictated >that all PID assignments (except for PAT) will be >numbered equal to or above 0x0030 after January >1st, 2005. > >At the same time, the "program paradigm" for PID >assignment has been deleted. The "program paradigm" >is in older versions of A/53, and assigns PID numbers with >these formulas (where N equals the MPEG-2 Program >Number). > >PMT = 16*N >PCR = 16*N + 1 >Video = 16*N + 1 >Audio = 16*N + 4 > >One of the local DTV stations here in the SF Bay Area, >KGO-DT, has fulfilled the equal to or above 0x0030 PID >requirement by changing their Program Numbers from 1 and 2 >to 3 and 4 and continuing to use the old "program paradigm". >This results in PIDs 0x0030, 0x0031, 0x0034, 0x0040, 0x0041 >and 0x0044. > >This has caused some receivers to display a black screen >and no audio when tuned to KGO-DT. No amount of > re-scanning will resurrect these receivers. > >So the question to the group is: > >What is the safest way to satisfy the equal to or above 0x0030 >requirement? Since the "program paradigm" has been deleted, >should MPEG-2 Program Numbers now start at 1 (instead >of the previously recommended 2)? > >Thoughts and experience would be appreciated. > >Ron > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: > >- Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at >FreeLists.org > >- By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word >unsubscribe in the subject line. > > > > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.296 / Virus Database: 265.6.2 - Release Date: 12/20/2004 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.