[mythtv] Suggestion for improving SLOW channel changing in LiveTV.....

J. Donavan Stanley jdonavan at jdonavan.net
Thu Sep 8 11:24:39 UTC 2005


Blammo wrote:

>On 9/8/05, Buzz <buzz at oska.com> wrote:
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>>CONCEPT: Pre-emptively tuning non-active tuner/s to a channel either side of
>>the current one.... and changing channels by switching liveTV to the
>>pre-tuned tuner instead of re-tuning the active tuner. (then re-tuning it
>>automatically once it's non-active if required).
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>
>Not being as facetious as it sounds... but do that many people
>actually watch LiveTV on their myth box? personally I could go a month
>and never watch LiveTV, myth box or not. That's the advantage of a
>PVR... <aside from the fact that LiveTV + HD works so poorly>
>  
>

Every single day Live TV is used by someone in my household.  None of 
them however channel surf.  They all use the guide to select what they 
want to watch.


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