[mythtv] Ticket #13202: playback doesn't start at begining

[Roger Siddons]

On Sat, 06 Jan 2018 18:02:02 -0000
"MythTV" <noreply at mythtv.org> wrote:

> #13202: playback doesn't start at begining
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>  Reporter:  w.newell@…            |          Owner:
>      Type:  Bug Report - General  |         Status:  closed
>  Priority:  minor                 |      Milestone:  needs_triage
> Component:  MythTV - General      |        Version:  0.28.1
>  Severity:  low                   |     Resolution:  Invalid
>  Keywords:                        |  Ticket locked:  0
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> 
> Comment (by gigem):
> 
>  Replying to [comment:5 rsiddons]:
>  > Most users want to watch programmes that start on or after the
>  > scheduled  
>  time, not the trailers/adverts/waffle that precede it.
> 
>  I could probably buy that for pre-roll.  I definitely can't for
> start- early.  When I use start-early, it's because I have better
> knowledge than the guide data or what I want to record.  I don't use
> it often, but everytime I do, I gnash my teeth when playback doesn't
> start where I expect/want it.
> 

Arguably the rule prescribes what to record, not where playback starts.
I usually have 2 min start-early, 5 min end-late on everything and
rarely look at where the programme falls within that.

But it's a fair point: Myth gets used in different ways.

And you would like to disable it as well.

Shall I just add a simple setting until we work out where we're going
with this ?

>  > The 'Start Early' pre-roll is usually considered as a safety
>  > buffer for  
>  those rare ocassions when programmes start early.
> 
>  Be careful with your terminology.  Start early and pre-roll are very
>  different things.  Pre-roll is optional, opportunistic time added in
>  seconds.  Start early is mandatory time added in minutes explicitly
>  requested by the user.
> 

Good point.

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