[mythtv-users] Can MythTV play a scheduled recording while it is recording?

[Jason Cooper]

Eric Thirolle (edt1 at duke.edu) scribbled:
> Hello MythTV users,
> My question is: Is it possible to watch a scheduled recording BEFORE it has
> finished recording. E.g., if I set up a scheduled recording of Angel at 9pm,
> and then want to start watching it a 9:15, can I do this?
> 
> Is the answer to this question different depending upon whether MythTV is
> using Nuppel, MPEG4 or MPEG2 (i.e., with PVR250/350)?
> 
> I know about MythTV's "Live TV" timeshifting functionality - that is not
> what I am asking about. I am specifically interested in shceduled
> recordings, and the ability to timeshift those.
> 
> The answer to this question would be helpful to all folks like myself
> persuing the mailing list archive. Thanks in advance for your help,
> 

Yep, Go into "Watch Recordings" and click on the highlighted show.
You'll begin watching it from the beginning, even though the show is
half over.

This is on a single tuner (bttv.o) card system with backend and frontend
on one system.

HTH,

Cooper.