[mythtv-users] Always missing first couple seconds of show

[Tupshin Harper]

Chris Petersen wrote:

>>I've got my MythTV system set to keep its clock synchronized using ntpdate.
>>  But I guess my local TV time is slightly off from where I'm synchronizing
>>to, since I always miss the very first 10 seconds or so of every show I
>>record.
>>    
>>
>
>I've noticed that almost all of my channels are almost exactly 30
>seconds ahead of "true" time/  Luckily, for the most part I only miss a
>bit of the intro, I do occasionally lose out on those shows that play
>plot-content before the intro (eg. stargate).
>
>  
>
>>Since there doesn't seem to be any "pre-roll" option in MythTV, what do you
>>folks do to get the whole show recorded?    Set your system clock slightly
>>fast?     If so, is there an option for ntpdate to offset your system time
>>by a specified amount from the master server?
>>    
>>
>
>hmm, that's probably a good idea.  If no one wants to include "pre-roll"
>as you call it (it was suggested before, but the thread fizzled away for
>some reason), this would be a nice alternative.   If no one posts, I'll
>ask a couple of my more knowledgeable sysadmin friends for help (have to
>wait for them to get online).
>
>-Chris
>
My myth-backend *needs* to be running accurate time. Preroll is a *much* 
better solution than having an inaccurate system clock.

-Tupshin