[mythtv-users] Switch tuners with Live TV

Tyler mythtv at unixgod.net
Fri May 30 08:20:53 EDT 2003


Greetings,

I'm new to the project and have been reading the list extensively and done a
bunch of searches, but I can't find a clear answer to my question..

Let's say that I have 2 backends setup each with a frontend on it, each with one
capture card each.  The master has cable plugged into it, the other has
satellite plugged into it.  If I start up a frontend on either of the backends,
I've read that it will check for local tuner availability before using the
other.  What if I want to switch to the other?  Say I'm watching a PPV and want
to check a local cable channel for news updates or something?  From my reading,
the 'c' button changes inputs on the card, but not the actual card.

Also, with a setup like that, what would the EPG show?.. would it only show data
for the active tuner, or would it show all data and switch to the tuner [if
available] as appropriate?  [Forgive me, I've not yet procured the hardware to
set this package up yet, so this may be self-explanatory once I do.]

Thanks gang!

Tyler


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