[mythtv-users] [Request] Channel guide behavior while watching TV

[James Armstrong]

Isaac Richards wrote:

>On Wednesday 25 August 2004 12:34 pm, Jay R. Ashworth wrote:
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>>On Wed, Aug 25, 2004 at 12:10:57PM -0400, James Armstrong wrote:
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>>>Isn't there already something that says tuner #1 svideo0 is on
>>>/dev/video1 and uses Source #3 where Source #3 is Dishnetwork (from
>>>datadirect). Can't we just use that.?
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>>I believe the problem, James, is this:
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>>You may have two different lineups (which Myth calls Video Sources --
>>in my case "Bright House Cable - North Pinellas") which *carry the same
>>channels*.
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>>Since they're from different Video Sources, Myth won't assume they're
>>the same channel.
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>>I *think* this is the problem the original poster is having, from his
>>description, and my understanding of how Myth numbers channels
>>internally... but I'm sure if I'm wrong, Bruce will correct me.  :-)
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>It automatically groups channels that have the same callsign information, 
>regardless of which video source they're on.
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>Isaac
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Even if they are grouped by callsign wouldn't it still make sense to 
find the first available card input has that callsign / channel on its 
source and change to it instead of just returning to the same channel 
currently being viewed if the channel selected is not on the current 
tuner? If I have one tuner on broadcast channels, and two with 
dishnetwork, and I watch live tv it defaults to the broadcast channels 
tuner (#1). I usually want to watch scifi or something not on my 
broadcast only source, so I display the EPG and go to the Scifi channel 
and press select which does nothing. Mythtv is great for recording 
shows, but this is the one bug? that keeps livetv from working good for 
me (and others).

- James