[mythtv-users] Scheduling Suggestions

[James Pifer]

> The global pre-/post-roll setting /is/ ignored for back-to-back 
> recordings.  Per-recording-rule start-early/end-late is mandatory, though.
> 

Didn't know that. 

> I'm assuming you have two capture cards, but confirmation would make it 
> easier to figure out what's happening.  Also, it could be important 
> whether the cards exist in a single backend or are in different backends.
> 

Yes, two capture cards, 250 and 350. Single backend.

> Please check the recording rules carefully to make sure that the 
> start-early/end-late settings are 0 (or at least that end-late is 0 for 
> the 9:00 show and start-early is 0 for the 10:00 shows).  Also, verify 
> that the shows actually air from 9:00 to 10:00 and 10:00 to whenever (as 
> opposed to 9:00 to 10:01).  And, to get the best information on what's 
> happening, please let us know which specific shows you're trying to 
> record.  (I have a feeling if you've really found an unusual situation, 
> we'll see Bruce Markey jump in with another well-thought-out description 
> of the scheduler.  :)
> 

Here's what I ended up setting last night just to get rid of the
recording conflicts.
		Capture Card	Early	Late
Lost 		1		 0 	0
CSI 		1		-1	0		
Law & Order	2		-4 	2

Law & Order with a -4 start still got almost everything. It cut off a
tiny been of the Intro, but got all of the show. CSI cut off a little
bit of the beginning, I'm guessing 30 secs to 1 minute.

Lost was on the listing until 10:04, how frustrating is that! Even so, I
have had issues in previous weeks with this. I'll have to see how the
next one goes. Lost is only scheduled until 10:00 next week.

Thanks,
James