[mythtv-users] ability to do "quick" manual recording ?

[Cory Papenfuss]

> I understand that... but my point is exactly that I DON'T want to depend on
> the EPG or the currently running program. I want to be able to do a "manual"
> record for however long I want (30 minutes, 1 hour, whatever).
>
> The whole reason is that the EPG is NOT always reliable. A main example is
> when it comes to international programming, it is quite often that the
> programming info in the EPG simply doesn't match because the programs don't
> start and end exactly as per the guide.
>
> Pressing "R" on liveTV works fine to start recording, but I don't want to be
> tied directly to the EPG for determining when the recording should stop...
>
>
 	I'd like to add that it's useful for archiving things from other 
media.  Recording a VHS or 8mm home video, for example.

-Cory

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* Cory Papenfuss                                                        *
* Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student               *
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University                   *
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