[mythtv-users] [mythtv-commits] Ticket #2086: 1er show starttime equal 2nd endtime 2nd show don't start

[Yeechang Lee]

Joe Votour <joevph at yahoo.com> says:
> Within the TV world, there are several different clocks that are in use:
> 1. The clock wthin the original satellite feed (a.k.a. the Network),
> 2. The clock within the cable office that takes the satellite feed and
> rebroadcasts it,
> 3. The clock at the household of the user,
> 4. The clock on the PC/device recording the show

Don't forget

5. The program listing

I record Letterman, Leno, and Conan (for non-Americans, all three are
nicknames for popular late-night talk shows), and the listings for all
three carry non-"standard" start and end at odd times. Same with NBC's
reruns of the latter two. Conan, in particular, starts almost exactly
when the listing says it does.

HDNet Movies is also very good about starting its films almost exactly
on schedule; moviephiles clearly run things over there.

> Naturally, with 3 and 4, these tend to be somewhat inaccurate, unless all
> of your devices are using NTP.

Anyone who uses MythTV and isn't also using NTP as a time source on
his systems is doing himself a great disservice.

> Of course, then again, I remember when TBS actually put their shows
> on at five minutes past the hour to accomplish the same thing.

Incorrect. See <URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TBS_(TV_network)> for
more on the late, lamented "Turner Time."

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