[mythtv-users] Am I able to stop auto-recording?

[Daniel A. Segel]

Marco Nelissen wrote:

>In fact, I'd say that you'll get more users by *always* recording, even if
>nobody is watching. This is what Tivo does, and adds the advantage of being
>able to go to live TV and then immediately back up 30 minutes (the default
>size of Tivo's buffer) and play from there.
>

TiVo reserves a set amount of space for this function so it never 
intrudes on your available space for recording shows.

The thing I don't get is why the developers (and those who don't mind 
this change) try to argue people out of their preference to not have it 
on. Clearly there are a lot of people who don't like the way this 
"feature" was implemented. But then again, MythTV's development has 
always been more driven by the developers wishes than the users. I 
suppose that's their right, but it still sucks for the rest of us.

This whole argument is kind of like the request for TiVo to include a 
remaining disk space indicator - instead of just providing one, the TiVo 
developers argue vehemently about why the users shouldn't want or need 
one. I never understood that stance either.

Daniel