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

[Martin Ereth]

Daniel A. Segel schrieb:
> 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

Third person with the same opinion!

I think it wouldn't be that difficult including such a simple switch.

Martin