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

[Jo Shields]

Warren wrote:

> Brad DerManouelian wrote:
>
>>On Mar 26, 2006, at 3:39 PM, Martin Ereth wrote:
>>
>>  
>>
>>>I think, a switch should be provided, because when I zap to another  
>>>channel, it takes
>>>some time, where I think the buffer is filled, until the channel is  
>>>showed.
>>>I didn't see a switch to turn the buffer off.
>>>    
>>>
>>
>>Just because you think this is true, it doesn't mean it is. Some  
>>people experience immediate channel changes. Some people experience a  
>>few second delays. Search the lists for more information. I remember  
>>Isaac saying that there is no "buffering" time built into myth. As  
>>soon as information is able to be displayed, it is displayed.
>>
>>  
>>
>>>But zapping should be faster.
>>>
>>>Also my harddisk is filling up realtively fast. 500MB after an  
>>>hour. After a movie
>>>with 3 hours, no space is left. Maybe my myth is misconfigurated
>>>What should people with diskless (livecd) computers do?
>>>    
>>>
>>
>>All machines record to a disk somewhere. A "diskless" system means  
>>there's no disk local to the machine, but there is one somewhere  
>>that's mounted and being used. 500MB/hour is not a lot of space for  
>>video. You need to invest in a larger hard drive if you're short on  
>>space.
>>
>>  
>>
>>>I do not really know the internals of myth. I am really in favour  
>>>of a cache, maybe
>>>with up to 50MB in size, or the video should be delivered directly  
>>>without a delay.
>>>Just think about live-broadcastings. You see the decisive goal 30  
>>>seconds later than
>>>your neighbour. He is jumping around and you are asking yourself why.
>>>    
>>>
>>
>>If you're experiencing 30 second delays, something is VERY wrong with  
>>your system.
>>
>>  
>>
>>>Thats why I just like to see such a feature. I did not say that it  
>>>must be used by
>>>every user.
>>>
>>>MythTV is a really good application, with or without this feature.
>>>
>>>Martin
>>>
> Are you using 0.19 or 0.19.1?  There was a major delay in changing 
> channels in 0.19 that is fixed in 0.19.1.
>
> W


is 0.19.1 official yet? or do you just mean "the 0.19-fixes stuff"