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

[Warren]

Jo Shields wrote:
> 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"
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Whatever you want to call the current svn, I guess the "fixes stuff". 
That is some of the stuff that it fixes.

W
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