[mythtv-users] Freevo, Tivo & MythTV

[Phil Bridges]

On 11/17/06, Marco Nelissen <marcone at xs4all.nl> wrote:
> >On 11/17/06, Viitasaari <public at viitasaari.ca> wrote:
> >> <snip>
> >> After actually using it I realized that it takes 2-3 seconds of garbled
> >> presentation for a channel change.
> >>
> >> I have since spent some time reading message boards, FAQ's and
> >> documentation on MythTV and apparently this is a common quirk which the
> >> majority of MythTV users don't even notice because they do scheduling &
> >> recording as opposed to watching LiveTV.
> >>
> >><snip>
> >> MythTV does it but the channel
> >> changing problem really showcases how MythTV is not there yet.
> >>
> >> Now, I would love to help fix the problem as long as everyone can agree
> >> that it is a serious one.
> >
> >This delay is due to MythTV buffering the recording.  If it didn't do
> >this, you wouldn't be able to rewind your programming.
>
> No, it's not, and yes, it could.

Uh, yeah it is.  You know, if you don't want to record your
programming, you could set up XAWTV as a menu item.

>
> >Please search the mailing list for more information; this has been
> >discussed ad infinitum.
>
> IIRC, last time the answer from "old timers" was pretty much "if it
> bothers you that much, fix it yourself"

Actually, the mailing list history explains why there is a buffer.