[mythtv-users] Why does mythtv decide to postpone a recording?

Robin Hill myth at robinhill.me.uk
Sat Apr 14 18:00:52 UTC 2007


On Sat Apr 14, 2007 at 10:16:06AM -0700, Marco Nelissen wrote:

> >On 4/14/07, Michael T. Dean <mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> On 04/14/2007 10:35 AM, Marco Nelissen wrote:
> >> > A few times now, MythTV decided it would not record an episode of
> >> > Grey's Anatomy because the same episode is on again a week later.
> >> > The scheduled recordings screen says something like "won't record -
> >> > later showing", and shows it plans to record the week after.
> >> > There are no conflicts (Grey's is one of two shows I record that
> >> > day, and I have three tuners).
> >> > So why does mythtv insist on recording an episode a week late (running
> >> > the risk of a schedule change causing it to miss the episode entirely),
> >> > when it could have just recorded it when it was on the first time?
> >> >
> >>
> >> The non-specific answer is that you've enabled:
> >>
> >> Reschedule Higher Priorities
> >> Move higher priority programs to other cards and showings when resolving
> >> conflicts.  This can be used to record lower priority programs that
> >> would otherwise not be recorded, but risks missing a higher priority
> >> program if the schedule changes.
> >>
> >> The details depend on the details of your schedule.
> >>
> >> Mike
> >
> >I have noticed this behavior lately as well.  The real question is, why does
> >it postpone a recording for no reason?  I have seen it happen when *NO*
> >other recording are schedule at that time, yet it decides to postpone the
> >one recording which is scheduled.  So, why does the later time slot have a
> >higher priority than the earlier one?
> 
> Exactly. In my case, there was no conflict (2 shows, 3 tuners), so the "reschedule
> higher priorities" option should not come into play at all.
> 
Is the later showing on the same channel?  If not, do you have
priorities set on the channels?

Cheers,
        Robin
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