[mythtv-users] Why isn't LiveTV as smart as a regular recording?

[Jelle De Loecker]

Op woensdag 12-11-2008 om 13:58 uur [tijdzone -0800], schreef David C.
Uhrig:
> On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 1:52 PM, Kevin Kuphal <kkuphal at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > I must be missing something.  You're upset because LiveTV starts on a
> > channel you're not expecting?  Because if I want to watch something live, I
> > start LiveTV, hit Menu, go to Guide, pick what I want to watch and it tunes
> > it just fine.
> >
> > Kevin
> 
> I'm not exactly seeing the problem either. Every time I've watched
> LiveTV, MythTV defaults to an open tuner. If all tuners are in use, it
> asks me if I want to watch one of the show that I'm recording. Also
> when on LiveTV, I can switch to other tuners that are not recording
> from the Menu, and if the tuner I'm watching LiveTV on is getting
> ready to record something, MythTV prompts me to ask if I want to
> record it or keep watching what I already had on.
> 
> Is LiveTV sending you to a tuner that is currently recording or one
> that is not recording? Are you asking that LiveTV send you to the
> available tuner that has the longest "down time" until the next
> scheduled recording?
> 
> -David C. Uhrig

Yes but what kind of tuner do you have?
Are you using virtual tuners, multirec?