[mythtv-users] Multirec and incorrect conflicts
Jon Bishop
jon.the.wise.gdrive at gmail.com
Sun Nov 30 10:14:40 UTC 2008
On Nov 30, 2008, at 1:59 AM, Phill Edwards wrote:
> I have 2 DVB-T tuner cards each of which has the "Max Recordings"
> settings to 2. So I should be able to record 4 programs at once.
Well, not exactly. It really depends on the multiplexes. If, for
example, you're getting ATSC (free OTA HD) then, it is likely there
will only be 1 or 2 channels on the multiplex (up to 4 is the most
I've seen, and that's on PBS). If you want to record something that's
going to be on both those multiplex channels (lets say PBS6.1 and 6.2)
*THEN* you could record 2 shows on a single card, but if not, it won't
work. If you're looking to record something off NBC, PBS, FOX and ABC
all at the same time, you WILL NOT have enough tuners, because they
each broadcast their own multiplex. Really, cable is where you're
going to find the most multiplexes, and unfortunately, most cablecos
are encrypting their digital signals, so you can't even take advantage
of it.
Personally, I had hoped that multirec would allow soft padding to
schedule shows that are airing back to back on seperate tuners so that
one could record long, and the other could start early without the
file being spread across 2 recordings. This is technically possible,
but not in it's current default configuration.
~Jon
More information about the mythtv-users
mailing list