[mythtv-users] Watching Analog Sources at multiple Frontends Simultaneously

Michael T. Dean mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Sat Jul 18 20:57:33 UTC 2009


On 07/18/2009 04:45 PM, Andrew Herron wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 9:28 PM, Michael T. Dean wrote:
>   
>> On 07/18/2009 04:21 PM, Andrew Herron wrote:
>>> ok i understand that I can watch a recording somewhat behind 'Live'. What
>>> i am trying to do however is use 'Switch Input' from the FrontEnds to select
>>> the capture card that is capturing the STB. Once I use 'Switch input' on the
>>> first FrontEnd I then cannot select the same input on other FrontEnds. Is
>>> this a basic limitation or have i not configured something correctlly?
>>>
>>> Thanks for everyones input on this - much appreciated!
>> Comes back to the design choice that only one frontend can be in control of
>> LiveTV.  If other frontends were able to gain control of the input you're
>> using, they would be able to change the channel on you.
>>
>> If you mean you'd like for LiveTV to "follow" you from one frontend to
>> another, that's not currently possible--though several have expressed a
>> desire for the functionality.  The closest you could do now is tell the
>> first frontend to record the show (press R), then exit playback, then go to
>> the next frontend and resume playback of the (formerly LiveTV) recording.
>>     
> Thanks for that. So there is no way after the first FrontEnd has started to
> 'watch' the input capturing the STB that a sunsequent FrontEnd could just
> watch the stream without any control? I understand that this could be
> basically achieved by commencing a recording and then all other FrontEnds
> could 'watch' that recording slightly behind live...however it would seem
> that making this directly available would be a very small step but a very
> big enhancement to MythTV...and all the basic capabilities are there right
> now to achieve it.

That's what Ben and Brian were telling you to do.  On the other 
frontends, go to Watch Recordings, ensure the filter includes LiveTV, 
and then start playback.

There's no, "Spy on what Mom & Dad are watching on LiveTV right now," 
button in Myth, though--you have to see what's being recorded in Watch 
Recordings.  (After all, Myth is designed to be a DVR (emphasis on the 
"R"/Recorder), not a LiveTV program, so the recordings get first billing.)

Mike


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