[mythtv-users] Enabling multirec borks usability a bit.

[Paul Gardiner]

Ian Clark wrote:
> On 20 April 2010 07:27, mugginz <feed.mugginz at internode.on.net> wrote:
> [snip livetv]
>> Must disagree that LiveTV is never needed.  It's a bug in MythTV.  Nothing
>> more.  This can be fixed.  No need for going through contortions once it is
>> fixed.
> 
> Just thought I'd jump in here, I've been a UK myth user for over 2
> years now, and I still watch more live TV (through myth) than I watch
> recorded shows, I'm not sure if this is down to me watching a lot of
> stuff on the BBC (no adverts to annoy me) or just the fact that I tend
> to have the TV on in the background whilst doing other things (the PC
> is in the same room.) but I will second the notion that Live TV is a
> useful and important feature for some people.
> 
> As an example from last week, there was a documentary on after a
> programme I'd watched, I'd seen it in the schedules and thought it
> didn't look interesting so didn't record it. Happened to have the TV
> on whenit started and enjoyed it very much, always safe in the
> knowlage that if I had to go out or someone came round I could just
> hit record or pause and finish it later.
> 
> A lot of my viewing is like that and I would really miss live TV.

Ditto. I don't get the whole "I don't use it, therefore it can't
be needed" mentality. I probably watch recordings 95% of the time,
but there are still times, particularly if a friend is round, when I
don't want to watch one of my recordings - just want to flick and see
what's about. In that case, the "if there's any chance you might want to
watch it then record it" strategy just doesn't work. Flicking
through live channels can sometimes lead to lucky find that you'd
never have guessed you'd want to watch.

Paul.