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

[Michael T. Dean]

On 04/20/2010 04:26 PM, Richard Morton wrote:
>> The flaw in this is that if you have multiple sources for the same channel, when a recording screws up, it is difficult to identify the source
>> that screwed up since that is not saved with the recording. This makes it difficult to track down intermittent reception problems. For this reason,
>> I have given each channel a unique name. This lets me identify the source of the recording when there is a problem, but also causes duplicate listings
>> in the EPG.
>>      
> In my view that should be a new feature; to state the tuner number
> used for each recording in the recording table or in the log. The lack
> of this feature is linked to the other and so ideally would be linked
> and implemented together - i.e. I hope we dont just end up blocking
> progress in the area of watchtv functionality because of the lack of
> this other feature.
>    

Based on a proposal from Nick Morrot

http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/348111#348111

which lead to

http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/which_recorder.pl

(and see http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Miscellaneous_Status_Information for 
more info on general usage)

Mike