[mythtv-users] Maximum simultaneous recordings issue

[Raymond Wagner]

On 11/2/2011 22:10, James MacKenzie wrote:
> At Wed,  2 Nov 2011 21:56:45 -0400 (EDT), you wrote
>> On 11/2/2011 21:04, James MacKenzie wrote:
>>> 1 - 8:00-8:30 Show to record on PVR250
>>> 2 - 8:30-9:00 Show to record on PVR250
>> If these are on different channels, and 1 ends late, or 2 starts early,
>> the two recordings will conflict and MythTV will only record one or the
>> other.  Similarly, if the two shows are on the same channel, and you
>> have any padding, they will conflict.
>>
>>> 3 - 8:00-8:30 Show to record on PCHDTV (Multiplex 1)
>>> 4 - 8:30-9:00 Show to record on PCHDTV (Multiplex 1)
>>> 5 - 8:00-9:00 Show to record on PCHDTV (Multiplex 2)
>> Clearly recording 5 will conflict with 3 and 4.
> No, 5 didn't conflict with 3 and 4...since they're on the same channel,
> different mplex (if I'm describing it properly).  The pchdtv card can record
> multiple shows off the same channel.  It does that just fine.

One 'multiplex' is one physical channel.  Each multiplex can contain 
multiple virtual channels.  So 504 and 509 are two channels on the same 
multiplex.

> Oh, and the shows 1 and 2 (going to the PVR250) were on the same channel, and
> 3 and 4 were also on the same channel.

The only thing I can think of is that you've got some additional padding 
configured for one or both of those recording rules.