[mythtv-users] Live TV playback frustration

[Thomas Mashos]

On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 5:54 PM, Saul A. Peebsen <jaglover at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:18:56 -0400
> "Michael T. Dean" <mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
>
>> On 08/08/2012 03:01 PM, Saul A. Peebsen wrote:
>> > On Wed, 08 Aug 2012 14:15:53 -0400 Jim Morton wrote:
>> >
>> >> Mostly people that use DVRs for any length of time get away from
>> >> watching live tv. The advantages of recording everything you might
>> >> possibly want to watch and then then picking from what has been
>> >> recorded are many. I don't know of any advantages to watching live
>> >> tv.
>> > I beg to differ. I've used MythTV since 0.21. I do not have a TV in
>> > my bedroom, the secondary monitor of my PC serves as a TV. And I
>> > like watching old movies on TCM at bedtime. I do not want to record
>> > them, just relax watching.
>>
>> You /are/ recording them--Live TV is recorded, too.  If you do this
>> often, why not set up a rule to record TCM movies every night, then
>> you can watch them even if you get to bed late.
>>
>> > Plus, when watching live sports I want to see what is happening as
>> > it is happening.
>> >
>>
>> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/387302#387302
>>
>> Whether you watch it while it's recording or not is irrelevant, but
>> there's really no reason not to record it.  The point is make your
>> DVR work for you instead of making yourself to watch your TV.
>>
>> Besides, when Live TV fails a bunch of times and breaks up the
>> recording into several pieces, and your fellow viewers start to curse
>> MythTV, doesn't it make you think, "Hmmm, now if the backend knew to
>> keep recording this..."?
>
> You are correct indeed. And as long as there is a menu item for live TV
> you are wrong.

Well heck, I can make that happen ;)

> Not to mention there are times I do not like what's
> coming from TCM and I want to switch to another channel. Shall I record
> all of them just in case I change my mind and want to watch something
> different?

This is a classic example of why recording schedules are better than
Live TV. Why take the chance that there might be nothing on that you
like when you could just set recording schedules and guarentee that
you have something available that you like.

> I'm a long time FOSS user and I am thankful for devs hard work. I'm not
> saying MythTV is a POS. But currently it does not work for me the way I
> expect it to.

As much flak as I'll get for saying that you should change your
expectations, I still think that the people that use Live TV are
missing out on a better TV experience.

>
> --
> Cheers, Saul
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Thanks,

Thomas Mashos