[mythtv-users] Live TV playback frustration

[Thomas Mashos]

On Aug 27, 2012 9:53 AM, "Paul Gardiner" <lists at glidos.net> wrote:
>
> On 27/08/2012 16:12, Thomas Mashos wrote:
> > On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 8:00 AM, Joseph Fry <joe at thefrys.com> wrote:
> >> On 08/27/2012 02:50 AM, mikkel wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I find (using .24+fixes) that LiveTV works ok. It is only a matter of
bugs
> >>> and users being frustrated because they cannot change channel do to an
> >>> ongoing recording. And this frustration is basically due to the lack
of
> >>> information. I believe the above would help a lot.
> >>>
> >>> But in 0.25+, it will actually allow users to change channel even if
the
> >>> physical tuner is locked on a mux or if the requested channel is on
> >>> another video source.en holding off on an upgrade. I have install
scripts
> >>> and disks ready, but I guess I will have to wait undetil .26 rolls
out.
> >>>
> >>> But would it be an idea to gather information like I suggest to
support
> >>> the dev's? I will gladly help if the work will be used
> >>>
> >>>
> >> Don't hesitate to upgrade to 0.25 based on our discussion... LiveTV
works
> >> well as it was designed, but we were discussion how to improve the
design...
> >> really just throwing ideas out there. My only real complaint is that
it is
> >> commflagging live tv still, it was fixed in 0.26, but not backported
yet
> >> (that I'm aware of).
> >>
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> >
> > Someone wanted a flowchart? How about this? It would minimize
> > questions to the user, at the cost of reserving a tuner per Live TV
> > session. I'm probably forgetting something here, but it's what I could
> > come up with in 10 minutes.
> >
> > http://static.inky.ws/image/2674/image.jpg
>
> Nice.
>
> Is it right that the only way into "record the next show" is from
> a scheduled recording having finished? Do you not need that also
> if what is being watched live isn't a scheduled recording? Or are
> you thinking that when watching a recording that was set up only
> for live TV, there is no need to stop and start between shows?
>

I don't think there is a need to start/stop between shows when there isn't
a scheduled recording. Might have to add some logic for what happens if a
user presses record during live tv though.

> Also I haven't yet understood how reserving a tuner minimizes
> questions to the user.
>

The user isn't prompted if they want to release the tuner. This also makes
the logic easier as you don't need to account for no tuners being available
after you finish watching the recording.

> Cheers,
>         Paul.
>
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