[mythtv-users] Option to Record As Much as It Can

[Eric Sharkey]

On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 9:06 AM, Roger H <mythtvuser1818 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 1:25 PM, Michael T. Dean <mtdean at thirdcontact.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> The best overall solution, however, is to get enough capture devices to
>> allow you to record everything you want to record...
>
> I don't totally agree with this statement.  While more tuners will
> temporarily fix the problem (until there is yet another progamme you want to
> record at the same time),

It's the only solution that delivers the full program you ask to
record.  Multiple tuners is the norm these days.  I have a dual tuner
HDHR, a triple tuner HDHR Prime, and firewire capture to a STB all
running and I rarely have a conflict.

>  It is kind of like the way Microsoft says RAM is cheap so it
> is cheaper buy more of it than it is to write good, efficient code.

Microsoft may be right.  For mythTV, even more so.

A new tuner is far cheaper than a new Michael T Dean.  We need to
utilize the one MTD we have most efficiently by having him work on
problems that can't be addressed by getting another tuner or two.

Eric