[mythtv-users] Question on channel record removal

[Tom Dexter]

I'm currently on 0.25.3 and will have to upgrade soon, as the Gentoo
ebuilds for 0.25.3 are scheduled for removal.

Until today I wasn't aware of the removal of the channel record option
and it's replacement with a filter in 0.27.  I use almost nothing but
channel record for this reason:  I live between New York and Philly
and can get both areas if I turn my antenna.  I watch New York almost
exclusively, but do occasionally turn the antenna to see an NFL game
out of Philly for example.  As a result I have all the Philly network
channels in my database, but they under normal circumstances they of
course won't come in.  For that reason I've always used he channel
record on the New York stations.

I leave those Philly channels set with "visible" off.  Is that visible
flag used in scheduling in any way?  My guess is that it isn't, and
I'll have to use filters.

Another unrelated question:  I'm still deciding as to whether I want
to upgrade to 0.26 or 0.27 right now.  I have a lot of concerns about
things I've seen in passing about mythlogserver issues.  First of all
I wanted to be clear on where all that stands.  Also, when the release
notes talk about mythlogserver being "optional", what exactly does
that mean?  If you don't run mythlogserver do you get any logging at
all, and if so, is it just to the console?

Thanks in advance.
Tom