[mythtv-users] Several inputs

[Phil Bridges]

On Feb 20, 2013 5:29 PM, "David Engel" <david at istwok.net> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 02:06:25PM -0500, Phil Bridges wrote:
> > On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 1:13 PM, Michael T. Dean <
mtdean at thirdcontact.com>wrote:
> > > Channel priorities wouldn't be ideal because they'd affect how every
show
> > > that airs on the channel compares to other shows on other channels,
and
> > > could cause you to miss shows you want while recording shows you care
less
> > > about.  (Well, that's true until 0.27(? I think it's going to be in
the
> > > next version), when channel priorities become what users actually
think
> > > they are.)
> > >
> > Yup - that's what I've had to do.  Unfortunately, that means that I
have to
> > also manage two groups of max recordings, but that's no big deal.
> >
> > Channel priorities still wouldn't help, because the SD subchannel runs
> > programs at different times (and more frequently) than the HD channels.
>
> Channel priorities are the right solution for your problem.  AFAIC,
> this is the primary use for channel priorities.  Give the HD channel a
> higher priority and Myth will only record from the SD channel when it
> has to.
>
> David

Unfortunately, the SD-only subchannel doesn't run concurrent programming to
the other PBS stations.  If it did, I would just hide it.  I presume it
would record an episode of "Sid the Science Kid" that showed up on the
subchannel and didn't show up in the next two weeks on the HD channels no
matter the channel priority.  Is this correct?
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