[mythtv-users] Input Groups - 3 encoders and 2 satellite receivers

[Karl Newman]

On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 12:56 PM, <scott at tbwifi.ca> wrote:

> Is it possible that I'm missing a step here...
>
> My two satellite receivers both have the same channels that they can
> access.  With this, I only set up one 'Video Source'.  Perhaps I need to
> set up two video sources, one for each satellite receiver?  This seems
> counter-intuitive since the Schedule's Direct info and channel lineup is
> identical for each.  If I call one video source Sat_1 and the other Sat_2
> for example and then connect:
>
> /dev/video0 (HD PVR) Component1 to Sat_1
> /dev/video1 (PVR 350 1) Composite1 to Sat_1
> /dev/video2 (PVR 350 2) Composite1 to Sat_2
>
> Will the scheduler know to only engage one of the first two encoders based
> on the input preference noted during scheduling?
>

The video source only tells Myth what channels a particular input can
receive (and the channels' tuning information, if applicable). So if both
your receivers can see the same channels, you should use a single video
source. You then map each input to the applicable video source using the
Input Connections section in mythtv-setup. I saw your other posts about
sharing a receiver between your HD PVR and your PVR 350. I think input
groups are exactly what you're looking for but I haven't used them so I
can't help you with the usage, sorry. I thought it was pretty
straightforward, though--just create the group and put both of the "shared"
inputs in it. The other PVR 350 should not be in an input group.

Karl
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