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

Mike Perkins mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk
Wed Oct 22 21:58:17 UTC 2014


On 22/10/14 22:00, R. G. Newbury wrote:
> On 22/10/14 03:06 PM, scott at tbwifi.ca wrote:
>> I realized after I sent my previous post that indeed I could still have
>> both the HD PVR and one of the PVR 350s trying to use the same satellite
>> box at the same time regardless of how I provide the lineup info.
>>
>> Can someone suggest what the various input group settings should look like
>> for these two inputs that share a STB?  My previous guesses at how this is
>> to be set up didn't work.  User Manual details and forum posting details
>> for this are very limited.  Obviously it isn't used often by others.
>>
>> HD PVR - /dev/video0 - Component 1
>> PVR 3501 - /dev/video1 - Composite 1
>>
>> I'll assume that the other PVR 350, /dev/video2, will remain as default
>> for input groups showing 'Generic' for both groups.
>
> Not so sure about the 'generic' bit
>
> The Mythtv-HOWTO says that the answer for this situation is to create an Input
> Group and include the 2 inputs in the same group. Myth then knows that it can
> only use ONE of the two at any one time.
>
> The other PVR would be on its own.
>
> Even then, within the input group, you would have to fiddle with things, as both
> sources can record any channel in the source (as it should be). But you want to
> prefer certain channels to go to the HDPVR. I think you will have to both create
> an Input Group and then give an input priority to the HDPVR and in addition, in
> the Channel Editor give priority points to the HD channeld. It could result in
> the HDPVR doing all the recording...HD and SD but the system would know to
> choose the HDPVR for any program which is on both HD and SD feeds. (Don't know
> about satellite but that is common for cable).
>
> Or just buy another PVR350 and dedicate it to handling the HDPVR input!
> Different source, HD channels only, with priority by channel.
> And then you can record THREE shows at once, not just TWO!
>
You have it back to front. He only has *two* satellite decoders, one of which 
can talk to a PVR-350 AND an HD-PVR, the other to just a PVR-350. However many 
PVR-350s he has, he can only record two different streams at once.

-- 

Mike Perkins



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