[mythtv-users] Wrong Channel when recording?

[Roger Mårtensson]

Eric Sharkey skrev den 2015-05-13 22:16:
> On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 4:09 PM, Roger Mårtensson
> <roger.martensson at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Daryl McDonald skrev den 2015-05-13 21:42:
>>>> Maybe the two channels need to be separated and given unique/appropriate
>>> xmlid'
>>>
>> Thats what I'm hoping I wouldn't need to do.
>> At the moment I have in the database same channum, callsign but different
>> name for the Channel. This makes it possible to have two different
>> xmltv-ids. It sure looks like it is choosing the HD-channel but it is not
>> using it when recording.
>>
>> So what I want to know if this is a case that is supported or do I have to
>> split up the channels.
> What I did is that I just deleted all the SD channels that have an HD
> equivalent.  I'm not aware of any cases where different content was
> actually being displayed on these channels, and it was simpler to just
> delete the one I didn't want.  It's fewer entries in the table, fewer
> listings to pull down, and it's not even possible for it to record on
> the SD channel any longer so I never end up with an accidental SD
> recording.
That would work if I had enough Inputs. But since I only have one input 
but can record from same mplex (I'm on digital) I would prefer to record 
as much as possible and only HD when possible (or when specially selected).