[mythtv-users] Recording Rule Help

[Michael T. Dean]

On 05/22/2015 07:27 PM, Nick Morrott wrote:
> On 22 May 2015 at 23:44, Jay Foster wrote:
>> Accidentally sent this to the wrong group.
>>
>> Recently, a program that I regularly record has begun airing on the same day
>> at an earlier time on a different channel.  MythTV is now scheduling this
>> airing, but I would prefer it to still record the airing on the other
>> channel, unless it is not being aired on the other channel.
>>
>> So I want the new programs to always get recorded (on any channel), but on a
>> specific channel when available there.  For now, I use an override for each
>> week (when I remember) to record a specific showing (the channel I prefer).
>> I'm looking for a way to make this automatic so I do not need to remember to
>> make the override.
> Create two new rules for the program using the EPG, each using the
> "This Channel" filter (select a showing from each channel to do this).
> Disable/delete the current rule.

Yes, you must delete the existing any channel rule, otherwise, you 
cannot create a new rule for the show--you can only create a rule for a 
show that doesn't already match a rule.

> Specify a higher priority for the recording rule for your preferred
> channel, so that the scheduler calculates higher overall priorities
> for the showings on your favoured channel. These will be considered
> first.
>
> Specify a lower priority for the other rule so that it will pick up
> any remaining showings on the non-favoured channel.

Perfect description of what to do, except the 2nd rule you create (for 
the "other" channel you don't want to record from) can be an "any 
channel" rule with lower recording priority so that you have your any 
channel rule, but a preference for the one channel.  Otherwise, you will 
record only from the 2 "this channel" channels, even if it moves to a 
different channel later.

Mike