[mythtv-users] HD HomeRun DVR and MythTV

[Michael T. Dean]

(fixed quoting)

On 09/29/2015 04:42 PM, John Moore (Insight Global) wrote:
> From: Jim
>
>> On 9/29/2015 4:04 PM, John Moore (Insight Global) wrote:
>>
>>> Currently, if I watch LiveTV on MythTV, that program gets recorded.  Which really makes no sense to me.  If I want to watch live TV, why not just have my client be directed to the tuner directly and cut MythTV out.
>> When you are watching live tv and the sirens come screaming down your street and stop at the end of the block - it is really nice to be able to pause it and see what's going on outside. And return to your "live"
>> program later.
>> Or you didn't understand what that character said so you want to back it up 5 seconds.
>> Or pause it to hit the bathroom, or answer the kid, or get a snack or ...
>
> I would like the option to turn that off.


You have that option.  Add an EXECTV to your MythTV menu theme to spawn 
some non-recording application that can read from your capture device 
(such as VLC).

https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Menu_theme_development_guide

Mike