On 6/4/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">norman</b> <<a href="mailto:norman@littletank.org">norman@littletank.org</a>> wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I am still very much feeling my way and would welcome an answer to this<br>observation. The computer is set to record a programme due to start at,<br>say, 2.00 pm which lasts 30 minutes. The recording is archived and then
<br>burnt to a DVD. When the DVD is played the start of the programme is<br>missing.</blockquote><div><br>It sounds like the program started early. <br></div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I wonder if the computer time has anything to do with it? I suppose, if<br>the computer clock is slow, then the start of the programme could well<br>be missed. If this should be the case how can one ensure that the<br>computer clock and the time used by the programme broadcasters is the
<br>same?</blockquote><div><br>In essence, you can't. All you can do is make sure that your computer has the correct time (pretty easy with ntp.) Broadcasters sometimes start a show a little early or late (in some parts of the world, it's even worse than that!) You can use the options for starting the recording early to make sure you get the beginning of your shows. BTW, none of this has anything to do with archiving to DVD.
<br><br>Carl Fongheiser<br></div><br></div><br>