<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">
>> >>>> Is there a way to make mythtv do this? Should I try to create two<br>
>> >>>> different channel lineups, one of which omits that channel, the other<br>
>> >>>> which only has that channel? Or is there some easier way?<br>
>> >>>> Thanks in advance,<br>
>> >>>> Mary<br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>> I think this will work the way you want: Create two channel lineups,<br>
>> >>> one for each tuner.<br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> > OK, just to get terminology straight...<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Lineup = a list of channels from a specific provider that you specifiy<br>
>> > at<br>
>> > Schedules Direct, and for which you can download listings data<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Video Source = a list of channels and their tuning information in MythTV<br>
>> ><br>
>> > What the OP needs is 2 MythTV Video Sources, which can both use the same<br>
>> > Schedules Direct lineup.<br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> >>> Make sure the callsigns match so the scheduler<br>
>> >>> knows they are the same content. On the lineup for Tuner1, increase<br>
>> >>> the channel priority of the very strong channel (favor strong channel<br>
>> >>> on Tuner1), but decrease the input priority for Tuner1.<br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> > No, you shouldn't increase the priority of the channel on the Video<br>
>> > Source<br>
>> > connected to the tuner you want to use that channel. In so doing, you<br>
>> > would<br>
>> > be saying, "I'd rather record garbage off this channel than record<br>
>> > something<br>
>> > good off any other channel," so you would actually be messing up your<br>
>> > other<br>
>> > recording schedules (even those for shows that never air on this<br>
>> > channel).<br>
>> ><br>
>> > You would /only/ want to decrease the priority of the channel on the<br>
>> > Video<br>
>> > Source connected to the tuner you don't want to record that<br>
>> > channel--which<br>
>> > says, "I'd rather miss a recording on this channel, but if there's no<br>
>> > other<br>
>> > option, a recording from this channel will work."<br>
>> ><br>
>> > (This is exactly why messing with channel and input priorities is almost<br>
>> > always a bad idea--because few understand the results of doing so. It<br>
>> > all<br>
>> > comes down to the fact that there is only one priority which affects<br>
>> > /what/<br>
>> > you record. It's never as simple as affecting where you record.)<br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> >>> Now the<br>
>> >>> scheduler will favor Tuner0 for all but the one strong channel.<br>
>> >><br>
>> >><br>
>> >> I'm assuming you're on 0.25 or 0.26...<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> I would stay away from the priorities. Just use two video sources, one<br>
>> >> per antenna. And configure them to just contain the channels that you<br>
>> >> can receive without error. (it's all digital after all)<br>
>> >> Look at callsign and channel number so it matches if its the same<br>
>> >> channel.<br>
>> >> If you like, configure the input order to be "big antenna first,<br>
>> >> rabbit ears later". See<br>
>> >> <a href="http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Release_Notes_-_0.25#Scheduler" target="_blank">http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Release_Notes_-_0.25#Scheduler</a><br>
>> >> The scheduler will shuffle stuff around to make room for recordings<br>
>> >> that can only be recorded on one input either way.<br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> > This is definitely the easiest way--and likely is more what the OP<br>
>> > wants.<br>
>> > By creating a Video Source without the troublesome channel, you would be<br>
>> > making it impossible to record off that channel on the input using that<br>
>> > Video Source. The other input--which uses the other Video Source, that<br>
>> > contains the channel--would be able to record off that channel.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Mike<br>
>> ><br>
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>> OK, thanks all. So I think I understand: the simplest way is to edit<br>
>> the two Video Sources to delete any non-working channels for each<br>
>> source. This should solve the problem for LiveTV as well as<br>
>> recording, right?<br>
><br>
><br>
> Yes<br>
><br>
>><br>
>> (although I'll have to manually change inputs to get<br>
>> to CBS when watching live TV, which is not that big a problem).<br>
><br>
><br>
> Not on 0.25 or higher... it will automatically switch.<br>
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</div></div>Oh, cool. I haven't noticed it switching when I'm just surfing<br>
channels up and down, but I guess if i type the channel number<br>
directly in, it will switch? I'll give it a try.<br>
Thanks again for your help.<br>
<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I never channel up and down... I use browse mode, and it switches to the appropriate tuner no problem. </div></div>