[mythtv] New user experiences and questions

Isaac Richards mythtv-dev@snowman.net
Thu, 7 Nov 2002 20:06:06 -0500


On Thursday 07 November 2002 07:53 pm, Shawn Pearce wrote:
> Isaac Richards <ijr@po.cwru.edu> wrote:
> > On Thursday 07 November 2002 06:12 pm, Shawn Pearce wrote:
> > > ReplayTV will put the program into the menu as soon as it starts
> > > to record.  This allows the user to watch it while the recording is
> > > already in progresss.  And is very sweet, IMHO.
> >
> > Err, mythtv lets you watch it while its recording -- just try to watch TV
> > and it prompts you that it's recording and asks if you want to stop
> > recording and watch tv, or watch the in-progress recording.
>
> Uh, what if I come back 30 minutes into a program and want to watch it
> from the start while its still playing?  That's what I'm talking about
> here.  Its not any different than "pausing" live TV in reality...

How's that different than what mythtv does?  You hit 'Watch the in-progress 
recording', and it lets you watch it, from the beginning of the recording.  I 
really fail to see any difference, here...

> Gah.  Haven't even run mythtv yet and your already asking me for
> a patch!  :-)

You're the one asking for features :p

> Anyone else have time to do this while I still get my mythv installed?
> If not, I'll take care of it soon.

Isaac