[mythtv] New user experiences and questions

[Shawn Pearce]

Isaac Richards <ijr@po.cwru.edu> wrote:
> 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...

Ah.  Well, if i had actually run MythTV by now I wouldn't have
asked.  :-)

> > Gah.  Haven't even run mythtv yet and your already asking me for
> > a patch!  :-)
> 
> You're the one asking for features :p

Of course.  :-)  And I can write C++ too!  On Linux nonetheless!

-- 
Shawn.