[mythtv] Suggestion for improving SLOW channel changing in LiveTV.....

[Kevin Kuphal]

Peter Lee wrote:

>On 9/8/05, Kevin Kuphal <kuphal at dls.net> wrote:
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>>Peter Lee wrote:
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>>>I've posted this idea before, but I'll post it again: It seems to me a
>>>reasonable idea to have a live TV mode (or an option for a live TV
>>>mode) that doesn't provide any PVR functionality (and therefore
>>>doesn't have a ring buffer, etc).  Sure you won't be able to pause or
>>>rewind, but hey, if you insist on live TV surfing, that's what you
>>>get.
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>>You can already do this.  Use a EXEC_TV menu option to launch the TV
>>program of your choice and voila!, you have a non-recording TV watching
>>feature.
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>I'm starting to feel bad about littering the developers list with so
>many messages on this topic, since I'm fairly certain the issue is not
>all that important, but...
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>The idea to use an EXEC_TV to launch live TV works fine, except that
>it lacks (I think) the feature to start recording whatever you're
>watching when you hit the record button.  Also, what happens when the
>backend wants to grab the tuner?
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The EXEC_TV options vs. EXEC locks the tuner so the backend sees it as 
in use.  And if you want to record, exit the program and schedule the 
recording using the standard tools.  I guess you can't have your cake 
and eat it too :)

Kevin