[mythtv-users] Good Feature that DirectTV DVR has that myth doesn't

[rosenbla at uchastings.edu]

So I was comparing DVR features with someone who has a directv dvr. 
 
As an example: 
Scrubs is on at 8:30pm, so say I tune myth to that channel at 8:28, I watch Scrubs 
until 8:35 and then I have to go somewhere or do something unexpectedly, well I 
could then turn on manual recording and get a recording to watch tomorrow that 
would be from 8:35 until the end of the show, in other words it would be missing the 
first 5 minutes (even though it was available in the buffer, so long as I didn't channel 
surf during the commerical break) 
 
But what the directv dvr does instead is realize the show is buffered back to 8:28 
(cause I didn't change channels) and it asks would you like to record Scrubs from 
8:30 to 9:00. It then grabs from 8:30 until 8:35 from the buffer as it continues 
recording thus leaving you with the whole show to watch. Chances are you want to 
watch the first 5 minutes again when you watch the show a few days later to remind 
you of what happened. 
 
So I thought that was a good feature especially when it is a show you weren't 
planning to watch (unlike Scrubs). Just my two cents, what do you think? 
 
-Brad