[mythtv-users] How to record LiveTV?

[Michael T. Dean]

Jeff Simpson wrote:

>     >An even better solution would be to do exactly what VCRs have
>     done for
>     >the last 10 years - the record button activates "OTR" for 30
>     minutes,
>     >and each additional press adds another 30 minutes up to some maximum
>     >value, at which it resets to 30 minutes.  A different key could
>     be used
>     >to stop the recording, or it could be stopped using the existing
>     menu
>     >entries in the manage recordings or watch recordings menus.
>     >
>     >
>     Bruce Markey is 40 days ahead of you...
>
>     http://svn.mythtv.org/trac/changeset/7401
>     <http://svn.mythtv.org/trac/changeset/7401>
>
>
> I think I like the 30 minute increments better. The change listed 
> there says that
> it sets it for 1 hour, and you have to go out and into the manual 
> recording settings
> to change the end time. Not very intuitive, but it is a quick fix to 
> make it work. I think
> the best case would be to have the record button pop up a dialog in 
> any case that either
> A). shows the program, channel, and duration that it is going to 
> record, and you hit "enter"
> to accept it. or
> B). shows the channel number and since there is no program info, just 
> shows the duration
> and lets you type in or use arrow keys to alter it before hitting 
> "enter" to accept it.
>
> I think this is probably a good idea anyway, to prevent accidental 
> recordings (most newer home
> electronics require you to hit record twice, and even old tape decks 
> made you hit play and record
> at the same time). I'd like to have that verification to know what it 
> is I am recording, too, just to
> make sure it knows that I am recording the show I want to, like if 
> it's 7:58 and I hit record, I'd like
> the visual cue to say "record this 8-9pm show?" instead of "record the 
> last two minutes of credits from
> the show that's on right now?"

I'm pretty sure that's called "Manual Recording" ;)--which is what Bruce 
recommends you use even though he incorporated the often-requested 
"instant record with no data" feature--see again the second paragraph of 
the commit message.

Mike