[mythtv-users] Channel subscription?

Chad masterclc at gmail.com
Sat Nov 19 21:55:41 EST 2005


On 11/19/05, Bruce Markey <bjm at lvcm.com> wrote:
> Michael T. Dean wrote:
> > George Nassas wrote:
> >
> >> On 19-Nov-05, at 8:20 PM, Chad wrote:
> >>
> >>> I know there is an option for 'custom record' to just set a channel,
> >>> and a time to start and end, however, it will show up as a big block
> >>> of "custom" instead of breaking it up like it is, in the 30
> >>
> >> Couldn't you do a custom record specifying only the channel? That
> >> would match all shows minus duplicates. Someone asked a similar
> >> question a few months ago and there was another way to do it but I
> >> forget what it was. Bruce Markey posted the exhaustive answer.
> >
> > http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/153707?nohighlight=1#153707
>
> Update to that. I now keep this handy in my record rules:
>
> Rule Nane: Breaking News
>
> channel.callsign = 'CNN'
> AND program.starttime < '2005-10-24 19:00:00'
>
> Obviously, it's past Oct 24th but if some major event happens I
> can go to Custom Record, "Edit Rule: Breaking News", Set the date
> to tomorrow or the next day, click Record then Save. It will start
> recording everything on CNN until 7pm on the date I chose and I
> can change the date or time again later depending on how the news
> unfolds.
>
> For this rule I've set low priority, Don't match duplicates, Low
> Quality profile to save space (talking heads and video phones),
> "News" recording group, and don't flag commercials (if CNN is
> running commercials, it isn't very big news =). By keeping this
> rule I don't have to remember to set all these options again. I
> just change the date, save and it's off and running.
>
> --  bjm
> _______________________________________________

Thank you both :)


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