[mythtv-users] Two tuners but got dropped from live TV when a single recording started

[Nick]

On 03/09/05, Mark Knecht <markknecht at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 9/2/05, Bruce Markey <bjm at lvcm.com> wrote:
> > Mark Knecht wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >    I was spacing out watching CNN pn the PC today when MythTV started
> > > recording a program at noon. Suddenly I was watching the program being
> > > recorded and not TV.
> > >
> > >    Can't Myth determine that I have two tuners and pick the second one
> > > when it starts recording a single program? Seems an awful waste of
> > > resource?
> > >
> > >    Otherwise is there a way to make Live TV be the second tuner so
> > > that Myth is free to use the first one when it wants to?
> >
> > TV Settings->General, first page, check "Avoid conflicts between
> > live TV and scheduled shows".
> >
> > --  bjm
> 
> Hi Bruce,
>    I don't see why that isn't checked by default!
> 

I think the thinking was to make sure recordings have higher priority
than LiveTV, but the option could be in the main setup to make it
obvious.

>    I assume that if I scheduled a second recording that I would get
> kicked since recording takes precedence over watching? I guess I can
> run that experiement also.

You should get a menu on the screen before the recording is due to
start, gving the option to carry on LiveTV (not record), record the
show, or start watching the recording.

Nick