[mythtv-users] long time to live TV

[Marco Nelissen]

>>> I suggest you read the whole thread (at least from the linked post
>>> onward).  Also, it's quite possible the dummy stream is only used  
>>> with
>>> DVB/ATSC (but I don't know for sure).
>>
>> That's fine. My system is ATSC-only.
>> So what purpose do these 'dummy' videos serve anyway? Why not just
>> wait for the live tv stream without playing anything in the mean
>> time?
>
>You know, this gets me thinking. Why not just insert some kind of  
>load screen? I use 0.18 with a separated front-end/back-end. The XBox  
>front end takes between ten and twelve seconds to queue up LiveTV,  
>and about three or so for recordings. Is it at all possible to insert  
>some kind of load screen, so we have something better to look at than  
>black? Perhaps we can have a little animated hour glass to let us  
>know that the system hasn't locked up?

That was my first thought too, and so I replaced the "dummy" videos
with some that actually show something, but it didn't help much:
mythtv would still show a blank screen for several seconds, then
the "dummy" video for another few seconds, before finally going to
live TV.