[mythtv-users] possible p2p approach for mythtv information?

Brad DerManouelian myth at dermanouelian.com
Thu Jul 6 01:00:01 UTC 2006


On Jul 5, 2006, at 5:43 PM, Kim Wall wrote:

> Kevin Kuphal wrote:
>
>> I have a hard time even seeing the value of sharing this data.   
>> Cutlists
>> are quite dependent on pre/post-roll, local commerical segments  
>> and many
>> other factors making it a losing battle to even collect valid
>> information and then, for what?  My commercial detection generates a
>> near perfect cut/skip-list for me within an hour of the completion of
>> the recording and I rarely have anything in my watch list for more  
>> than
>> days before it is watched and deleted.
>>
>> Just seems much ado about nothing to me...
>
> You obviously don't live in the UK, or anywhere else where the
> commercial flagger is 95% useless and the programming isn't very
> localised (our commercials are regional, but the programmes and  
> timings
> of the breaks usually aren't).
>
> Pre and post roll can presumably be accounted for and subtracted from
> the timings before sharing the data (assuming that everyone's  
> clocks are
> synced - not an unreasonable assumption, as a PVR with a wildly
> inaccurate clock isn't much use).  Myth knows when the recording
> started, and it knows when the programme was supposed to start.
>
> Okay, maybe a better commflagger would be an alternative, but this
> strikes me as an equally valid solution...
>
>
> Kim.

I think putting the effort in a better commercial flagger is the way  
to go. That way everyone benefits without having to open up their  
machine to other users. Just my 2p.


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