[mythtv-users] Switch to enable "TiVO" like experience? WAS Re:mythtv keeping recordings of everything i watch?

Ivan Kowalenko ivan.kowalenko at gmail.com
Wed Jul 26 21:48:33 UTC 2006


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On Jul 26, 2006, at 16.28, Jafa wrote:

>
>>> Rewinding live tv to before you started watching is not particularly
>>> useful in my opinion... what are the chances it was on the right  
>>> channel?
>>>
>>
>> Pretty good actually. Since most of the shows I watch are on a  
>> handful
>> of channels, chances are that the tuner is on a channel where  
>> something
>> interesting is on. This is especially true if you watch a lot of  
>> "theme"
>> channels (e.g. cooking or home improvement channels).
>>
> So combining this with the mythtv approach to things, the idea  
> would be
> for tuners to automatically record all the time, but to auto-delete  
> when
> the recording is finished unless the user starts watching it?
> (or maybe half an hour after the recording is finished).

Actually, I'd like to pass on that, thank you. I've heard stories  
about TiVo drives thrashing themselves to death. If this is going to  
be implemented, at least make it optional for those of us who don't  
watch a lot of LiveTV.

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