[mythtv-users] mythtv keeping recordings of everything i watch?

Brad DerManouelian myth at dermanouelian.com
Thu Jul 27 01:21:53 UTC 2006


On Jul 26, 2006, at 6:01 PM, Chad wrote:

>> Wish I could afford an extra satellite HD tuner for that. I refuse to
>> support Comcast in any way.
>>
>> _______________________________________________
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>
> That's exactly the problem though, isn't it?  You need 2 Satellite HD
> *receivers* to tune the 2 channels at the same time, or am I missing
> something obvious?  If someone is "over at your house channel surfing"
> via your MythTV setup, they are tying up that tuner.  Unless you've
> got another satellite receiving hooked up to a second tuner (or the
> second half of a PVR500) then they are already screwing with your
> scheduled recordings since you're basically 'maxed out', regardless of
> how Myth will handle back-to-back recordings, this is the case, isn't
> it?
>
> -Chad

I don't have a problem. I don't mind that when I set a program to  
record 1 minute before and 1 minute after, then the programs but up  
against each other than it ignores my pre/post roll setting. I didn't  
really understand the rest of your email beyond that. Sorry.


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