[mythtv-users] LiveTV auto recording? Harddrive filling up.

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Mar 8, 2006, at 7:44 PM, Mark Oliver wrote:

> While I understand that disk storage is fairly inexpensive, why not  
> offer a choice that does not cost money.  Earlier in this thread,  
> someone suggested having different options for livetv recordings,  
> where the user could choose to limit the size of livetv (thus  
> having livetv break into smaller parts which would auto expire,  
> regardless of the actual length of the program) or the user could  
> choose to leave it as is according to the programming guide.  I  
> know that someone else responded negatively, but that response was  
> based on a misunderstanding of the suggestion (thinking that the  
> suggestion would hold true for everyone, as opposed to being an  
> individual choice).  I have no idea what it would take to implement  
> such an option, or if it is even possible.  That choice, though,  
> would allow for something other than one extreme (no livetv  
> recording of material in the buffer) or the other extreme (must  
> record livetv to whatever extent the programming guide dictates),  
> and the individual user would then have control over the extent of  
> livetv (as opposed to having to accept all or nothing).
>
> mark

I can't believe someone actually understood what I was proposing. I  
got a negative response to adding an option for breaking up liveTV  
recordings over X minutes long and ignored by everyone else. Seems  
like the only way this might get implemented is if someone having  
this issue were to supply a patch... and might have it shot down. Not  
worth the effort. But again.. I've configured my system to never have  
this problem, so it doesn't matter to me either way.