[mythtv-users] Am I able to stop auto-recording?

Warren warren-lists at icruise.com
Mon Mar 27 15:38:39 UTC 2006


Brad DerManouelian wrote:
> On Mar 26, 2006, at 3:39 PM, Martin Ereth wrote:
>
>   
>> I think, a switch should be provided, because when I zap to another  
>> channel, it takes
>> some time, where I think the buffer is filled, until the channel is  
>> showed.
>> I didn't see a switch to turn the buffer off.
>>     
>
> Just because you think this is true, it doesn't mean it is. Some  
> people experience immediate channel changes. Some people experience a  
> few second delays. Search the lists for more information. I remember  
> Isaac saying that there is no "buffering" time built into myth. As  
> soon as information is able to be displayed, it is displayed.
>
>   
>> But zapping should be faster.
>>
>> Also my harddisk is filling up realtively fast. 500MB after an  
>> hour. After a movie
>> with 3 hours, no space is left. Maybe my myth is misconfigurated
>> What should people with diskless (livecd) computers do?
>>     
>
> All machines record to a disk somewhere. A "diskless" system means  
> there's no disk local to the machine, but there is one somewhere  
> that's mounted and being used. 500MB/hour is not a lot of space for  
> video. You need to invest in a larger hard drive if you're short on  
> space.
>
>   
>> I do not really know the internals of myth. I am really in favour  
>> of a cache, maybe
>> with up to 50MB in size, or the video should be delivered directly  
>> without a delay.
>> Just think about live-broadcastings. You see the decisive goal 30  
>> seconds later than
>> your neighbour. He is jumping around and you are asking yourself why.
>>     
>
> If you're experiencing 30 second delays, something is VERY wrong with  
> your system.
>
>   
>> Thats why I just like to see such a feature. I did not say that it  
>> must be used by
>> every user.
>>
>> MythTV is a really good application, with or without this feature.
>>
>> Martin
Are you using 0.19 or 0.19.1?  There was a major delay in changing
channels in 0.19 that is fixed in 0.19.1.

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