[mythtv-users] Choosing different capture cards for shows following one another

[Nick]

On 21/05/06, Michelle Moss <michelle.moss at iinet.net.au> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Here in Australia, the TV guide and the actual times that shows run at
> are often far apart from one another. On some channels it is not unusual
> for a show to start (and finish) more than 10 minutes late. I've
> therefore set my default recording profiles to start 5 minutes early and
> finish 15 minutes late (I *still* sometimes miss the end of shows!).
>
> My problem is this. When two shows are in consecutive timeslots but on
> different channels, MythTV ignores the record overtime setting so that
> it can switch channels and record the next show. This makes sense when
> you only have one tuner card, since you don't want scheduling conflicts
> to be caused by the extra recording time. I have two capture cards
> though, so I would prefer that MythTV *did* record the extra time for
> the first show and simply used the 2nd card to record the show on the
> other channel. Is there any way to make Myth behave this way? The only
> workaround I've come up with is to record the following show on the 1st
> channel so that it is forced to use the 2nd card for the 2nd channel.

If you schedule a show with its own start early/end late timings (via
Edit Recording Options), the scheduler will take these into account
when scheduling recordings

The following rather long thread gives some insight into the workings
of the scheduler in this scenario:

http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/196567

Nick
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