[mythtv-users] won't perform timed recording at all if tuner is busy when program starts

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Nov 1, 2006, at 2:30 PM, Pietralla, Siegfried P wrote:

> hi all,
>
> if I have two programs set to be recorded, and the end of the first  
> program is later than the start of the second program, then the  
> second program will not be recorded at all. what I would like to  
> happen is that the ( remainder of the ) second program starts  
> recording as soon as the first program finishes. better yet, if the  
> second program has a higher priority than the first program, the  
> second program should start recording at its scheduled start time  
> ( and the first program should cease recording ). is my desired  
> behaviour configurable in some way ? ( I'm running 0.19 on  
> knoppmyth r5d1 )
>
> thanx,
> siegfried.
That functionality exists now. If you have two programs that overlap  
and one is set to a higher priority, it will not record the lower- 
priority show regardless of their start times. If you have enabled  
the option to reschedule higher-priority recordings that air again at  
a later time, that might explain why your lower priority show  
recorded instead of the higher priority one. It will tell you in the  
upcoming recordings if it's been reschedule to record at a later time.

It's inappropriate to record the tail end of a show just because a  
tuner becomes available. It will be disappointing and confusing to  
people to see a show that's been recorded and not get the entire thing.
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