[mythtv-users] Freevo, Tivo & MythTV

[Marco Nelissen]

>>>The fact is that Myth couldn't do what it does if it had instant
>>>channel changes,
>
>For the record, put me in the "if you don';t like it, fix it" camp,
>but this just isn't a true statement.  The OP 's complaint was based
>on the fact that his TiVo does do instant channel changes, and it also
>manages to let you rewind/pause/etc.
>
>If one were to make Myth behave more like TiVo in this regard, TiVo's
>workaround could probably be emulated.
>
>When you change channels on a TiVo, you go into "real time" mode where
>you are watching the stream directly from capture card.  You don't
>play out from the buffer until after you hit pause or rewind for the
>first time.  This way, that unavoidable 3 second pause takes place
>while you have the system paused anyway.

This is simply not true, that's not how tivo works. Tivo is *always*
playing from the buffer, a fraction of a second behind real time.