[mythtv-users] Using both SD and EIT?

[Michael T. Dean]

On 10/05/2007 12:13 AM, j. berger wrote:
> Anthony Messina wrote:
>   
>> On Wednesday 03 October 2007 10:13:10 am Michael T. Dean wrote:
>>     
>>> there are still issues with the code (which wasn't designed to
>>> support using both EIT and a grabber on the same video source).  I.e.
>>> you may lose EIT data every time mythfilldatabase runs or ...  (Oh,
>>> and--though you're not considering it--I feel I should remind readers
>>> that using EIT and a grabber on the same /channel/ is definitely not a
>>> good idea.)
> I am interested in using EIT data to get more accurate start and  end 
> times for ABC programs that seem to be always off a few minutes.  Just  
> yesterday,  I  had scheduled 'Private Practice' and my recording is 
> missing the last few minutes.  If the EIT scanner ran some time between 
> mythfilldatabase and the start of the program would this not provide 
> more accurate start and end times?  Assuming my ABC affiliate does a 
> better job updating their own data than SD data.

I recommend you don't try this, yet.  It may be an option in the future
(to use EIT to only update times), but it doesn't exist now.

Mike