[mythtv-users] Live TV tuners conflicting with schedule recordings too often

[Matt]

On Feb 4, 2008 6:34 PM, Rudy Zijlstra <mythtv at grumpydevil.homelinux.org> wrote:
>
> Matt wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> >    I'm seeing more and more issues where I'm constantly being
> > presented with the dialog that myth is going to record something in 30
> > seconds, and asking me if I want to watch and record, record and go
> > back to main menu, or don't record.
> >
> > However - it's ridiculous that it's even asking me.  Why?  Because
> > I've got enough tuners.
> >
> > I've got 4 SD tuners and 2 HD tuners.  I also have the setting
> > checked: "Avoid  conflicts between live TV and scheduled shows".
> >
> > So, when I start up Live TV, it generally picks an HD tuner.  I pop
> > open the guide, and pick a SD channel and it switches over to the SD
> > tuner.  Now, whenever an SD recording starts, the prompt comes up and
> > asks me what I want to do.  This is rediculously annoying because I
> > have 3 other tuners it could pick... but instead, I have to STOP what
> > I'm watching, go back to the main menu, start Live TV again (on an HD
> > tuner), navigate to the guide, go back to the channel, and start it on
> > another SD tuner.
> >
> > This is obviously not a desirable feature and is just simply horrible
> > for a usability perspective.  Is it possible for the scheduler to
> > re-shuffle the "best available tuner to avoid conflicts" anytime a
> > channel/tuner changes in Live TV?  This problem hits me EVERYTIME I
> > use Live TV anymore and a scheduled program comes up regardless of how
> > many tuners I have available.
> >
> > Maybe tuner selection should be dynamic at recording time and only
> > when every tuner is already scheduled to record does it prompt if you
> > want to do something such as watch the other recording or not to
> > record.
> >
> > Any thoughts?
> > Matt
> >
> >
> I'm seeing the same, and was considering on how to describe. I've also
> selected "Avoid conflicts between live TV and scheduled shows".
>
> My available tuners:
> master backend:
> 1 - PVR500 (first tuner)
> 2 - PVR500 (second)
> 3 - PVR500 (first tuner)
> 4 - PVR500 (second)
> 5 & 6 - DVB-C set to max of 2 recordings  (prio setting of 2)
> Slave backend tuner
> 4x DVB-S each set to max of 2 recordings (prio setting of 1)
>
> All PVR500 are on prio setting of 0.
>
> This results in a scheduler recording preference of DVB-C, DVB-S, PVR in
> case a channel is available on multiple tuners.
>
> By default one of the DVB-S tuners is selected. When however a channel
> is selected that is only available on the master backend, it will switch
> to tuner 1.... Which is also the first tuner the scheduler will select
> (if DVB-C is already in use).
>
> Now if LiveTV would select the highest tuner in its type (in my case
> tuner 4 of the PVR when switching to analogue), the problem would be
> much less....
>
> I'll still have clashes on DVB-C, as its the best quality recording,
> combined with a number of channels only available on it, and some avid
> liveTV users :(
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rudy
>
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Bruce or Chris P, any thoughts on what's going on in the scheduler?
I'm considering submitting a bug report because I would say this is
opposite of what is supposed to happen with the "avoid conflicts"
setting.

Thanks!
Matt