[mythtv-users] Am I on crack

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Mar 23, 2008, at 8:38 PM, Christopher X. Candreva wrote:

> In the spirit of this thread, "While I may not have a solution to your
> specific request, it brings up a thought that MAY be another way to  
> give you
> what you want." :-)
>
> This example highlights a general issue that keeps comming up, the  
> lack of
> integration between features. What I think may partially solve your  
> problem
> would be a connection between the program guide and recorded content.
>
> Suppose entries in the guide were linked to that episode if it was  
> already
> recorded. This opens up some interesting possibilities. Namely:
>
>  o  You hit record , then exit out. You are back in the guide, and can
> browse, or pick up where you left off.
>
>  o You browse the guide back in time to something marked for record.
> Instead of just tuneing to what is on that chanel now, you would  
> actualy go
> from the guide to that recording.
>
>  o Likewise, if you went to watch something on live TV that was  
> already
> recorded yesterday, you could (at least be given the option to) be  
> linked to
> the already recorded version, instead of tying up a tuner for  
> something that
> is already on the disk.
>
>  o If someone uses Live TV to watch something that is currently being
> recorded, they would pick up the existing stream, instead of tying up
> another tuner.

This seems like elaborate functionality with minimal benefit.