[mythtv-users] Restrict tuner usage at a given time

[Brian Wood]

On Sunday 16 August 2009 18:34:23 Steve Harrington wrote:

>
> Could you write a simple sh script that just presses the select button
> after the download?  They usually only take like 5-10 minutes (I think,
> I tend to not stay up late and watch it, LOL).  You could run it at say
> 3:30 if the download starts at 3.

Believe it or not, what I'm doing now is just pushing the select button on the 
DISH remote every morning when I get up, since I generally turn on the TV at 
that time anyway, it's just an extra button press.

Of course if I try to record anything between the D/L and my arising I'll miss 
it, and Myth will not know that it has recorded an hour of "Press Select", so 
far this has not been a problem, there's not much I'd want to record at that 
time anyway.

And I could get it in any case, as I have 2 PVRs connected to cable, I only 
use DISH occasionally. Of course as analog cable channels start to go away 
that situation might change. I have an HDHR on the cable as well, but the 
selection of unencrypted QAM channels is limited.

I've thought about using a cron job, it'd certainly be easy enough, but the 
status quo is working for now...

>
> I could do the cron job that you suggested, but it gets dicey as I don't
> know when the recordings start.  The one that caused me grief (The
> Universe on History HD) started at 2AM, but a movie could start earlier
> and a show could start later.  I guess I'll just eyeball it for now.
>
> Also, I am on trunk (Mythbuntu weekly builds).  I have a 211k from Dish.
>   I haven't been able to get 5.1 via optical in to work, only PCM.
> Every time I try DD 5.1 it sounds like someone is talking through a fan.
>   Do you have this issue?

I'm only using analog audio into a PVR right now. If I get the HD-PVR working 
I'll think about digital audio matters.

-- 
Brian Wood
beww at beww.org