[mythtv-users] Command Line Control

[Ben Butler]

Hi Chris,

Yes and no I guess is my view. The purpose of Myth in my own personal view is to enable us to watch content in a flexible way that suits whatever we might want to do.

I have two humax dvb-t, a freesat dvb-s box and a myth box and a blue ray player, internet streamed content.  Sometimes i watch stuff i have pre recorded, sometimes i watch live tv and sometimes stuff streamed.

While sporting events and the news are more realtime than most content there are also times when might just stick on FiveUSA and watch csi or ncis live.  When they shut down or i get bores i will switch to a pre recorded film, sometimes i buy a dvd/blur ray and watch that, if i am having a party we might watch you tube misic videos to dance to.

My point is i think most people watch tv in an increasingly diverse set of ways and multiple ways at that.

I am looking at how i can script myth to bridge the gaps between time shifted, live and on demand content and to automate / integrate / streamline these choices for the end user, blending all these different content sources.

While some users will watch tv in a particular way those habits also change as new things become possible easily with technology.  We have had VCRs for years, then PVRs turned everything on its head, now Netflix / Love Film / Amazon / Hulu - we continuously redefine what is possible, and we still have live tv that people will watch ay certain times.

Anyway, that is what I am trying to achieve.

Kind Regards

Ben

Sent from my iPhone

On 24 Apr 2012, at 19:00, Chris Lewis <chrislewis915 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Isn't the whole point of MythTV that you are not limited by what time things are broadcast?  Simply record the film and the news and watch one after the other,  Is it that important that the news is watched at 9:30?  
> 
> Simply record the news every night and set the max episodes to 2 or 3 and watch at your leisure when the movie has finished :)
> 
> Chris
> 
> On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 4:22 PM, Richard Morton <richard.e.morton at gmail.com> wrote:
> Ben,
> 
> Firstly you should schedule the recording of the film, why run your life by the schedule of the broadcaster?
> 
> Secondly there is good information on this on the wiki under network control port. You would however have to send key strokes for many actions and not send commands per se.
> 
> So, first you would query current front end state, which should be playback,
> 
> Then send key space (to set bookmark)
> 
> Then send jump point to play in progress recording of the news (which should also be a scheduled recording).
> 
> Etc.
> 
> 
> please excuse brevity and pistakes as this email was composed on a phone.
> 
> regards
> Richard
> 
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