[mythtv-users] Low priority "filler" shows?

[Joseph Fry]

> Is there any way to tell Myth that for a specific recording rule to always
> lose in the event of a conflict?  It seems right now if I have a lower
> priority program that does not repeat later and a higher priority program
> that does repeat the lower priority program always wins and the higher
> priority program gets pushed back.  I'd like to just not record the lower
> priority program.
>
> Specific examples:
>
> House Hunters International:  Priority -15. This is a filler show I record
> and watch when nothing else is on.  I don't care if Myth misses a recording
> and I don't need to watch it when it first airs.  For some reason though
> it's constantly on and often conflicts with shows I really care about
> pushing them back.  It's quite annoying to go to watch another show only to
> see this won out and the other show isn't recording for another 2 days.
>
> I suspect the answer is an enhancement request but I'll ask anyways.
>
>
You can set the "first showing" rule on the higher priority recording
schedules... it will only record the first one... may not be what you want.

I thought that if you set a recording to a low enough value it would
prevent rescheduling higher priority shows. but I could be wrong.
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