[mythtv-users] Several inputs

[Phil Bridges]

On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 11:58 AM, Thomas Mashos <thomas at mashos.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 8:55 AM, Phil Bridges <gravityhammer at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>>
>>  On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 11:52 AM, Michael T. Dean <
>> mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On 02/20/2013 11:10 AM, Chris Dennis wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 19/02/13 13:23, Michael T. Dean wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> ...Note that changing the call sign will make that
>>>>> channel "different" for the purposes of "this channel" recording rules.
>>>>> However, you probably shouldn't be using "this channel" rules, anyway,
>>>>> so...
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Why not?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Because if you want to watch a show, you shouldn't care which channel
>>> you record it from.  If you're using "this channel" rules, it's almost
>>> definitely as a hack rather than specifying what you really want.
>>>
>>> If you want only the new episodes, use a new episode filter or teach
>>> MythTV which old episodes you've seen (by marking them as Never Record).
>>>
>>> If you want only HDTV episodes, use an HDTV filter.
>>>
>>> (and so on).
>>>
>>> If you never want to record off the SDTV version of a channel for which
>>> you also have the HDTV version, why even configure the SDTV channel?
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>>
>> Just to play devil's advocate:
>>
>> My daughter likes to watch some PBS shows, which show on both PBS HD
>> channels, but also show on the SD PBS-Knowledge subchannel.  Often, the HD
>> channel versions are in HD, but aren't listed as such.  I don't want to
>> record the versions on the known-SD-only channel, but I also don't want to
>> not ever watch that channel.  What is the recommended way to record from
>> both the HD channels in this scenario?
>>
>>
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> Set a schedule for "anytime anychannel".
>
> Why would you restrict it to only those two channels.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Thomas Mashos
>
>
>
I thought I explained that thoroughly - I don't want to record the SD-only
subchannel versions.
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