[mythtv-users] Several inputs

[David Engel]

On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 02:06:25PM -0500, Phil Bridges wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 1:13 PM, Michael T. Dean <mtdean at thirdcontact.com>wrote:
> > Channel priorities wouldn't be ideal because they'd affect how every show
> > that airs on the channel compares to other shows on other channels, and
> > could cause you to miss shows you want while recording shows you care less
> > about.  (Well, that's true until 0.27(? I think it's going to be in the
> > next version), when channel priorities become what users actually think
> > they are.)
> >
> Yup - that's what I've had to do.  Unfortunately, that means that I have to
> also manage two groups of max recordings, but that's no big deal.
> 
> Channel priorities still wouldn't help, because the SD subchannel runs
> programs at different times (and more frequently) than the HD channels.

Channel priorities are the right solution for your problem.  AFAIC,
this is the primary use for channel priorities.  Give the HD channel a
higher priority and Myth will only record from the SD channel when it
has to.

David
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David Engel
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