[mythtv-users] MythTV 0.26 records live TV without being told to do so

[Phil Bridges]

On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 10:00 PM, Malte Gell <malte.gell at gmail.com> wrote:

> Am 09.01.2013 07:18, schrieb Jean-Yves Avenard:
> > On 9 January 2013 10:03, Malte Gell <malte.gell at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> I just discovered that MythTV 0.26 records live TV even though I never
> >> told it to do so. Why is it doing this? I did not start recording and
> >> did not schedule a recording. Is this some kind of time shifting or what
> >> causes this behaviour? How can I stop this? I only want to record
> >> something when I really want to and do not want MythTV to start
> >> recording on its own.
>
> > Did you, by any chance, simply change the filtering option in the
> > "Watch Recordings" screen?
> > by default it won't show liveTV recordings, but you can make it show
> them...
>
> I did not change the filter there, actually I don´t see an option to
> show the live recordings. If I can see the live recordings there at
> least I could delete them manually there.
>
> But why does MythTV make these live recordings at all? Kaffeine can play
> DVB-C without saving any recordings in big files. These live recordings
> waste GB of space on my harddrive.
>
> Malte
>
>
>
MythTV is a DVR.   It has always recorded Live TV.  Kaffeine is just a
media viewer.

Live TV Recordings are the first to be deleted.
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