[mythtv-users] HD simulcast: how best to configure
Michael T. Dean
mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Fri Jun 14 14:19:51 UTC 2013
On 06/14/2013 10:15 AM, George Nassas wrote:
> On 2013-06-13, at 12:38 PM, LAUKENS Niels wrote:
>
>> * Combine all 3. Can I assign priorities to channels, so that I
>> preferable
>> watch/record HD, only falling back if scheduling requires me to?
>
> Combining this way is your best option and sets things up for the way
> the scheduler wants to work. Should the listings for the HD version
> actually show its programming as having HD quality then there's an
> option (somewhere) in the settings about preferring HD shows so the
> scheduler will automatically favour the HD channel when all other
> factors are equal.
>
> A friend has a setup with 1 SD & 2 HD tuners and myth rarely /never
> fails to pick the best combination of quality and programming.
While you can set a global priority increment specifically for HDTV
shows, I would recommend using the per-recording-rule HDTV filter,
instead, so you can say /which/ shows should be recorded in HDTV rather
than, for example, missing the first airing of an episode of Falling
Skies just so it can record a Simpsons re-run in HDTV and (assuming the
schedule doesn't later change) record a later re-run of the Falling
Skies episode.
Again, as everyone has mentioned, the HDTV filter (or priority) only
works if your listings data actually differentiates between HDTV and
SDTV showings (within and across channels).
Mike
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