[mythtv-users] Ouch...burned recording NFL game on invisible channels

[Mike Perkins]

On 22/12/14 14:59, Tom Dexter wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 22, 2014 at 9:11 AM, Daryl McDonald <darylangela at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Dec 22, 2014 9:02 AM, "Simon Hobson" <linux at thehobsons.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>> Another Sillyname <anothersname at googlemail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Instead of making those channels invisible why not just give them an
>>>> alternate channel number, say a prefix 99 for example?
>>>
>>> I don't think that would help in this case - it's a matter of the channels
>>> literally not being available when the aerial is pointing "the other way".
>>> There really isn't any way for the system to know which way the user has
>>> manually pointed the aerial - other than the user telling it, in this case
>>> by marking all the "dead" channels as invisible.
>>>
>>
>> Is a second antenna an option?
>>
>
> That's probably the ideal option for this sort of two market
> situation, but for the amount I use it there's no way it's worth the
> effort or money...especially since I'd need a second roof mounted
> antenna.
>
> I think my only reliable approach for these one-off single record NFL
> games is in fact to temporarily mark the channel(s) as visible...which
> really isn't much extra effort.  There's also no way that will cause
> issues with any other scheduling by mistake, because I use the "this
> channel" filter on any schedules where that could ever happen.
>
Another option might be to set those channels up as a second source. Technically 
this would be correct since you can't tune those channels with the antenna 
pointing the other way.

You would have to work out a way to switch the tuner between sources when 
required, but that can't be as hard as physically moving the antenna, which you 
already do.

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Mike Perkins