[mythtv-users] vdr and mythv

[Per Jessen]

Michael T. Dean wrote:

> On 06/16/2014 08:08 AM, Per Jessen wrote:
>> Richard Morton wrote:
>>
>>> It sounds like he is in a territory where he can pick up satellite
>>> intended for different countries and each of those stations
>>> broadcasts shows dubbed into their local languages.
>> Precisely.
>>
>>> Therefore he wants to record only shows where an English audio track
>>> is present
>> Yup.
>>
>> I asked about this feature about a year ago, and even had a look at
>> the DVB stream to verify that the language info is indeed present. 
>> AFAICT it's just not being stored as part of the EPG data.
> 
> So why do you have in your database channels that broadcast shows in
> languages you don't want?  I'm assuming the channels themselves tend
> to stick to a given language, so just remove (or hide) the ones you
> don't want.

Some channels do broadcast in multiple languages - that's pretty common
in Switzerland for instance.  However, removing channels I don't want
is a hassle - I have some 4000 channels I think, most of which I don't
want.  

> Or, if you must leave a ton of channels you don't want in the database
> (to slow down guide import, scheduling, and channel change; and to
> make it more likely that you'll record stuff you don't want), you can
> use the "this channel" filter to constrain your rules to a given
> channel or use Power/Custom recording rules to list which channels to
> consider.

I know, I know - I am not looking for a work-around, I was looking for a
feature.  Last year when I first started missing this feature, shows
like "The Big Bang Theory", "Two Broke Girls" and "Nashville" were
running on at least 4 channels, only in English, maybe a few more in
dual language.  Time-shifted one hour, most recent series somewhere,
earliest series somewhere else etc.  I am a great fan of "Record at any
time on any channel" - having to specify a set of channels is more
hassle.


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