[mythtv-users] Recordings start & end 10 seconds too soon, on all channels

[steve]

> On Mar 22, 2016, at 7:34 AM, Tim Draper <veehexx at zoho.com> wrote:
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> ---- On Tue, 22 Mar 2016 11:25:44 +0000 Michael T. Dean  wrote ---- 
>> You can set "Time to record before start of show (secs)" and "Time to 
>> record past end of show (secs)" to some value (generally greater than 
>> the amount of offset you're seeing--like 20s or so), but note that the 
>> over-record is not guaranteed. If you have back-to-back recordings on 
>> the same input, MythTV will switch at the exact scheduled time and you 
>> won't get any over-record (extra time on end of the first show and extra 
>> time at beginning of the second show).
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> i use those settings in mythtv-setup, along with the 'avoid back-to-back recordings on same tuner'. I cant remember where this setting is or it's exact wording but it's close enough; i think in mythtv-setup. Works well and not seen any issues with recordings since i set it up this way.
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Thanks.  I just noticed this setting too.  Do you keep it at "Always" or "Different Channels"?  I'm thinking of putting it on "Always" but not totally sure.

Also I don't understand how this setting in the front end.  Is this FE setting really just setting an option in the backend?