[mythtv] Question about recording capabilities...

[Ben Bucksch]

wwinright at attbi.com wrote:

>This may be a moot point, but is there a way/could there be a way to start recording a program while watching it, and have the data that has been buffered included in the file? For instance, I turn on my TV which has been buffering a particular channel for the past 15 mins, and decide I would like to record the show to watch later and have the complete 30min block. Does this make any sense?
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Yes, a lot, that's one of the things on my wishlist. There is currently 
no way to save the buffer, in case I have to exit out of livetv. E.g. 
once, a record wanted to start nd I allowed it, but I couldn't finish 
watching the movie although I was lagging behind so much that the rest 
of the movie was in the buffer. Ideally, I'd have the option to record 
until the end of the show (which I am looking atm, not what's live atm - 
another show might have started while I am still lagging behind on the 
previous one) or a certain time (from now on).

I'd generally like the LiveTV buffer to be more persistant. For example, 
when the frontend of backend crashes or freezes or I accidently exit out 
of it or whatever, the buffer is lost.