[mythtv] Multiple tuner conflict resolution bug or feature?

[Derek Atkins]

Isaac Richards <ijr at po.cwru.edu> writes:

> On Friday 16 January 2004 03:22 pm, Derek Atkins wrote:
>> "Geoffrey Hausheer" <ou401cru02 at sneakemail.com> writes:
>> > This is by design.  the current idea is to avoid using the
>> > conflict-resolution code whenever possible.  This means that if a
>> > conflict can be avoided by recording a show at a later time, this is the
>> > choice taken.
>>
>> Except I think it takes this choice too frequently..  Many times I have
>> an open encoder but it still chooses to record a later time.
>
> That's because it looks for future showings to resolve conflicts before it 
> does any of the multi-card resolution.

Which seems a bit counter-intuitive..  I've got 4 PVR cards, why not
use them when they are available?  I'm sure there is some logic to
this, but I just don't see it yet.

> Isaac

-derek

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