[mythtv-users] Idea for faster channel surfing

[Cecil Watson]

Hello,

Michael Starks wrote:

>I had an idea about how the delay might be reduced when changing
>channels.  In a 2+ tuner system, can one tuner "leapfrog" the other and
>start buffering the next or previous channel, depending on the direction
>the user is surfing?
>
>For example, I start at channel three. 
>Tuner two starts buffering channel four.
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What if what I want to switch to is channel 7?

>I go to channel four and start reading the buffer.
>Tuner 1 starts buffering channel five.
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What if I want to go to channel 71?

>Would this work?
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Just my 2 cents...

Cecil