[mythtv-users] Idea for faster channel surfing

[Mark L. Cukier]

Not only that, but this feature would become moot if one tuner were 
recording a program.... :-/



Dan Ferris wrote:

>You would have to enable/disable this on the fly, for channel surfing.
> it's obviously only workable for incremential surfing in one
>direction (going up, or going down).
>
>This would also be useful for switching channels back and forth (aka,
>hitting the 'last' button)... but you would probably be recording
>anyway.
>
>
>On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 15:25:28 -0800, Cecil Watson <cwatson at linkline.com> wrote:
>  
>
>>Hello,
>>
>>Michael Starks wrote:
>>
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>>>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.
>>>
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>What if I want to go to channel 71?
>>
>>    
>>
>>>Would this work?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>Just my 2 cents...
>>
>>Cecil
>>
>>
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