[mythtv-users] Idea: multiple prioritized recording profiles for recordings

[Brad Templeton]

On Fri, Mar 25, 2005 at 01:06:15PM -0600, Michael J. Lynch wrote:
> Ok...so your probably thinking *huh*.  Here's the idea.  I have
> a master backend with 2 bt878 cards in it.  If I record using only
> one tuner, I have plenty of CPU to use my high quality recording
> profile.  However, I don't have enough CPU do use my high
> quality recording profile to record 2 shows at the same time.  It
> would be really cool if I could specify a list of recording profiles
> for recording such that if *x* number or less programs are being
> recorded, the first specified recording profile is used and if more
> than *x* and less than *y* number of programs are being recorded
> then the second profile is used, etc.  This way I don't have to try
> to remember to go change recording profiles for programs when
> additional programs are added for recording at the same time.
> 
> I dunno...does anyone think this would be a nice feature or not?
> Of course, this is only a problem with non-encoding grabbers so
> maybe it's not worth the effort.  Any thoughts?

Well, you could code it, and then think up some UI for it, but I
suspect most people are going to say the problem is solved a lot better
by buying a faster CPU, or a PVR-150 card, which can be had for $85.  You
would never have an issue if you had such a card, it would also not
affect any playback CPU you might need, and buying one seems like a lot less
work than coding and doing the UI for this feature.