[mythtv-users] An option for watching tv

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Nov 28, 2006, at 2:59 PM, devsk wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I know its something which has been answered in the FAQ (why livetv  
> records on disk). But I wanted to know if a new mode can be  
> provided for watching live tv without recording.
>
> Here is my problem. I have 4GB left on the disk. Once I start  
> watching TV, mythtv just hangs after an hour because the disk  
> becomes full. I have to delete the file and restart it to watch TV  
> again. It not only hangs but also thrashes my disk for no reason. I  
> have no use for pausing tv, or rewinding it. I just want to watch  
> tv uninterrupted in a window, leave the window there and do other  
> work in another workspace and come back and watch some more.  
> Occasionally, I would like to record certain shows.
>
> Is there an option that is being worked on or planned to allow me  
> to do that? Please understand that I love mythtv, so using tvtime  
> or xawtv is not an option: they don't even work for me. Please  
> don't tell me to buy a new disk. Also, I totally understand the  
> default DVR mode. All I want is an "option" to trigger the true tv  
> mode where in disk is not touched: I have plenty of memory, please  
> use it as much as you want.
>
> Thanks,
> -devsk

Your live TV recordings should be expiring as you run low on disk  
space to free more up. If that's not happening you have some other  
issue.