[mythtv-users] How to stop always recording my live TV

Mike LaPlante mike at dividia.net
Wed Jun 6 15:03:08 UTC 2007


Options I have selected
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z240/mlaplante0624/myth.png
Example showing of my watch recordings screen
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z240/mlaplante0624/myth1.png


Michelle Dupuis wrote:
> Ok, I RTFM and have a better concept now (I like to think that people 
> asking the same question over and over again / FAQ have some value).  
> What confused me was I saw lots of short channel change recordings - 
> I'll have to pay closer attention to see if the <2min recordings are 
> autodeleted.
>  
> Is there an easy way to separate shows I wanted to record (in advance) 
> from those that were autorecorded while watching?  I'm hoping to more 
> easily see what I have recorded...
>  
> Thanks,
> MD
>
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> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] *On Behalf Of *Brad DerManouelian
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 06, 2007 10:20 AM
> *To:* Discussion about mythtv
> *Subject:* Re: [mythtv-users] How to stop always recording my live TV
>
> On Jun 6, 2007, at 7:08 AM, Michelle Dupuis wrote:
>
>> I'm new to myth, and love clicking through different channels as I 
>> watch tv.  I just discovered that myth has recorded several seconds 
>> of every live tv channel I switched to.  This makes it impossible to 
>> view the recordings I really want.
>>  
>> My questions are:
>>  
>> 1.  Why is myth recording everything I watch on Live TV?  (Is this 
>> part of the live tv pausing feature)?
>
> Funny, that question is word-for-word answered in the Frequently Asked 
> Questions. :)
>
> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Frequently_Asked_Questions#Q:_Why_is_MythTV_recording_EVERYTHING_I_watch_in_Live_TV.3F
>
>> 2.  Is there a way to tell MythTV to delete the last recording as 
>> soon as I change channels?
>
> This is answered shortly after the above question on the same page but 
> it doesn't mention that LiveTV recordings that are very short (I think 
> under 2 minutes?) will be expired immediately. All other LiveTV 
> recordings are expired according to your settings (default is after 1 
> day, I believe). You cannot specify a shorter time than 1 day to 
> expire these. However, they will expire before any other program 
> should you need room for other recordings/LiveTV. You also have the 
> option of changing your Group Filter on the Watch Recordings screen to 
> LiveTV and deleting them manually there - but there's no reason to 
> manage your LiveTV recordings manually. Myth will handle it so don't 
> stress about it. In fact, the developers have put a lot of thought 
> into how to handle LiveTV recordings so you don't have to.
>
>
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