[mythtv-users] Early exit
R. G. Newbury
newbury at mandamus.org
Wed Sep 12 15:30:58 UTC 2007
Damian wrote:
> I have a new problem on my mythbox where viewing any program simply
> stops about a minute before the end. If watching live tv, The display
> just stops and the front end says there was an error. I can then click
> ok and quickly try to get back to the channel before the credits roll.
> If watching a recording, the saved file is simply too short. I assume it
> stopped recording at the same point that the live tv would have crashed
> out. Any idea what this is?
>
> Maybe it only happens on BBC? I've not tested that actually, but we do
> seem to watch more BBC than anything else. I struggle with stuttery
> playback on BBC when most other channels seem fine so maybe there's
> something weird going on there?
>
> I rarely get time to tweak my myth setup, but I do have a couple of
> hours on Thursday evening so I'm hoping to iron out a few wrinkles then.
>
> Looking forward to hearing any thoughts.
Is the time set correctly on the computer? If it is 1 minute fast you
will get what you see.
Have you inadvertently set a default recording rule which finishes
early? The settings in Setup-> General will not let you do that, only
finish late, but without looking ISTR that you can set individual time
frames in the Record Options..
Geoff
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