[mythtv-users] BBC Timing issues

[Mike Perkins]

Stephen Bridges wrote:
> I've been running a MythTV system for a few years now, previously with two 
> Nova-Ts but now with a Nova-S2 instead as I've moved somewhere with no 
> freeview signal.  In the last few weeks BBC transmissions have been getting 
> later and later for me.  i run ntpd and I have compared my clock with the 
> transmitted time (using dvbdate --print) and am within a second of the 
> transmission.
> 
> However I've noticed Top Gear getting later and later in the 1:05 minutes I 
> tape to grab the program, and after lengthening the time to record for 
> programs after finishing to 8 odd minutes now, the programs taped over 
> Christmas day were still too late.
> 
> Is BBC getting later, or is it just me?
> 
You forget the fact that you're now receiving from satellite, as opposed to a 
ground station. There will be a transmission lag (tx -> sat -> rx) plus possible 
encoding/buffering that you probably wouldn't get from DVB-T. (Runs out of 
knowledge here, someone else will doubtless provide figures.)

And yes, the Beeb is getting a bit tardy, as opposed to some of the commercial 
channels, which sometimes start things *early*. I have 5 min pre-roll and 5 min 
post-roll on everything because of this.

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Mike Perkins