[mythtv-users] issue: when 1st tuner busy recording, browsing channels on 2nd tuner is "jumpy"

[Wim]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-
> bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of James Warden
> Sent: zondag 22 november 2009 11:55
> To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> Subject: [mythtv-users] issue: when 1st tuner busy recording,browsing
> channels on 2nd tuner is "jumpy"
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I am not sure if this is a mythtv issue but I am at the moment
> experimenting with myth 0.22 on a 9.10 mythbuntu BE/FE machine.
> 
> The h/w:
> - Technisat CableStar HD2
> - P5N7A-VM mobo (nFoece 730i, geForce 9300 on board)
> - Core 2 Duo proc, nominal speed 2 x 1.6 GHz
> - serial infrared receiver IRA3 (OEM version)
> 
> All seems to work very nicely, the nvidia vdpau is really amazing with HD
> content. I have been monitoring the CPU usage and all I can say is wow!
> 
> HOWEVER, something is fishy with the UI:
> - when I toggle "record" on a live show, I can still continue browsing
> channels and shift to a different one, but the available channels when
> doing so is drastically reduced: only a few will be accessed, with
> sometimes big gaps between 2 channels. It's like something gets severely
> restrictive. When I cancel the recording of the live show, browsing
> channels is back to normal.
> 
> Is this a bug or related to how the TV card works ? I am not yet familiar
> with the 0.22 functioning. In mythtv 0.21 and with the PVR500, when one
> tuner was in use for recording a live show, you had to restart liveTV and
> use the other tuner but then, all channels were available.
> 
> Do I miss something with 0.22 ?
> 
> Thanks for any tip.
> 
> J.
> 

This is not a bug.
Apparently You have multirec turned on.

If you are recording a show you can only watch channels on the same
transponder.

Wim

 

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