[mythtv-users] Enabling multirec borks usability a bit.

[Phil Wild]

On 20 April 2010 06:47, Christopher Kerr <mythtv at theseekerr.com> wrote:
>> I'm busy for the next few days but will be looking over the source after that
>> to get a handle on what's going on and what can be done to correct this.
>
> I'm curious: am I the only person around here who's using an antenna
> splitter with enough outputs that I can use the TVs own tuners for
> watching LiveTV?
>
> Obviously this doesn't apply to those who are using HDPVR's and the
> like to capture from cable boxes, but for OTA DTV it's a pretty
> obvious solution, provided you have a sufficiently strong signal.
>

We tend to watch liveTV for news and other events where we are not
interested in waiting. I do still like the ability to pause liveTV to
for example, resettle a baby etc. I can not do this if I am on the TV
inbuilt tuner.

I understand the OP's issue and understanding how Myth works, can live
it with it.

I have three tuners in my system and multirec is set to two for each
tuner so six in total. I do find it an inconvenience on the odd
occasion when I am trying to determine which tuner is free and not
tied to a particular channel. Perhaps adjusting the onscreen menu with
a suffix to each tuner indicating its status could be helpful here (if
it was even worth the effort though).

Cheers

Phil