[mythtv-users] Maybe a slightly different usage model for Myth with DirecTV encrypted HD?

[Gabe Rubin]

On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 4:57 PM, Mark Knecht <markknecht at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> One component out vs two internal recordings.

Right, you would need to get two HD-PVR's and 2 DTV boxes.  Added
cost, but on the other hand, you may be satisfied with just being able
to record one HD stream at a time and use another DTV to record in the
manner you used to record (I am assuming an analog capture card).
>
> And the DVR is free - the HD-PVR is very expensive.
>
No one ever said myth was the cheaper solution.  Just, in many times,
the better solution (as you are finding out with scheduling issues and
lack of remote frontends).

> And I believe the (very few) 1080p programs I can get are only
> available over HDMI so the component out wouldn't work.
>
This I don't know about.  I am not doubting your experience, but I
thought that component did not down-sample at this time.  Also, is
there a real difference, visually, b/t 1080p and 720p?

> At least that's my thinking. I'm not negative on your question. It's a
> good one. But why should I buy more hardware and spend money one
> electricity every month when their hardware works and only the
> software has problems?
>

Because it does not seem to be working the way you want it to work.
And your proposed solution seems very difficult or inelegant to
implement.  If I am understanding it correctly, it would use myth to
schedule and have myth control a separate box, telling it to start
recording now and stop recording an hour later or whenever, seems very
hackish to me.  However, I could see you creating a custom channel
changer script that would do this and pass along the correct variables
from the mythdatabase to control the box.  Just seems very weird, like
using a machete to trim your fingernails.

> Just my thoughts. Thanks for the question.
>
> - Mark
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