[mythtv-users] howto record shows for more 10 minutes ahead of schedule and 30 mins after

Rob Verduijn rob.verduijn at gmail.com
Wed Dec 14 19:02:16 UTC 2011


Hi I think the negative -10 was the culprit.

And I use this xmltv grabber
http://code.google.com/p/tvgrabnlpy/

Rob Verduijn

2011/12/14 Jos Hoekstra <joshoekstra at gmx.net>

>  Op 14-12-2011 15:11, Rob Verduijn schreef:
>
>     > option 2
>>> > utilities/setup->setup->tv-settings->next->next->next
>>> > 'time to record before show starts(secs)' 600
>>> > 'time to record past end of show(secs)'  1800
>>> > category : undefined
>>> > record past end of shows (mins): 30
>>> >
>>> > cheers
>>> > Rob
>>> >
>>>
>>>  Option 2 should do what you want for every show, the second part of that
>>> is for shows of a certain category that always overshot their slot.
>>>
>>> I'm from the Netherlands as well, care to share which channels these
>>> are? I never had such big problems with channels...
>>>
>>> Jos
>>>
>>> P.S. Bottompost is appreciated on this list.
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>>
>> Ok Bottomposting
>>
>> I will disable the first option putting them at zero (since I'm about to
>> plug in an additional two tuners next to the two I already got I don't need
>> that one)
>>
>> Well regarding the recordings for dutch channels..try to record one of
>> the more high profile movies on any one of the RTL stations, they tend to
>> screw up their programming quite a lot. I update my tv schedules only once
>> a day due to the fact that it takes forever and I don't have digital tv. I
>> haven't been able to see the beginning of a movie for some time on those
>> channels.
>>
>> Also nickelodeon is a good one for messing up their schedule for more
>> than 10 mins in the early hours.
>>  (I've been trying to get a full recording of 'shaun the sheep' for 3
>> days now) And I was seriously pissed at them for messing up 'Sinterklaas
>> Journaal'. I had some real difficulties explaining those to the kids.
>>
>> Rob Verduijn
>>
>
>
> btw we are drifting a bit from my original question
>
> how can I extend it beyond 10 minutes early and 30 minutes late  ?
>
>
> Rob Verduijn
>
> It should be possible to change the 600 and 1800 to values you desire in
> seconds, so for an hour 3600. It doesn't however work for back to back
> recordings on same channel.
> I generally plan my recordings via mythweb and sometimes set an overrecord
> of 10-15 minutes.
>
> Nickelodeon is indeed horrible, many short shows and haphazard use of
> commercials. They never start early it seems, but sometimes broacast
> completely different from schedule.
> RTL otoh is pretty ok with abiding by it's schedule, only when
> news-flashes interrupt or special themeshows are broadcast they veer
> off-schedule.
> Which listingsprovider do you use? XMLTV-based?
>
> Jos
>
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