[mythtv-users] Problem with Hard and Soft Padding on recordings

[David Watkins]

> It sounds to me like we can get rid of "Time to record past end of show
> (secs)" completely, and either hard-wire "Time to record before start of
> show (secs)" to some kind of sensible universal average (10 seconds?), or
> better, analyse the user's individual hardware over time programmatically to
> tune a pre-startup time that suits. E.g. with a brand-new setup, start 30
> seconds early, then automatically adjust that up and down depending on how
> quickly the card and hard disks start up.

I fully understand that using the pre/post roll to allow for
inaccuracies in programme scheduling is not using it in the way that
was intended, and that the proper solution is to use hard padding and
make sure you always have enough tuners.

However, for anyone who doesn't have 'enough' tuners (for a long time
I was running with a single PVR350) the pre-post roll provides a means
of recording a few extra minutes at each end of a show, while still
allowing for back-to-back recordings to be made on the same capture
device.

Certainly for anyone who only has one capture card I'd recommend using
the pre/post roll rather that hard padding.

I guess I'm saying keep the soft padding option for single tuner setups?