[mythtv-users] Duplicate Tuners showing up in Preferred Input
Lee Maisel
maisel at lobo.net
Thu Nov 15 07:08:41 UTC 2012
Raymond Wagner wrote:
> On 11/14/2012 21:47, Lee Maisel wrote:
>> Does that mean that I can have 12 things recording (possibly)? All my
>> content is OTA, so does this apply to me or should I disable virtual
>> tuners?
>
> When using digital television, you are not receiving a video, you are
> receiving a data stream. That data stream can carry multiple channels
> simultaneously, and is called a multiplex. Your tuner captures the
> entire multiplex, and then filters that down to the single logical
> channel it sends to MythTV. Virtual tuners in MythTV allow it to
> request multiple independent logical channels from that single
> multiplex through that single tuner.
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I understand. So essentially I can have 12 things recording at the same
time with the 3 HD Homerun units? That's damn cool.
Not that I would possibly have that much running, but that should
certainly negate the possibility of a conflict! :)
Thanks!
Lee
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