Changing Priority with Multiple cards does not change which card MP uses (1 Viewer)

[Commodore 64]

Windows Version: Windows XP SP2
CPU Type: Pentium 4
Memory: 1GB PC3200
Motherboard: Asus P4PE800 Deluxe
Motherboard Chipset: i865PE
Motherboard Bios:
Video Card: Gigabyte 6600GT
Video Card Driver: 83.60
Sound Card: Onboard
Sound Card AC3: Optical Out
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: Vbox DTA-150
1. TV Card Type: ATSC
1. TV Card Driver: BDA
2. TV Card: Fusion 5 Lite
2. TV Card Type: ATSC
2. TV Card Driver: BDA
Video Codec: NVidia Purevideo
Audio Codec: Mpeg/AC3/DD...
Satelite/CableTV Provider: OTA
HTPC Case: Silverstone LC03V
Power Supply: Silvertsone Strider 400w
Remote: MCE USA
TV: Philips 30PW8520 (30" Widescreen CRT)
TV - HTPC Connection: Component

While trying to do some testing, I set my Vbox card to Priority 1, and also set "use this card for viewing TV" and "use this card to record TV" to False.

MediaPortal still used my Vbox card to watch TV.

I highlighted a couple lines here: http://mpteam.pastebin.com/659565

 

[Taipan]

I logged a similar bug report here, for 0.2RC1. However, it never got much attention...

After a lot of testing (with two DVB-T cards), I came to the conclusion that the settings "Use this card for viewing TV", "Use this card for recording TV" are ignored and only the Priority setting is actually used to determine which card to use for viewing TV or recording TV.

For example, if Card 1 is set to priority 10 and card 2 is set to priority 1, then Card 1 will always be the first card used for viewing or recording, irrespective of its "Purpose" settings.

Similarly, Card 2 will always be used second, irrespective of its "Purpose" settings - for example, if Card 1 is already in use for recording, then Card 2 will be used for viewing, even though it has not been selected for viewing under "Purpose"....

 

[Commodore 64]

Hmm, I set the Priority for the Vbox to lowest, though, as well as changed the purpose.

 

[Taipan]

Hmm, I set the Priority for the Vbox to lowest, though, as well as changed the purpose.

And was the other card (presumably, set at Priority 10) already in use for recording?

 

[Commodore 64]

No, I was not recording anything.