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Does MP "look ahead" for conflicts when tuning a channel?
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<blockquote data-quote="RobNorthcott" data-source="post: 542858" data-attributes="member: 57999"><p><strong>MediaPortal Version</strong>: 1.1 beta</p><p><strong>MediaPortal Skin</strong>: Blue3 Wide</p><p><strong>Windows Version</strong>: XP Home SP3</p><p><strong>CPU Type</strong>: AMD Athlon 64 3200+</p><p><strong>HDD</strong>: WD 160GB + 1TB Caviar Green SATA</p><p><strong>Memory</strong>: 2GB DDR2</p><p><strong>Motherboard</strong>: MSI K9N6SGM-V (micro ATX, nForce chipset)</p><p><strong>Video Card</strong>: Gigabyte ATI HD4550 Passive, PCIe</p><p><strong>Video Card Driver</strong>: 8.12</p><p><strong>Sound Card</strong>: On-board</p><p><strong>Sound Card AC3</strong>: </p><p><strong>Sound Card Driver</strong>: </p><p><strong>1. TV Card</strong>: Hauppauge HVR3000</p><p><strong>1. TV Card Type</strong>: Hybrid DVB-S, DVB-T, Analogue</p><p><strong>1. TV Card Driver</strong>: 2.121.25351.0</p><p><strong>2. TV Card</strong>: Twinhan 3020c</p><p><strong>2. TV Card Type</strong>: DVB-T</p><p><strong>2. TV Card Driver</strong>: 1.2.3.8</p><p><strong>3. TV Card</strong>: </p><p><strong>3. TV Card Type</strong>: </p><p><strong>3. TV Card Driver</strong>: </p><p><strong>4. TV Card</strong>: </p><p><strong>4. TV Card Type</strong>: </p><p><strong>4. TV Card Driver</strong>: </p><p><strong>MPEG2 Video Codec</strong>: PowerDVD 7</p><p><strong>MPEG2 Audio Codec</strong>: MPA</p><p><strong>h.264 Video Codec</strong>: PowerDVD 9</p><p><strong>Satelite/CableTV Provider</strong>: Astra 28.2E + Eurobird 28.5E</p><p><strong>HTPC Case</strong>: Antec Fusion (silver, with VFD)</p><p><strong>Cooling</strong>: 2x120mm case fans, 90mm Noctua on CPU</p><p><strong>Power Supply</strong>: Antec 430W</p><p><strong>Remote</strong>: Microsoft IR remote + keyboard</p><p><strong>TV</strong>: Samsung 26" LCD</p><p><strong>TV - HTPC Connection</strong>: VGA Sub-D (1360x768)</p><p></p><p>I think I'm being a bit hopeful here (I think the answer to my question is "no"), but thought I may as well ask:</p><p></p><p>When starting a recording for a channel available on more than one card, does the TV server look ahead for conflicts that will arise due to later overlapping recordings?</p><p></p><p>I mostly use DVB-S freesat, but have recently added a DVB-T card to help resolve recording conflicts. I get better reception on DVB-S so I really want to use that as the primary tuner (highest priority) and only use the DVB-T when necessary. At the moment I've just set the DVB-T channels in their own group and use them manually to resolve conflicts, which works fine. But if I link the DVB-S and -T channels in TV server, with the -S as top priority, then set recordings, for example, BBC1 at 7pm for 1 hour and Men and Motors at 7:30 for 1 hour, I'm guessing the second recording would fail (MP would use the primary DVB-S card for the first recording, then fail to find a card for the second because M&M isn't available on DVB-T). It's easy enough to do this manually by setting the BBC1 recording on the DVB-T, but not automatically unless I set the DVB-T as highest priority for the shared channels (which I don't want to do). Or at least, that's how I understand it - MP will not "notice" the up-coming conflict when picking a card for the first recording. Or will it? </p><p></p><p>Hope that makes sense.</p><p></p><p>And yes, the ideal solution would be to have a second DVB-S tuner, but that would mean dismantling half the house to run another cable to the dish and I _really_ don't want to do that!</p><p></p><p>Rob</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RobNorthcott, post: 542858, member: 57999"] [b]MediaPortal Version[/b]: 1.1 beta [b]MediaPortal Skin[/b]: Blue3 Wide [b]Windows Version[/b]: XP Home SP3 [b]CPU Type[/b]: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ [b]HDD[/b]: WD 160GB + 1TB Caviar Green SATA [b]Memory[/b]: 2GB DDR2 [b]Motherboard[/b]: MSI K9N6SGM-V (micro ATX, nForce chipset) [b]Video Card[/b]: Gigabyte ATI HD4550 Passive, PCIe [b]Video Card Driver[/b]: 8.12 [b]Sound Card[/b]: On-board [b]Sound Card AC3[/b]: [b]Sound Card Driver[/b]: [b]1. TV Card[/b]: Hauppauge HVR3000 [b]1. TV Card Type[/b]: Hybrid DVB-S, DVB-T, Analogue [b]1. TV Card Driver[/b]: 2.121.25351.0 [b]2. TV Card[/b]: Twinhan 3020c [b]2. TV Card Type[/b]: DVB-T [b]2. TV Card Driver[/b]: 1.2.3.8 [b]3. TV Card[/b]: [b]3. TV Card Type[/b]: [b]3. TV Card Driver[/b]: [b]4. TV Card[/b]: [b]4. TV Card Type[/b]: [b]4. TV Card Driver[/b]: [b]MPEG2 Video Codec[/b]: PowerDVD 7 [b]MPEG2 Audio Codec[/b]: MPA [b]h.264 Video Codec[/b]: PowerDVD 9 [b]Satelite/CableTV Provider[/b]: Astra 28.2E + Eurobird 28.5E [b]HTPC Case[/b]: Antec Fusion (silver, with VFD) [b]Cooling[/b]: 2x120mm case fans, 90mm Noctua on CPU [b]Power Supply[/b]: Antec 430W [b]Remote[/b]: Microsoft IR remote + keyboard [b]TV[/b]: Samsung 26" LCD [b]TV - HTPC Connection[/b]: VGA Sub-D (1360x768) I think I'm being a bit hopeful here (I think the answer to my question is "no"), but thought I may as well ask: When starting a recording for a channel available on more than one card, does the TV server look ahead for conflicts that will arise due to later overlapping recordings? I mostly use DVB-S freesat, but have recently added a DVB-T card to help resolve recording conflicts. I get better reception on DVB-S so I really want to use that as the primary tuner (highest priority) and only use the DVB-T when necessary. At the moment I've just set the DVB-T channels in their own group and use them manually to resolve conflicts, which works fine. But if I link the DVB-S and -T channels in TV server, with the -S as top priority, then set recordings, for example, BBC1 at 7pm for 1 hour and Men and Motors at 7:30 for 1 hour, I'm guessing the second recording would fail (MP would use the primary DVB-S card for the first recording, then fail to find a card for the second because M&M isn't available on DVB-T). It's easy enough to do this manually by setting the BBC1 recording on the DVB-T, but not automatically unless I set the DVB-T as highest priority for the shared channels (which I don't want to do). Or at least, that's how I understand it - MP will not "notice" the up-coming conflict when picking a card for the first recording. Or will it? Hope that makes sense. And yes, the ideal solution would be to have a second DVB-S tuner, but that would mean dismantling half the house to run another cable to the dish and I _really_ don't want to do that! Rob [/QUOTE]
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