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4TR is a great solution. I originally installed it for 2 reasons: 1: The superior Scheduling, 2: The ability to run post-proccesing after a recording, to rename/move files around (havent gotten this to work quite yet with 1.3.2, but sunsetdk is helping out ).
The scheduling is far superior to that of default MP.
Say I want to record a TV-show every wednesday from 20.00-21.00. If for some reason this show does not start until 20.30 (there is an scheduled, extra news due to some big event), MediaPortal will still record 20.00-21.00. 4TR recognizes that the Show has moved airing, and will record at the new time. Also, if the show is cancelled one week (say a big soccer match with the national team is being played at that time instead), MediaPortal will still record from 20.00 to 21.00. 4TR will just not record anything, and instead wait for the show to be aired next week instead.
You can also schedule it to record the TV-show everytime on the channel, but only for new episodes. This means that if the original show is recorded, the reruns two days later will not be. If the original show is not recorded (due to recording conflicts) the rerun will be recorded instead.

I have a couple of schedules where I record Mythbusters, Future Weapons and some other Discovery channel shows. I don't follow these shows religioulsy, I just like to have something to watch. I can tell FTR to record these shows everytime they are aired (new episodes only so nothing gets recorded twice), set the priority to lowest (because I don't mind if I miss a couple of them, I'd rather that I can record movies and stuff) and tell FTR to only keep the 3 most recent recordings. This way I always have something to watch, I don't fill up the recordings folder with endless numbers of episodes, and I make sure that these schedules don't get in the way of "real" recordings, like Movies and my girlfriends TV-shows (god forbid, that she misses an episode of Desperate Housewives or Gilmore Girls ).

Just a brief preview of some of the things that FTR can do.
Also, with the MMC it is very easy to watch recordings and LiveTV on a computer that does not have MediaPortal installed.

<blockquote data-quote="jonaskp" data-source="post: 364890" data-attributes="member: 26015">4TR is a great solution. I originally installed it for 2 reasons: 1: The superior Scheduling, 2: The ability to run post-proccesing after a recording, to rename/move files around (havent gotten this to work quite yet with 1.3.2, but sunsetdk is helping out <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> ).The scheduling is far superior to that of default MP.Say I want to record a TV-show every wednesday from 20.00-21.00. If for some reason this show does not start until 20.30 (there is an scheduled, extra news due to some big event), MediaPortal will still record 20.00-21.00. 4TR recognizes that the Show has moved airing, and will record at the new time. Also, if the show is cancelled one week (say a big soccer match with the national team is being played at that time instead), MediaPortal will still record from 20.00 to 21.00. 4TR will just not record anything, and instead wait for the show to be aired next week instead.You can also schedule it to record the TV-show everytime on the channel, but only for new episodes. This means that if the original show is recorded, the reruns two days later will not be. If the original show is not recorded (due to recording conflicts) the rerun will be recorded instead.I have a couple of schedules where I record Mythbusters, Future Weapons and some other Discovery channel shows. I don't follow these shows religioulsy, I just like to have something to watch. I can tell FTR to record these shows everytime they are aired (new episodes only so nothing gets recorded twice), set the priority to lowest (because I don't mind if I miss a couple of them, I'd rather that I can record movies and stuff) and tell FTR to only keep the 3 most recent recordings. This way I always have something to watch, I don't fill up the recordings folder with endless numbers of episodes, and I make sure that these schedules don't get in the way of &quot;real&quot; recordings, like Movies and my girlfriends TV-shows (god forbid, that she misses an episode of Desperate Housewives or Gilmore Girls <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />).Just a brief preview of some of the things that FTR can do.Also, with the MMC it is very easy to watch recordings and LiveTV on a computer that does not have MediaPortal installed.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jonaskp, post: 364890, member: 26015"] 4TR is a great solution. I originally installed it for 2 reasons: 1: The superior Scheduling, 2: The ability to run post-proccesing after a recording, to rename/move files around (havent gotten this to work quite yet with 1.3.2, but sunsetdk is helping out :-) ). The scheduling is far superior to that of default MP. Say I want to record a TV-show every wednesday from 20.00-21.00. If for some reason this show does not start until 20.30 (there is an scheduled, extra news due to some big event), MediaPortal will still record 20.00-21.00. 4TR recognizes that the Show has moved airing, and will record at the new time. Also, if the show is cancelled one week (say a big soccer match with the national team is being played at that time instead), MediaPortal will still record from 20.00 to 21.00. 4TR will just not record anything, and instead wait for the show to be aired next week instead. You can also schedule it to record the TV-show everytime on the channel, but only for new episodes. This means that if the original show is recorded, the reruns two days later will not be. If the original show is not recorded (due to recording conflicts) the rerun will be recorded instead. I have a couple of schedules where I record Mythbusters, Future Weapons and some other Discovery channel shows. I don't follow these shows religioulsy, I just like to have something to watch. I can tell FTR to record these shows everytime they are aired (new episodes only so nothing gets recorded twice), set the priority to lowest (because I don't mind if I miss a couple of them, I'd rather that I can record movies and stuff) and tell FTR to only keep the 3 most recent recordings. This way I always have something to watch, I don't fill up the recordings folder with endless numbers of episodes, and I make sure that these schedules don't get in the way of "real" recordings, like Movies and my girlfriends TV-shows (god forbid, that she misses an episode of Desperate Housewives or Gilmore Girls :D). Just a brief preview of some of the things that FTR can do. Also, with the MMC it is very easy to watch recordings and LiveTV on a computer that does not have MediaPortal installed. [/QUOTE]