- March 3, 2011
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It would be really great if Mediaportal Server could be implemented with a more intelligent clash control – that is, unless there is a way of doing this that I have not set up properly.
At the moment, I have two DVB-T tuners and a single DVB-S2 tuner – all duplicates of channels are combined.
To make sure that I always have the HD channels available from the DVB-S2 card, I have set the DVB-T tuners as priority 3 and 2 and then have the DVB-S2 card as priority 1.
I have always noticed that if I set recordings in the wrong order, I will often get a clash. For example:
If I set a recording at 8pm on a channel that is available on both DVB-T and DVB-S, it will choose to record using the first DVB-T tuner.
If I then choose to record a second channel also at 8pm (again available on both Freeview and Freesat), it will then choose the second DVB-T tuner.
The problem starts if I then choose to record a third channel at 8pm, but that channel is only on DVB-T. Mediaportal will tell me that I have a clash and that this is not possible.
I have to then actually cancel the recordings on one of the available DVB-T cards, record the third program on the DVB-T card and then switch the now cancelled program to the DVB-S2 card.
I was going to put this post in the Wish List section but was just checking that there is not already a way to achieve the above.
Ultimately, I want Mediaportal to use the pre-defined tuner card priorities but allow it to swap whenever there is a potential clash.
Another way that this might be further implemented is when there is a clash, Mediaportal could do a quick scan for later showings of the involved programs and work out which one it should reschedule to make sure that everything gets recorded.
Thanks
Alex
At the moment, I have two DVB-T tuners and a single DVB-S2 tuner – all duplicates of channels are combined.
To make sure that I always have the HD channels available from the DVB-S2 card, I have set the DVB-T tuners as priority 3 and 2 and then have the DVB-S2 card as priority 1.
I have always noticed that if I set recordings in the wrong order, I will often get a clash. For example:
If I set a recording at 8pm on a channel that is available on both DVB-T and DVB-S, it will choose to record using the first DVB-T tuner.
If I then choose to record a second channel also at 8pm (again available on both Freeview and Freesat), it will then choose the second DVB-T tuner.
The problem starts if I then choose to record a third channel at 8pm, but that channel is only on DVB-T. Mediaportal will tell me that I have a clash and that this is not possible.
I have to then actually cancel the recordings on one of the available DVB-T cards, record the third program on the DVB-T card and then switch the now cancelled program to the DVB-S2 card.
I was going to put this post in the Wish List section but was just checking that there is not already a way to achieve the above.
Ultimately, I want Mediaportal to use the pre-defined tuner card priorities but allow it to swap whenever there is a potential clash.
Another way that this might be further implemented is when there is a clash, Mediaportal could do a quick scan for later showings of the involved programs and work out which one it should reschedule to make sure that everything gets recorded.
Thanks
Alex
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