Specify which tuner for scheduled recording (1 Viewer)

[hansdegit]

I would like to be able to specify which tuner will be used for a recording. Currently, the "priority" attirbute of the tuner will determine this. However if, for instance:
a) program "teletubbies" starts at 20.30 (available on both tuners)
and
b) program "financial world update" starts at 20.35 and only available on the tuner with the highest priority, we have a problem.

By the way, this situation is recognised by MP as a recording conflict, but that's only half the solution.

 

[ASiDiE]

Maybe I am not understanding this, but why would Financial world update only be available to the tuner with the highest priority? I guess I always leave my tuners at 1 for both of them (I have a PVR 500). The only thing I want it to do is check to make sure there are not 3 recordings going on at the same time. I don't really care what tuner records the show, just as long as it records. I guess my question is, why do you have certain channels for one card but not another? In my system, everything has the exact same settings, channels, record directories.

Setting which tuner to record is probably going to be more hassle that it's really worth. You did not post the template about what your computer has in it so maybe other things are coming into play. Maybe you have a DVB card and a analog card and this is where you are running into problems.

EDIT: from your sig, I now see that you do. At this point, I don't think there is a way around this. Maybe in the future MP will be able to see that there is a conflict and then check to see if both shows could be recorded on each card. Then it could switch the shows around and check for a conflict again. MP could also check from the get to, to see if both cards could record the shows and then at that point, give you the option to choose what card you would like. I really don't want to see this option every time, but only when there is a problem like this.

I know you probably want your digital card to record most of your shows, but what happens when you set your priority to 1 for each card. Does that error go away?

Please fill out the template next time....

 

[hansdegit]

Thx ASiDiE,

I could not have said it clearer than you just did. Yep, some channels are available only on the digital card, some are only available on the analog card.

I really don't want to see this option every time, but only when there is a problem like this.

Yep. Agreed.

Please fill out the template next time....

Even when requesting a feature?? Okay, will do next time.

I will try to see what happens when both cards are equal in priority.

 

[ASiDiE]

I created that post.. and then went back and made an edit. I assumed that you had a dual tuner and were getting a conflict. I thought it might be a bug, thats why I suggested the template. I hope we can get something working here, because I too, am going to have a DVB card and a Analog card in the same system.