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<blockquote data-quote="feizex" data-source="post: 805331" data-attributes="member: 96644">Re: Why does MP use 2nd card for subchannel when one card is already tuned to channelThanks, yes I'd say you're right. When it chose the second tuner it was the first in the list sorted by priority.I guess my question is more - what is the rationale for making the selection on the basis of priority alone?To me it makes sense to select based on priority only when there is no tuner on that channel already.If there is a tuner already on the channel then MP should use that. I can't think of a reason not to do that.It is not hard to reproduce the scenario. Here's 4 steps:1) Timeshift channel 7 (uses first tuner)2) Record channel 9 (uses second tuner)3) Stop timeshift (frees first tuner)4) Record GEM (subchannel of 9 - uses first tuner instead of second)After that you will have 2 tuners being used. With better logic it could have been one tuner and one tuner free to record something else.Since this appears to be &quot;as per design&quot;, I suggest MP tuner selection be made smarter by using cards that are already tuned to channel rather than hogging another card.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="feizex, post: 805331, member: 96644"] [b]Re: Why does MP use 2nd card for subchannel when one card is already tuned to channel[/b] Thanks, yes I'd say you're right. When it chose the second tuner it was the first in the list sorted by priority. I guess my question is more - what is the rationale for making the selection on the basis of priority alone? To me it makes sense to select based on priority only when there is no tuner on that channel already. If there is a tuner already on the channel then MP should use that. I can't think of a reason not to do that. It is not hard to reproduce the scenario. Here's 4 steps: 1) Timeshift channel 7 (uses first tuner) 2) Record channel 9 (uses second tuner) 3) Stop timeshift (frees first tuner) 4) Record GEM (subchannel of 9 - uses first tuner instead of second) After that you will have 2 tuners being used. With better logic it could have been one tuner and one tuner free to record something else. Since this appears to be "as per design", I suggest MP tuner selection be made smarter by using cards that are already tuned to channel rather than hogging another card. [/QUOTE]

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