id summary reporter owner description type status priority milestone component version severity resolution keywords cc mlocked 11335 scheduler not taking advantage of multirec brian@… gigem "I have seen this before but I occasionally see situations where the scheduler does so poorly that it doesn't even use a multirec tuner when possible. For example: {{{ 2013-01-08 00:00:02.853894 I The New Normal - The Goldie Rush 102-11 WGRZ 08 21:30-22:00 2 18 18 A 18 -3 2013-01-08 00:00:02.854015 I Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 102-936 WWTI 08 21:31-22:00 2 13 13 A 13 -3 }}} These two programs, on the same multirec, in the same half-hour are using two different digital tuners (13, and 18). IMHO, if the scheduler does nothing else, it should, in all cases where possible, take advantage of multirec, yes? Somewhat related, there is a example of poor scheduling in the half hour prior to the above: {{{ 2013-01-08 00:00:02.852846 I New Girl - Cabin 105-7 CITY 08 21:00-21:30 2 18 18 A 18 -2 2013-01-08 00:00:02.853043 I Go On - Win at All Costas 5 WGRZ 08 21:00-21:30 1 24 24 A 24 -3 2013-01-08 00:00:02.853162 I Hot in Cleveland - Tangled Web 100-39 CJOH 08 21:00-21:31 2 13 13 A 13 -2 2013-01-08 00:00:02.853575 I Happy Endings - Ordinary Extraordi 9 WWTI 08 21:01-21:31 3 23 23 A 23 -3 }}} The reason this particular schedule is so poor is that ""5 WGRZ"" and ""9 WWTI"" are analog channels which have digital equivalents which are both on the same multirec. If the scheduler would chosen to record both of those channel 5, and 9 programs on one digital tuner then only one analog tuner would be used for those 4 programs rather than two. Here, this matters because while one of those analog tuners is recording from a digital STB, (so clear signal,) encoded by an Hauppagge card the other truly is analog signal -- so a less than digital-clear picture." Bug Report - General closed minor unknown MythTV - Scheduling 0.25-fixes medium Feature request without patch 0