Getting started w/ MythTV

[Randy Edwards]

 > with an explanation as to which tuners get used in which priority,

   In the "mythtv-setup" program where you set up the tuners, you can give 
each tuner a priority (it's called something different) for recording.

   Myth can be quirky in its handling of multiple tuners when combined with 
live TV viewing.  I don't watch much live TV (basically 5 min. of CNN to see 
what the corporate news is talking about), but I've had Myth tell me that my 
watching live TV would conflict with a recording schedule.  Myth gave me 
several options, telling me I could override it, but I was baffled why it 
didn't use one of the tuners that weren't in use.  I let it boot me off, and 
immediately went back to live TV with Myth deciding to use another tuner.

 > where the database runs, and who accesses it when/why.

   I haven't looked at the code, but I get the impression that the DB is used 
pretty heavily.  The database can run on any machine; to Myth it's just an IP 
address and MySQL username/password login.

 Regards,
 .
 Randy

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