[mythtvnz] Managing a PLUS1 channel in the EPG

[Steve Hodge]

On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 3:59 PM, Steven Ellis <steven at openmedia.co.nz>wrote:

> Any thoughts on best practise to handle a PLUS1 channel now that TV3 PLUS1
> is due to start at the end of the month.
>
> It will need to be a distinct callsign as the epg data is different from
> TV3, but how should scheduling be managed.
>

Yes, distinct callsign and xmltvid.

>
> For example I might be happy to record "Prison Break" off TV3 or TV3 PLUS1
> so I'd select find once a week on any channel. Now if Sky are showing it
> things start to break.
>

Not really. Just record them all and delete what you don't want. Or set up a
power rule. Or set the priority on the Sky channel lower.


> Shame there doesn't appear to a way to link a group of channels together
> into a single virtual channel to allow for these timeshift versions.
>

I think that would be over complicating things for little real benefit.

Cheers,
Steve
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