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Windows => Television => Topic started by: csy on April 06, 2012, 12:22:07 am

Title: LiveTV is not 'live broadcast' when changing channels
Post by: csy on April 06, 2012, 12:22:07 am

When viewing LiveTV and I change channels to another channel that happens to be being recorded, I'm taken to the beginning of the buffer/recording and have to skip forwards to catch-up with the live broadcast.  This is a real pain!  It is even more of a pain if you channel surf, as when you return to that channel you are again taken back to the beginning of the buffer/recording!!!

I'm running 17.0.117

I would really appreciate if something could be done about this.

I'm recording in TS format if that makes a difference.

Title: Re: LiveTV is not 'live broadcast' when changing channels
Post by: csy on April 11, 2012, 03:00:02 am

Could someone from the JRiver team please respond?

Title: Re: LiveTV is not 'live broadcast' when changing channels
Post by: Yaobing on April 11, 2012, 09:29:12 am

This is by design.

Title: Re: LiveTV is not 'live broadcast' when changing channels
Post by: NickF on April 11, 2012, 05:18:50 pm

Quote from: Yaobing on April 11, 2012, 09:29:12 am

This is by design.

Why would we want it to behave like this?  Surely, if you switch to a channel, you want live TV.  If you want recorded, you go to recordings.

Nick.

Title: Re: LiveTV is not 'live broadcast' when changing channels
Post by: Yaobing on April 11, 2012, 06:05:56 pm

When you "change to a channel", maybe you specify a channel, maybe you select a program from the guide.  We assume if you want to tune to a channel, you want to watch the program that is currently showing - which happens to be the program that is being recorded.  In that case wouldn't you want to watch the program from the start?

Title: Re: LiveTV is not 'live broadcast' when changing channels
Post by: NickF on April 12, 2012, 02:08:07 am

I would prefer to make that choice myself.  It may be that I had set a program to record but had started watching it live on another TV and want to pick it up on MC17.  So I would want it live.  In my opinion, the Guide or a channel select from a channel listing should always give live TV.  It seems more intuitive and is certainly what I am used to.  I can fully understand your logic and maybe it's something to get used to.

Nick.

Title: Re: LiveTV is not 'live broadcast' when changing channels
Post by: csy on April 12, 2012, 02:44:31 am

+1

There have been many instances where I'll decide to watch a recording programme 'live' and surf to another channel in the advert breaks, then return to the channel after a few minutes. 

I previously used WMC, and its LiveTV is just that "Live TV" and I would really appreciate this functionality in JRiver.

In WMC, if I wanted to watch a recording from the beginning while it is being recorded, I would go in 'TV Recordings' and start watching from there.  I believe this methodology would also work well for JRiver.

Title: Re: LiveTV is not 'live broadcast' when changing channels
Post by: drosene on April 13, 2012, 09:56:56 pm

+3

Title: Re: LiveTV is not 'live broadcast' when changing channels
Post by: Harley Softail on April 23, 2012, 10:06:20 am

Hello all


I would agree with this request. when selecting a channel It should be live. and I decide to select record it or to timeshift it i should only start then.

In addition what is the MC doing when it is "Waiting" and then shows "adding required components" can this be avoided or is it a situation i could improve on my side?

Cheers

Title: Re: LiveTV is not 'live broadcast' when changing channels
Post by: imugli on April 28, 2012, 01:54:45 am

OK I really don't mind the whole "show from beginning of recording" thing, but my wife just mentioned that sometimes she "just wants to flick", so I guess that's +1 for the request.