Why is RTV sometimes acting "stupid"

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Does anyone have any idea of why RTV will sometimes cancel connections,
or sometime cancel recordings, when they conflict. It should know that a
recording is coming up and move the connection, and move the connection
when it is recording.

Just wondering.
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gfretwell@aol.com (Greg) shaped the electrons to say:
>If the connection starts before the recording and runs long you miss the
>recording but it is not supposed to start a connection during the recording.

I'm still stunned by the fact this behavior is in a shipping product.
For a DVR recording should override *everything*. If it can't do both
at the same time (like TiVo), then it should just drop the call and
try again later if it is time to record something.

It should be unacceptable for any DVR to just skip a requested
recording for any reason other than a conflict with a higher priority
recording.

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On Thu, 09 Sep 2004 13:35:25 -0400, Tony D <Tony_D@nospam.com> wrote:

>Jerry Bank wrote:
>> Does anyone have any idea of why RTV will sometimes cancel connections,
>> or sometime cancel recordings, when they conflict. It should know that a
>> recording is coming up and move the connection, and move the connection
>> when it is recording.
>>
>> Just wondering.
>
>I have never seen a recording interrupted for a connect.

Several people seem to have reported this happening when they are
using the modem in the Replay. I've never use mine (always ethernet)
and it doesn't interfere with recording.

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I still bet this happens because the RTV THINKS it can call home and be done in
time but the connection runs long. The RTV does not know what the host has in
the pipe or how long it will take, particularly on a dialup.

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On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 17:40:47 GMT, Jerry Bank <bankcello@peoplepc.com>
wrote:

>In article <414092b0$1_2@127.0.0.1>, Tony_D@nospam.com says...
>> Jerry Bank wrote:
>> > Does anyone have any idea of why RTV will sometimes cancel connections,
>> > or sometime cancel recordings, when they conflict. It should know that a
>> > recording is coming up and move the connection, and move the connection
>> > when it is recording.
>> >
>> > Just wondering.
>>
>> I have never seen a recording interrupted for a connect.
>>
>It didn't interrupt the recording. It just cancelled it.

That's definately an interruption.

> One would
>think that it would allow enough time for the connect. If the connect
>runs long, it can interrupt that and let the recording take place. Not
>so hard to do!

And if you have a service with a lot of channels (Dish Network {more
so with New York locals} seems to have the most), at can take a lot
longer to get the guide.

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