2012-12-27, 16:33
I follow 4-5 forums tied to XBMC PVR development (i.e. MediaPortal, NextPVR, Argus-TV, etc...) and one of the most asked questions is... "Why don't my new recordings show up?" or "Why can't I see recordings in progress?"
The answer is you can, if you refresh the data by clicking the "Recordings" label in the side menu bar. Most don't know this or understand why it works this way. Most users of other Media Center software simply have to click the Recorded TV button or go to the Recorded TV page and their recordings just "show up."
I would like to propose a change to "fix" this situation. It would be nice if there were a toggle in the "Live TV" settings to allow automatic updating of the Recordings page. If toggled "On" it would automatically update your recordings whenever you open the Recorded TV page or click the Recorded TV button. If toggled "Off" it would work as is and only update recordings if you click the Recordings label in the side menu bar.
I think this would save a lot of confusion and also make using Recorded TV intuitive.
The answer is you can, if you refresh the data by clicking the "Recordings" label in the side menu bar. Most don't know this or understand why it works this way. Most users of other Media Center software simply have to click the Recorded TV button or go to the Recorded TV page and their recordings just "show up."
I would like to propose a change to "fix" this situation. It would be nice if there were a toggle in the "Live TV" settings to allow automatic updating of the Recordings page. If toggled "On" it would automatically update your recordings whenever you open the Recorded TV page or click the Recorded TV button. If toggled "Off" it would work as is and only update recordings if you click the Recordings label in the side menu bar.
I think this would save a lot of confusion and also make using Recorded TV intuitive.