2009-02-02, 05:18 AM
I have a few channels that are only available on one tuner; if that tuner happens to be busy when I'm flipping channels with up/down or if I type in the channel number, all I get is a black screen and the program becomes slow to respond to further channel changes until I get it off the unavailable channel(s).
Two behaviors seem appropriate:
1) when changing channels with the up/down buttons, either just skip unavailable channels or put up a static box that says 'No tuner for this channel available due to recording(s) in progress'. The box shouldn't require any input, just inform the user, let them continue flipping channels. An even more elegant response would be to display which recording(s) is/are making the channel unavailable, but that of course is more involved.
2) if a specific channel number is typed, then I think either the static box described in case 1 or the same dialog as is employed in the TV Guide when selecting an unavailable show would work fine.
Two behaviors seem appropriate:
1) when changing channels with the up/down buttons, either just skip unavailable channels or put up a static box that says 'No tuner for this channel available due to recording(s) in progress'. The box shouldn't require any input, just inform the user, let them continue flipping channels. An even more elegant response would be to display which recording(s) is/are making the channel unavailable, but that of course is more involved.
2) if a specific channel number is typed, then I think either the static box described in case 1 or the same dialog as is employed in the TV Guide when selecting an unavailable show would work fine.