Logic for choosing which of several decoders to use for overlapping recordings

[martinu]

I wonder if I may have found a flaw in the logic that NPVR uses for choosing which of two DVB-T adaptors to use when there are several overlapping or consecutive scheduled recordings.

I had three recordings set:

- BBC Two 20:30-21:00
- BBC Four 21:00-22:40
- ITV 21:00-22:00

These were added from the EPG, rather than being added manually (channel and times).

BBC One and BBC Four are on one multiplex and ITV is on another multiplex, so I expected the BBC Two and BBC Four recordings to use one decoder, with the appropriate pre- and post-padding, and the ITV recording to use the other decoder.

However the BBC Two recording used one decoder (the default decoder) and stopped at exactly 21:00 (with no post-padding) when the ITV recording started (with no pre-padding) on the same decoder, and the BBC Four recording used the second (non-default) decoder.

Is the allocation of recordings to decoders dependent on the order in which recordings are added to the scheduled list or is every attempt made to use the same decoder for all recordings on the same multiplex so as to preserve pre- and post-padding? I think I added the recordings to the schedule in the order ITV (first to be added - a weekly recording initially added several weeks ago), BBC Four (a one-off recording added a few days ago) and finally BBC Two (a one-off recording added a few hours ago), if it's relevant.

[sub]

You can see the priority order in the Recordings->Recurring screen. The recordings scheduled in order of priority.

[HarryH3]

Be sure to first sort the recurring recordings screen by priority, THEN make the changes. Mine was set to sort by name, A-Z. Took me a while to figure out why changes didn't behave as expected. How to change the priority is briefly explained at http://www.nextpvr.com/nwiki/pmwiki.php?...ings#toc10 in the Recurring Recordings section.