Live picture/recording quality setting

[arcy_d]

Okay, sorry for this incredibly n00b question, but got SageTV recently and I'm having trouble figuring something out.

Does changing the Multimedia>Recording Quality setting affect the quality when watching live TV? Or is that always at full quality regardless of the recording quality setting?

I suppose I'd like to record some shows, but record them at SVCD quality, while watching the show, at full quality... is this what happens?

And along that same line then... if I set the Multimedia>Recording Quality setting to SVCD, does that become the "default quality" setting that is default for favorites/recorded shows? Or does that mean thats the quality you view live tv at?

Lastly, how is the paused live TV affected?

Thanks for any help, much appreciated!

[Opus4]

Originally Posted by arcy_d

Does changing the Multimedia>Recording Quality setting affect the quality when watching live TV?

Yes; for the next recording made after making the change.

I suppose I'd like to record some shows, but record them at SVCD quality, while watching the show, at full quality... is this what happens?

No. You watch it at the qulaity it is recorded at.

And along that same line then... if I set the Multimedia>Recording Quality setting to SVCD, does that become the "default quality" setting that is default for favorites/recorded shows?

It is the default recording quality for everything.

Lastly, how is the paused live TV affected?

The picture holds at the same place when paused, while Recording continues.

See p. 24 of the v2.1 manual for info on what live TV really is: recorded shows played back at the same time they are recording.

See p. 133 of the manual for info on setting the default recording quality & what that affects. You can specify the recording quality for any Favorite or Manual Recording. Those w/o a rate specified use the default rate.

- Andy