I have used our "Search" function and although came across some related hints, have not seen this particular problem addressed. Please excuse the very long post as I find this difficult to describe accurately in a shorter format. I have the HWS, one unit only (no Joey) and the DVR defaults are set to 1 minute early and 2 minutes late.
When I record two consecutive shows off of the same channel, of course I watch the earlier episode first. When I go to watch the second show the information bar shows that there is an hour and 3 minutes left and of course it begins with the last minute of the previous show I have already seen and deleted. I usually fast forward to the start of the second show but 2 minutes into it, I get the pop-up showing that the DVR event has finished. I can usually rescue my second episode by restoring the first and choosing start-over for the second show and then fast-forward past the offending mark. It is not a very pleasant experience.
I used a two tuner Tivo for OTA for years and it definitely used the second tuner if I wanted padding, or overlap. The Hopper seems to use just one tuner as indicated by the color record icons in the guide. I suppose it records the entire two hour event and then assigns the first half and second half as separate events. I think that "flag" for "end of event" is embedded in the recording two minutes into the second show even when trying to watch the second show.
I believe this problem could be eliminated by going to zero padding. I really do not want to do that as I started out with just 1 minute late and still missed the last scene of several shows. I have been making manual recordings of the entire 2 hour event, complete with desired padding. However, that takes me back to the Beta-Max age including a piece of paper to note what shows that was (ex. on TNT at 7AM).
Does anyone else experience this problem? Are there any other work-arounds? I would prefer that DISH just fix this flaw.
When I record two consecutive shows off of the same channel, of course I watch the earlier episode first. When I go to watch the second show the information bar shows that there is an hour and 3 minutes left and of course it begins with the last minute of the previous show I have already seen and deleted. I usually fast forward to the start of the second show but 2 minutes into it, I get the pop-up showing that the DVR event has finished. I can usually rescue my second episode by restoring the first and choosing start-over for the second show and then fast-forward past the offending mark. It is not a very pleasant experience.
I used a two tuner Tivo for OTA for years and it definitely used the second tuner if I wanted padding, or overlap. The Hopper seems to use just one tuner as indicated by the color record icons in the guide. I suppose it records the entire two hour event and then assigns the first half and second half as separate events. I think that "flag" for "end of event" is embedded in the recording two minutes into the second show even when trying to watch the second show.
I believe this problem could be eliminated by going to zero padding. I really do not want to do that as I started out with just 1 minute late and still missed the last scene of several shows. I have been making manual recordings of the entire 2 hour event, complete with desired padding. However, that takes me back to the Beta-Max age including a piece of paper to note what shows that was (ex. on TNT at 7AM).
Does anyone else experience this problem? Are there any other work-arounds? I would prefer that DISH just fix this flaw.
