@timwalters: "Is it possible to record two programmes and watch an already recorded one at
the same time on the SkyPlus system?
Thanks.
Tim"
    @conorturton: "<quote>
Yes.
Conor
It arrived at their repair center last week so only another month or so 
to wait  "
    @dsb: ""Tim" <email_address> wrote in message 
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yes.
Gareth.
That fly... is your magic wand.
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    @peter: "<email_address> writes
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The times when problems arise are:
Leaving the box tuned to a third channel - if you are not watching a 
recording put the box in standby (or watch the same programme you are 
recording);
Consecutive programmes require a few minutes overlap because 
broadcasters don't keep to time - this means to avoid loss treat 
consecutive programmes as simultaneous ones, this means that a truly 
simultaneous program would make a temporary third - this may cause some 
loss at the juncture.
I try to avoid this if I can because of such clashes but do have to use 
this facility sometimes.  Of course, most programmes, except important 
ones, get loads of repeats.  It's at 8 or 9p.m. that this usually gets 
difficult.
Peter Pratten
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    @noreply: "<quote>
...sometimes with consecutive programmes, the second is labelled 
"part-recorded" in the planner later.  In actual fact, the complete 
programme is recorded- it's just the pre-set padding minutes which have 
been missed because the two tuners are busy.
You can see this overlap if you watch the earlier programme right to the 
end stop, then start to watch the second programme - you get the last 
few minutes (depending on your recording settings) of the first 
programme.  This happens if the second tuner is not currently being used.
I should have thought that the recording software might be able to 
recognise when you have planned two consecutive programmes on the same 
channel and not use the second tuner for the overlap minutes...
Interestingly, for the first time since getting Sky+ (in January), I had 
a programme recording stop before the end of the broadcast programme. 
There was no indication of fault on the planner.  I assumed that either 
the broadcaster (ITV or Five, I think) had not provided accurate EPG 
data for the end time of the programme, or this was an effect of the box 
trying to manage overlap.  Only lost a couple of minutes of the coda to 
the "proper" story.
George"
    @peter: "<email_address> writes
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This is my preferred action but responders were indicating there could 
be problems.  I tried to be more informative about such problems.
Peter Pratten
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    @peter: "<email_address> writes
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I find that message only occurs if part of the scheduled time is missed, 
not the padding.  The whole recording will still be present if it starts 
late.
Only if broadcasters kept to time, but they don't, nor do many adjust 
the EPG data to allow for it, so this dual recording of the overlap is 
important, especially if you intend to archive a programme to DVD.
ITV are particularly bad at time keeping and fail to adjust the EPG. 
Many programmes overrun by more than the standard padding time so you 
are luck not to have lost more.
Peter Pratten
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    @peter: "<email_address> writes
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How you can call that precise I don't know.  Besides the previous 
programme often overruns far more than you imply.  This discourages me 
from watching ITV1.
I have noticed, however, that on ITV3 end of programme signals are 
sometimes being sent.
I recorded several consecutive programmes on ITV3 this weekend while 
watching the same channel.  This included introductions followed by a 
programme (no ad break, just a message from the sponsor) and the 
recording switched during the sponsor - just right.  However the next 
programme, which started late, had the first minutes recorded at the end 
of the previous recording.  The switch was at the wrong time and the 
second tuner was not used by Sky+ cover the overlap; a "Clashed" message 
was in the synopsis and "PART REC" in the Planner. Inconsistent 
behaviour.
Peter Pratten
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