Total Home DVR recordings all start too early.

[delraydad]

All the programs I have setup to record always start a few minutes too early...forcing me to watch the end of the previous program.   Is there any way to fix this so the DVR starts on-time?

[texasguy37 ACE - Champion]

The DVR has "soft padding" built in to the recordings.  The recorded program will begin 1 minute prior to the scheduled begin time and end 2 minutes after the scheduled end time as shown in the Guide.  The soft padding will not be applied if a conflict will be created which would cause a program not to record.  The soft padding cannot be changed.

[kschrader]

Taking this a bit further, will the DVR and programming take care of situations where there's a Presidential press conference called suddenly and push the recording back once it's finished?  What about situations locally where the local station airs the San Antonio Spurs home game and a show normally on at that time now reairs at 3am?  Will the DVR pick that up if I've used the on-line guide to program a recording?

Thanks...Kurt

[aviewer ACE - Wizard]

kschrader - The DVR records only what the guide says & the guide is not updated on the fly.

If it were physically possible to update on the fly it would be a great feature.

All you can do is be aware of situations such as sporting events running over & add to the end time when scheduling. If you want a program scheduled after the over-running program, you need to extend that time, as well.

[kschrader]

TiVo was able to do that...or so I thought.  I don't see why the system can't figure that out.  The guide or program times are out there in cyberspace...U-verse is not creating it.  I'm selecting to record a show...it just so happens that there are times associated with it.

Well it hasn't happened yet...I'll have to experiment or look towards a situation and see what happens.

Kurt

[texasguy37 ACE - Champion]

In additional to having the U-verse DVR, I also have a Tivo HD DVR.  My Tivo cannot  handle the scenario that you mentioned:  will the DVR and programming take care of situations where there's a Presidential press conference called suddenly and push the recording back once it's finished

[delraydad]

Thanks for the quick answer texasguy37,  I was afraid that was the case.   Too bad that's not an adjustable option...  :-(

[Bernie157]

"A Gifted Man" used to be on Fridays at 8PM ET, then it moved to 9PM ET.  I didn't do anything but the DVR is successfully recording it at its new time and now shows it as scheduled next Friday at 9PM.

Bernie

[Bernie157]

Most of the time I just press FF, like I would when spacing over commercials, to skip that first minute of padding.  However there are a few cases where I like watching that last minute of the previous show, like the last minute of "Everybody Loves Raymond" before "Hot in Cleveland".

Bernie

[skeeterintexas]

I, too, LIKE the soft padding.  Sometimes I'll see the tail end of a show and think "Man, I gotta find that in the guide and DVR the repeat of it."

Everyone's different I suppose.

[RCSMG ACE - Master]

I like the soft padding.  Before soft padding was rolled out I regularly missed the beginings of many shows I recorded.  I prefer to have it than not.

[aviewer ACE - Wizard]

Bernie157 - Re: "A Gifted Man" scenario - The default for a series recording is "about" that time. That is why you got the time change.

Call up the guide for one of the cable channels that tend to run a new show at 9:00 and a rerun at 8:00. Click the record button on the 9:00 show & you will see the red dot. Click the record button again & both 8 & 9 will double dot. Click it again to cancel.

Between "any day" and "about the time" you can pick up a lot of episodes.