Add manual timer capability

[sfatula]

We need the ability to create manual recording timers. There are several use cases:

1. EPG data is wrong or we know a show is often delayed by sports, or is sports and might run for a very long time over it’s slot, etc. So, in this case, I would like to be able to say Record on Sunday on channel 123 from 7PM - 12AM. The name of the recording would have to be determined as well, perhaps allow a name to be specified.

2. Scheduling of shows that are not currently in season, i.e., wildcard matching. Perhaps I know next summer I want to record all new episodes of “Beach Volleyball” or who knows what. So, I would be allowed a title search, i.e., record anything that has beach volleyball in the title. Perhaps with wildcards, so, beachvolleyballThis allows me to set up timers in advance and not forget and miss content, or, perhaps record more beach volleyball that I thought existed due to variations of the title. Another example might be football in the title, that might get college games, pro games, preseason games, etc. Or, maybe I only want games for Oklahoma, maybe footballoklahoma. This can get me content I might otherwise miss and also save a lot of time searching each week.

[OttoKerner]

Duplicate request

[Feature Request] [DVR] Create recording for program not in EPG

Allow the search to provide a match a user can select for recording regardless of that programs pressence in the EPG. Use case: New series to premier in the fall but it’s still the spring. Since I saw the trailer today I want to create a schedule for when it airs. Then I don’t have to keep tracking the news to find the premier date and create a calendar event to create the schedule. Similar to but without the mysql syntax: https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Custom_Recording

Only one feature request per thread. Otherwise people don’t know what they vote on.

[sfatula]

@sfatula

We need the ability to create manual recording timers. There are several use cases:

1. EPG data is wrong or we know a show is often delayed by sports, or is sports and might run for a very long time over it’s slot, etc. So, in this case, I would like to be able to say Record on Sunday on channel 123 from 7PM - 12AM. The name of the recording would have to be determined as well, perhaps allow a name to be specified.

2. Scheduling of shows that are not currently in season, i.e., wildcard matching. Perhaps I know next summer I want to record all new episodes of “Beach Volleyball” or who knows what. So, I would be allowed a title search, i.e., record anything that has beach volleyball in the title. Perhaps with wildcards, so, beach volleyball This allows me to set up timers in advance and not forget and miss content, or, perhaps record more beach volleyball that I thought existed due to variations of the title. Another example might be football in the title, that might get college games, pro games, preseason games, etc. Or, maybe I only want games for Oklahoma, maybe football oklahoma . This can get me content I might otherwise miss and also save a lot of time searching each week.

Thanks, I will add my vote to that one and also my comments there.