Can't you just disable showing the Channels DVR favorites on the client, but still have them on the server for scheduling priority?
Just add your own My Favorites channel collection and set as a server side setting for the clients.
Yes, that's what I done since the first day Channel Collections were introduced.
Sure I guess that would work, but now I have to manually keep multiple favorites lists in sync (3 in my case since I have 2 HDHR tuners). We have computers for stuff like this, heh. Seriously though, why don't the built-in Favorites sync the same way other Collections do? Not trying to be a jerk, I genuinely want to understand the reasoning so I'm not missing something.
They were originally intended to and had issues. The devs came up with Channel Collections and said that's the fix.
Because the other "collections" are based upon guide data. They are not actually syncing, they are simply showing which channels have a program currently airing that fits the genre/category.
Channel collections?
Ahh, maybe the Automatic Channels
I'm referring to manually configured custom collections (as in, I added a selection of my favorite channels), not the automatic genre-driven ones.
Channel Collections are made and maintained on the server, so it’s a central location.
Vs multiple nodes having to sync to each other (clients)
Channel Collections don’t even sync, they’re just loaded from the server. This is incredibly less complicated and bug ridden.
Yes, this is what I mean by "sync" (clients all pull from the centralized server causing them to be in sync) - I apologize for my poor choice of wording causing confusion. In the end what I'm asking is, why not take the same approach with the built-in Favorites? Centralize it on the server, and (optionally) if a client adds/removes a channel from Favorites, push that back to the server where all the other clients pick up the change.
That would not be a good Idea but if it can be optional, I can live with it. ... Several people in my household have different favorites and have them set on their individual devices. What you want is if some one changes a favorite on their tablet it will also Change on my main entertainment system not good.
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Absolutely optional. I realize my case isn't universal.
Another alternative would be bringing the DVR channel priority feature to custom collections (i.e. add a "Use this collection for recording priority" checkbox within a collection's settings or something like that) and leaving the Favorites functionality untouched.