If:-
1. a program is set for "Record every time on this channel", and
2. the program then occurs twice on the same channel, in consecutive time slots, and
3. 2 or more TV cards are available for recording, and
4. non-zero Pre and Post times are set for all recordings

then MediaPortal will only use a single card for both recordings, and commence the second recording late by the amount of the Pre+Post Recording times.

h4. Steps to Reproduce
1. manually create 2 TV programs on the same channel, with the same title, in consecutive time slots, in the TVguide.xml file
2. import this TVguide.xml file into MediaPortal
3. set "Record every time on this channel" for this program
4. set both the Pre and Post recording times to 5 minutes

MediaPortal will then commence to record the first instance of the program at the correct time of 5 minutes in advance of the scheduled time, and will conclude the recording at 5 minutes after the scheduled finish time, on TV card 1. Which is all correct.

However, MediaPortal will NOT start the recording of the second instance of the program at the correct time, on TV card 2.

Instead, MP will wait for TV card 1 to be free, and then commence the second instance of the program on TV card 1. Which means that the second recording will commence late by the amount of the Pre + Post recording times! MP will ignore the presence of the second available TV card.

h4. Additional Information
Please refer to the posting at:-

http://forum.team-mediaportal.com/showthread.php?p=110271

for more detailed information and for confirmation from other users.