MythTV -- recording ends prematurely?

[Derek Broughton]

gerases wrote:

> 
> Just starting to enjoy MythTV on my Ubuntu Dapper. Today, I recorded my
> first three shows. The problem is that I think all of them are missing
> the last minute or so. For example, I recorded "the Simpsons", which
> started at 8 p.m. and it was recorded for 29 minutes and 55 seconds,
> but it's supposed to be 30 minutes at least -- right? My clock is good.
> Is this a common problem and if so, what's the solution?
> 
> 
> 
> I added 300 seconds in the setup, but is that the best option?
> 
29 minutes & 55 seconds????  That's 5 _seconds_ you're missing.  Sure, it
could be a touch annoying, but surely it was a commercial, anyway.
-- 
derek