diff -r 3b459aedfce7 -r 424babd6b788 gst-plugins-mythtv/src/gstmythtvsrc.c
--- a/gst-plugins-mythtv/src/gstmythtvsrc.c	Fri Apr 13 22:41:14 2007 +0100
+++ b/gst-plugins-mythtv/src/gstmythtvsrc.c	Mon Apr 16 16:02:22 2007 +0100
@@ -712,12 +712,16 @@
       goto init_failed;
     }
     
+    /* Check if the file is local to this specific client renderer */
     if ( gmyth_uri_is_local_file(gmyth_uri) )
       ret = gmyth_file_local_open( GMYTH_FILE_LOCAL(src->file) );
     else
       ret = gmyth_file_transfer_open( GMYTH_FILE_TRANSFER(src->file), src->spawn_livetv->uri != NULL ? 
                 gmyth_uri_get_path(src->spawn_livetv->uri) : 
                 src->spawn_livetv->proginfo->pathname->str );
+    
+    /* sets the mythtvsrc "location" property */
+    g_object_set (src, "location", gmyth_file_get_uri (src->file), NULL);
 
 		if ( !ret )
 		{
@@ -727,14 +731,17 @@
 			goto init_failed;
 		}
   } else {
-
+    
+    /* Check if the file is local to this specific client renderer, and tries to open
+     * a local connection
+     */
     if ( gmyth_uri_is_local_file(gmyth_uri) )
     {
       src->file = GMYTH_FILE(gmyth_file_local_new(src->backend_info));
       ret = gmyth_file_local_open ( GMYTH_FILE_LOCAL( src->file ) );
     } else {
       src->file = GMYTH_FILE(gmyth_file_transfer_new(src->backend_info));
-      ret = gmyth_file_transfer_open ( GMYTH_FILE_TRANSFER(src->file), src->uri_name);
+      ret = gmyth_file_transfer_open ( GMYTH_FILE_TRANSFER(src->file), src->uri_name );
     }
 
   } /* if (else) - recorded FileTransfer */