YahooXMLTv (requires Go for TV)

[ww4397]

I hate to be the guy that makes this type of comment but.... with Schedules Direct now costing $15 for 6 months, is it really worth the time and agrevation you guys are suffering through with this problem? I dont know how you guys value your time, but I'd rather cough up the $15 than spend hours/days trying to get it sorted, only to find listings still arent being reliably downloaded.

(sorry - couldnt help but comment)

Will SD work on v0.99.12?

[whurlston]

Will SD work on v0.99.12?

You can use XMLTv to download your lineup and have GB-PVR import it.

[sub]

Yep, what he said.

[ram4x4nut]

I hate to be the guy that makes this type of comment but.... with Schedules Direct now costing $15 for 6 months, is it really worth the time and agrevation you guys are suffering through with this problem? I dont know how you guys value your time, but I'd rather cough up the $15 than spend hours/days trying to get it sorted, only to find listings still arent being reliably downloaded.

(sorry - couldnt help but comment)

Not wanting to pay for Tivo guide is why I decided to build my own HTPC's in the first place. I'm surprised by that comment Sub. I mean after all, wouldn't just getting a DVR be a lot less hassle and time than building and maintaining a GB-PVR system? I only speak for myself, but I won't go the SD route unless it is my last and only option. Was the same feelings I had about DVR-Tivo which led me to GBPVR.

[whurlston]

I mean after all, wouldn't just getting a DVR be a lot less hassle and time than building and maintaining a GB-PVR system?

Probably, but there are tradeoffs.

1. 160GB non-upgradable hard drive.
   
2. No client/server capabilities.
   
3. Does not play (HD-)DVDs.
   
4. VERY limited customization.
   
5. No automatic commercial skipping.
   
6. Wife constantly asking how do I switch to [insert source component here].
   

Besides, my cable company charges a LOT more than $2.50/month for a cable box.

[ww4397]

I'm down to only 7 days of show data. This has been a day-by-day drop. Over the past 6 days I've gone down from 13 days by 1 day each day.

Anyone see the same thing?

Thanks.

PS This is the same amount of days I see if I go into the Y4TV app.

[EDIT]

I dug a little and went into the directory that whutlston mentioned a few postings up from this one. There were only a few files there and each was only 1kb in size. Since this is where the listings are to be downloaded, these small file sizes seemed odd. I opened one with Notepad and there was only a single (1) show listed!

I then went in to YG4TV and deleted my lineup. I then went in a re-created the line up and downloaded the listings. Guess what? Only one listing was in the download. I guess YG4TV kept using the latest *full* file before I had deleted the lineup.

I then went to YG4TV's web site of TV listings (http://tv.yahoo.com/listings) and entered my zipcode. Guess what? The listings to chose from there are *different* than those available through the YG4TV application wizard that we are using with this EPG grabber. The source that the wizard offers is only downloading a single listing.

I wonder if the listings that are not available via the wizard are the source of the lack of data problem? Is there a way to get the listings in the wizard corrected/fixed/ammended (I'm not really sure what)?

Just thinking out loud...

[whurlston]

Yahoo changed providers. For Go 4 TV to use the new provder, Yahoo will have to issue a new build. It doesn't look like they are working on it. It looks like they are just going to let Go 4 TV die (and have been for some time now).

If you still had 7 days of data, then you got about 2 weeks more than most people.

[ww4397]

It looks like they are just going to let Go 4 TV die (and have been for some time now).

Does this, in turn, mean the death of YahooTMLTv (the subject of this entire posting thread)?

[whurlston]

Yes, along with YApi2Xml and any other grabber based on that data source.

[Mad Professor]

So I went through all that trouble getting the damn thing to work only to watch it fail in front of me. Thanks yahoo for nothing you piece of shit. :mad: