2013-02-17, 10:21 PM
(This post was last modified: 2013-02-17, 10:38 PM by ub435-q v2.)
I don't know if I should post this here or in the general support forum. I am using NPVR and TV listings plugin. I use MC2XML to get schedule from Zap2It via Microsoft. The schedule typically spans 10-14 days. I find the TV Listings plugin very useful and much better than the built-in Guide and Recordings. Here is my issue.
Sometimes a pending recording will be removed from the listings but remains as a pending recording. Say on 2-14-2013 I schedule a recording for 2-22-2013 from 8-9pm called "Some Show." A few days later the listings update and list the show as being "Another Show." This is not the show pending. If I look at the Pending Recordings, it still shows "Some Show" in the list. If I select it and choose "find more" it shows no results at all. If I look in the TV Listings, I see a red line indicating a recording, but I do not see a red dot indicating what is scheduled (I would think it at least would show for the channel scheduled). At the time of the recording, it will record "Another Show" but will list it as "Some Show" instead. Until I watch the show, I have no indication that it is the wrong show. This can be a problem if the show has multiple listings or is changed to another time like 2-24-2013 at 9-10pm. I will likely miss the next airing and lose the chance to see it since I assume I already recorded it. It's not an issue so much if it was just canceled and will not air again anyway. Is there a way to fix this issue?
When I schedule something for 8-9pm and the listings change the same show to 8:01-9:03pm, it will adjust for this automatically and I will still get the full show. It seems this issue would be similar to that and should be able to be fixed in a similar way. It would seem. We all know how that is. This is really just an annoyance more often than not. I already fixed my schedule, so I don't see any issues right now and a log would reflect that so I guess it wouldn't be any help. It would be nice to at least see the show in Conflicting Recordings or something so it would be easier to spot. If there is a way to fix on my end, let me know. Maybe I'm missing some setting. If it is just a general limitation let me know that... let me know whatever it is. Thanks.
EDIT: I just thought of this. You could add a new feature that would list changes like Changed Listings. In that area, the scheduled programs that have changed would be listed giving a much easier way to keep track and make changes like deleting (if not automatically done) or finding alternate listings of that program. This would be a new feature request. I don't know if anyone else would find it useful though. If anybody reading this would find it useful reply stating so. Thanks again.
Sometimes a pending recording will be removed from the listings but remains as a pending recording. Say on 2-14-2013 I schedule a recording for 2-22-2013 from 8-9pm called "Some Show." A few days later the listings update and list the show as being "Another Show." This is not the show pending. If I look at the Pending Recordings, it still shows "Some Show" in the list. If I select it and choose "find more" it shows no results at all. If I look in the TV Listings, I see a red line indicating a recording, but I do not see a red dot indicating what is scheduled (I would think it at least would show for the channel scheduled). At the time of the recording, it will record "Another Show" but will list it as "Some Show" instead. Until I watch the show, I have no indication that it is the wrong show. This can be a problem if the show has multiple listings or is changed to another time like 2-24-2013 at 9-10pm. I will likely miss the next airing and lose the chance to see it since I assume I already recorded it. It's not an issue so much if it was just canceled and will not air again anyway. Is there a way to fix this issue?
When I schedule something for 8-9pm and the listings change the same show to 8:01-9:03pm, it will adjust for this automatically and I will still get the full show. It seems this issue would be similar to that and should be able to be fixed in a similar way. It would seem. We all know how that is. This is really just an annoyance more often than not. I already fixed my schedule, so I don't see any issues right now and a log would reflect that so I guess it wouldn't be any help. It would be nice to at least see the show in Conflicting Recordings or something so it would be easier to spot. If there is a way to fix on my end, let me know. Maybe I'm missing some setting. If it is just a general limitation let me know that... let me know whatever it is. Thanks.
EDIT: I just thought of this. You could add a new feature that would list changes like Changed Listings. In that area, the scheduled programs that have changed would be listed giving a much easier way to keep track and make changes like deleting (if not automatically done) or finding alternate listings of that program. This would be a new feature request. I don't know if anyone else would find it useful though. If anybody reading this would find it useful reply stating so. Thanks again.