The way multiple turners are handled with Rovi/Microsoft is to first select the turner or turners and then select the one and only guide associated with that turner(s) selection. You do this process until all turners have been associated with a single guide.garyan2 wrote:They may be distinct, but I don't see them as separate at all. The show/hide function is based on the station(s) included in the download. If the station is added, the channel is shown; if the station is removed, the channel is hidden. At the same time, epg123 respects the users choice to show and/or hide any channels so once it is hidden, it stays hidden. There is no increase in the database size or the downloaded guide information/mxf file generation.Space wrote:It appears that selecting/unselecting the channel provides two separate functions:
1) Selects the station associated with that channel so that listings for that station are included in the download.
2) Selects the channel so that it is enabled (not hidden) in the guide.
Since these are two separate and distinct functions, I think they should be treated as such.
Can you not have logic in epg123 so that if you select a channel, it adds the station for download (if not already), but if you unselect a channel, it checks all channels that point to the same station and only removes that station from download if none of those channels are checked.
I just think the amount of effort required in code to cover all situations (what do you do if you add another lineup ... default duplicate stations on or off? or remove a lineup?) is considerable considering the benefit will just be the user won't have to uncheck a checkbox in WMC.
EDIT: I should also add that epg123 does not create channels on your tuners or in your guide ... it only connects the guide/schedule information to channels that are already a part of your tuners.
For example in my case:
I would select my two ATSC turners and associate them with the Sarasota OTA lineup. All channels for that lineup are downloaded for those turners.
I then select my analog turner and associate it with the Hotwire Communications Cascades Cable lineup. All channels for that lineup are downloaded for that turner.
I use the Edit Guide function inside WMC to determine what stations I want to receive, record, and be shown in the guide.
There is no need to select channels as part of the lineup selection process.
If you can change the "Add New" function of the "Subscribe Lineups" in EPG123 to include which turner goes with which lineup chosen, no automatch function will be needed.