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Welcome to the new TGB.tv Server

Last post by IT Troll « Fri Jul 24, 2020 6:03 pm
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by holidayboy » Fri Jul 24, 2020 8:50 am » in News and Announcements

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Hi everybody.

If you're reading this post then you have arrived on our new server.

You should be able to post etc as usual - please contact me if you have any difficulties at holidayboy thegreenbutton.tv

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Much more betterer. Thanks. :thumbup:

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Fri Jul 24, 2020 6:03 pm
Server and forum upgrades - July 2020

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by holidayboy » Wed Jul 15, 2020 8:36 am » in News and Announcements

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Hi all,

After talking to our current hosts, a few upgrades are required in order to (hopefully) keep the site working well. :|

We're running on a server OS that is nearing end of support and there is also a newer version of phpbb that we'd benefit from as well.

It means that I'll have to take a...

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I thought the only things holiday boy's did were to take holiday's

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Sat Jul 25, 2020 4:10 pm
THANK YOU Gary

Last post by adam1991 « Fri Jun 12, 2020 7:36 pm
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by testmonkey » Thu Jan 02, 2020 11:38 am
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Let us ALL say THANKS to Gary the developer of EPG123 with a monetary donation to the cause.
For his relentless pursuit of perfection.
For his unrelenting dedication to supporting the project and especially the time he spends on the tech support lately to get EVERYONE up and running.
During a...

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Donated! I'm using Plex and not WMC, but the epg123 tool allowed me to get accurate EPG data for the live TV. The default Plex data was quite inaccurate. I was able to update the Plex EPG in one simple step and didn't lose any functionality. Love this tool!

Are you using Schedules Direct data?...
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Fri Jun 12, 2020 7:36 pm

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Use decimals for CableCard channels in guide?

Last post by Ken H « Sun Mar 22, 2020 6:38 pm
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by Ken H » Sun Mar 22, 2020 4:59 pm

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I want to assign new channel numbers that use decimals points for some channels - example channel 142 change to 2.2

Using an ATSC tuner, WMC automatically uses the PSIP info, which have decimals. I'm hoping there is a way to do the same for CableCard channels that natively are whole numbers....

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EPG123 gives you that ability. Open the client, right-click the channel on the left and select renumber.

Got it, thanks.

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Last post by Ken H
Sun Mar 22, 2020 6:38 pm
Channel in Lineup but not Guide

Last post by swethog « Sun Mar 22, 2020 12:28 am
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by swethog » Sat Mar 21, 2020 11:16 pm

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I've been searching around here but I don't think I know enough to speak to exactly what everything is called, but in the attached picture, I have a channel (Freeform) that is in the lineup but I can't figure out how to get it into the Guide. I figured there would be an empty 1232 on the left and I...

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That was it exactly. I had the window sized too small and did not see the green + symbol. All fixed, thanks!

Great program, love it.

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Last post by swethog
Sun Mar 22, 2020 12:28 am
Database Corruption Causes

Last post by garyan2 « Sat Mar 21, 2020 11:51 pm
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by Jacksondorf » Sat Mar 21, 2020 6:39 pm

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First, thanks for the great service to us WMC holdouts!
I have two machines running full epg123. I occasionally get database corruption. I have pretty much learned how to fix it using the 4 steps you provided:

1) From a command prompt, run start /wait c:\windows\ehome\mcupdate.exe -uf -dbgc .
2)...

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For those that may stumble in here, I'll give some reference to the OP's post.

When we talk about database corruption, this will present itself to EPG123 as a failure to import the MXF file using loadmxf.exe which is a WMC executable.

The steps outlined are progressive, so if you experience a...

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Sat Mar 21, 2020 11:51 pm
How to download guide listings

Last post by elizlom « Sat Mar 21, 2020 7:12 pm
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by elizlom » Thu Mar 19, 2020 10:10 pm

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I thought this was automatic but I don't have any guide listings past an hour from now. How does it work and what do I need to do? Thank you, it's been working fine for a few weeks.

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Thanks, I will tackle both these ideas later. Yes, I really only had four channels going right now, I figured I could add later if I wanted. My test run of the four didn't go so well, lol.

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Last post by elizlom
Sat Mar 21, 2020 7:12 pm
Import without channel logos? (HDHR)

Last post by garyan2 « Fri Mar 20, 2020 3:48 am
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by vaju0503 » Sat Mar 14, 2020 3:27 pm

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So I'm using the task manager to create the xml listing from my HDHR tuner, and then running the client to update the guide based on that file from the hdhr2mxf program. However every time it imports the new guide data it reloads the channel logos. Is there any documentation on the parameters that...

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I forgot to post here, but I released a new version to fix the hdhr2mxf program ignoring the -nologos switch.

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Last post by garyan2
Fri Mar 20, 2020 3:48 am
Getting very few channels updating now, how to fix this?

Last post by Space « Fri Mar 20, 2020 1:23 am
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by sdowney717 » Fri Mar 20, 2020 12:44 am

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Here is the log, some channels do have guide data, many dont. I tried updating to latest epg123, but has not helped.
It had been working fine, something changed.

Beginning epg123 client execution. version 1.3.6.0
===============================================================================...

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You are not using EPG123 guide data, you have been using Microsoft/Rovi guide data which is currently ending on 3/20.

You can either follow the install instructions to properly install EPG123, or you can follow this (which will result in having many useless search categories, Rovi data still in...

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Last post by Space
Fri Mar 20, 2020 1:23 am
OTA channel moved

Last post by JediDwight « Thu Mar 19, 2020 1:05 am
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by thorhtpc » Mon Jul 02, 2018 5:48 am

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My PBS station 50.1 on OTA stopped working. The guide data is there, but WMC says there is no signal. According to others, the digital channel for this station moved, but the virtual channel is still 50.1. How do I tell EPG123 about this change?

Thanks

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In St. Louis we had some OTA channels change frequencies. I didn't pick up on any warning except for seeing an FCC ad banner this week pointing me here:

That page had a handy link here,
allowing me to allowing me to enter my zip code and then click on the station that I was missing. It showed
RF...

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Last post by JediDwight
Thu Mar 19, 2020 1:05 am
Annoying guide message after setup

Last post by Space « Thu Mar 19, 2020 12:16 am
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by was4MC » Wed Mar 18, 2020 6:31 pm

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Hello,
My Windows 7 MC had a problem this morning that caused it to lose the TV setup. Instead of spending unknown hours of troubleshooting what had gone wrong, I restored the last good back up from my server. All good again. Decided to add an additional tuner card (Hauppauge) that did not get...

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Other then having messed up categories, what are the other disadvantages to running with Rovi still in your DB (ie: just doing the Match by: button thing as opposed to doing a clean start)?

I remember the strange categories I had with MS/Rovi data and that alone would be enough for me to want to...

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Last post by Space
Thu Mar 19, 2020 12:16 am
Guide is really up to date

Last post by Space « Mon Mar 16, 2020 3:00 pm
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by adam1991 » Mon Mar 16, 2020 1:06 pm

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The TV schedule is all wonky with all the sports being cancelled. The other day I saw very little in my scheduled recording list.

But today it's all filled up with new network programming that was NOT listed on the schedule prior to Friday. As we all know, the networks had to scramble to fill the...

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Yes, it truly is nice to have a guide provider that actually cares and understands what the guide data is being used for and how to quickly and properly updated it. Rovi/TiVo either doesn't know how to do it or just doesn't care.

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Last post by Space
Mon Mar 16, 2020 3:00 pm
New User - Problem with Silicondust program schedule and EPG123

Last post by Ronwmc « Mon Mar 16, 2020 2:38 pm
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by Ronwmc » Sun Mar 15, 2020 1:29 am

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Just had to change from using the Windows supplied listing service - i subscribed to the Silicondust service... have loaded EPG123 - it seemed to work fine, it initially loaded the the listings and imported them - but it is not updating them. It turns the computer on at the scheduled time, and does...

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That fixed the problem. Thanks again!

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Last post by Ronwmc
Mon Mar 16, 2020 2:38 pm
v1.3.5 Release

Last post by stuartm « Mon Mar 16, 2020 3:12 am
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by garyan2 » Mon Jan 06, 2020 5:12 pm
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New version up to address crashing WMC when viewing a single channel guide and crossing a program that did not have an image.

Reminder to everyone: if I don't know the bug is there, I can't fix it. :)

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And I don't own a smart phone or even a cell phone. So your assumption is invalid.
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Last post by stuartm
Mon Mar 16, 2020 3:12 am
Salmon coloring

Last post by Space « Sat Mar 14, 2020 5:52 pm
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by Space » Fri Mar 13, 2020 4:34 pm

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Gary,

I was wondering what it means when a channel in the EPG123 server GUI is colored salmon.

Does it mean it is a new channel? If so, a new channel since when? Since the last time I ran the server GUI? When is the salmon highlight removed? After I see it (scroll down to see it) or after I run...

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I changed the Call Sign for channel 1 to a long string of underscores, and the only field that is salmon is the Call Sign field.

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Last post by Space
Sat Mar 14, 2020 5:52 pm
Missing Guide Data

Last post by garyan2 « Fri Mar 13, 2020 8:25 pm
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by devonaire » Tue Mar 10, 2020 4:23 pm

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Hello! I got the listings will be out of date a couple of weeks ago and, sure enough, I have had no downloads since. No Data Available is in almost every channel in WMC. I've downloaded the latest epg123. I've changed client to full mode. No listings.

Now what?

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The trace.log file will probably provides some clues, but considering your MXF file was 14 days old and then suddenly works, I suspect you had a corrupted cache file that finally died out of the guide.

Note that you had 14 days of a red status logo on the WMC home page which tells you something...

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Last post by garyan2
Fri Mar 13, 2020 8:25 pm
Gracenote/Schedules Direct is Impressive

Last post by Space « Fri Mar 13, 2020 12:43 am

by Space » Fri Mar 13, 2020 12:43 am

I have to say that the quality of the guide data with EPG123 and Gracenote/Schedules Direct is pretty impressive.

The series SEAL Team had an episode air on 3/11 at 8pm ET, however due to the President's speech about COVID-19, the first 15 minutes or so of the episode was cut off.

I learned that...

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Last post by Space
Fri Mar 13, 2020 12:43 am
Skipped Series Recordings

Last post by redmed « Wed Mar 11, 2020 6:40 am
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by redmed » Tue Feb 11, 2020 11:08 am

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I use Zap2it data for my guide data and generally everything works fine but on occasion I discover a series recording was skipped. I have been recording This Week With George Stephanopoulos for weeks now as a series and this week the show was skipped. Would data from TV Guide be a better source...

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Thanks I'm going to schedule a task to run C:\Windows\ehome\mcupdate.exe -PvrSchedule after EPG123 load and see if it clears the random series misses.

EPG123 runs the indexing automatically after an import... you are just going to be doing it twice.

If you open the Transfer Tool, is all the...

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Last post by redmed
Wed Mar 11, 2020 6:40 am
EPG123 is in Client Mode

Last post by Space « Mon Mar 09, 2020 9:01 am
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by davea » Mon Mar 09, 2020 4:54 am

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No auto update
unable to login to schedules direct
the only way to update is Save & Execute
GB.JPG

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:)

What Gary is trying to say is that the task you have scheduled is Client Mode only. This means it will not connect to Schedules Direct and download new guide listings automatically, as that is the function of the server (not the client).

Client Mode is used when you have another of your...

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Last post by Space
Mon Mar 09, 2020 9:01 am
Missing required content

Last post by Space « Sun Mar 08, 2020 7:16 pm
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by Gripweed » Fri Mar 06, 2020 12:10 am

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Gary,
I just started getting this today...

Program EP034592690006 is missing required content.
Did not cache program EP034592690006 due to missing Md5 hash.
Program EP034592690005 is missing required content.
Did not cache program EP034592690005 due to missing Md5 hash.
Program EP034592690003...

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Note that identifiers that start with EP (episodes) and SH (shows) are the ways Gracenote (the TV data provider) identifies unique episodes and programs.
It uses the first 8 numbers to uniquely identify the show and the next 4 numbers to identify the individual episode of that show (only for EP)....

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Sun Mar 08, 2020 7:16 pm
New channels removed at EPG update

Last post by garyan2 « Thu Mar 05, 2020 9:00 pm
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by dxcc2009 » Mon Mar 02, 2020 5:00 pm

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Hello,
I have been using EPG123 since December without a flaw.
However last week a local station added 3 new sub channels. I realize it may be a while before schedules direct has the programming for these channels, I am willing to give time for that. However each day when EPG123 updates the...

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Every time.

EDIT: if automatch is enabled.

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Last post by garyan2
Thu Mar 05, 2020 9:00 pm
Guide stopped down loading

Last post by Scallica « Thu Mar 05, 2020 12:40 am
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by patchill » Wed Mar 04, 2020 3:07 pm

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Schedule Directs was working fine for about 2 months. About the time my 2 month subscription ran out it stopped downloading. When I sign in it shows that I have renewed to the 1 year plan and should be good until 2021, but no schedule
downloads.

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Topic moved. Please include your epg123.log file.

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Last post by Scallica
Thu Mar 05, 2020 12:40 am
mcupdate with EPG123

Last post by rimmel « Wed Mar 04, 2020 10:20 am
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by WMCLives » Mon Feb 10, 2020 6:13 pm

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Do any of the mcupdate tasks still need to run if using EPG123? Specifically, mcupdate -crl -hms -pscn 15 and mcupdate -uf

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Disable the 2 the download options from WMC Tasks>General>Automatic Download Options. mcupdate will still run every 5 days if they are disabled but no package downloads will be attempted.

This works just as I wanted! Thanks for the input.

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Last post by rimmel
Wed Mar 04, 2020 10:20 am
Invalid User

Last post by JAC73 « Tue Mar 03, 2020 11:09 pm
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by JAC73 » Mon Mar 02, 2020 6:02 pm

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Hi,
I have been using EPG123 since the beginning of the year and have a 1 year subscription to Schedules Direct. Everything working great with no problems UNTIL last Friday (28th Feb).
The EPG is no longer updating. The majority of prgrammes are just showing To be announced on all channels.
If I go...

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Thanks for the reply.
EPG123 now working perfectly. Thanks for the advice.

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Last post by JAC73
Tue Mar 03, 2020 11:09 pm
A bit disappointed with the "Transfer Tool"

Last post by clio_williams « Tue Mar 03, 2020 11:05 am
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by foxwood » Thu Jan 23, 2020 8:48 pm

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I knew that the process of changing to SchedulesDirect and EPG123 would involve a bit of pain, which is why I have put it off until now. But I was particularly disappointed at the process of transferring the existing recording database. I know that it involves matching disparate databases, so it...

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Hey Gary and thank you for the above, EPG123 and even the Transfer Tool! ;-)

On that topic, I'm starting to use EPG123 for my parents Media Center. I have found that they have no less than 1,290 scheduled recordings (Ok, so there are some duplicates and one-off's etc... but there are probably c....

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Last post by clio_williams
Tue Mar 03, 2020 11:05 am
Backup from win7 to harddisk with win10

Last post by Marod « Sun Mar 01, 2020 7:13 pm
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by Marod » Sun Mar 01, 2020 3:52 pm

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Hi
Is it possible to use a backup from 123epg from win7 in win10 on the same computer, only with two different , because if i do, WMC on win 10 says „no tuner (signal) “ available.

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Ok, thanks for answers.

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Sun Mar 01, 2020 7:13 pm
Using EPG123 in the UK

Last post by IT Troll « Sat Feb 29, 2020 8:01 am
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by paulcarrm9mx » Sun Feb 09, 2020 8:44 pm

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Hi first time user,
Can I use EPG123 in the UK if so is there an instruction pdf or vidro I can use to set it up.

Thank you Paul

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Correct me if I'm mistaken, but I don't think WMC was able to read the in-band EPG data for DVB-T2 HD channels, whereas NextPVR can. NextPVR also supports HEVC, but WMC never will.

Correct. In-band EPG data for HD channels is encoded and WMC doesn’t have the decoding algorithm. If there is an...

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Sat Feb 29, 2020 8:01 am
Channels with EPG from other channels

Last post by Tigerbaby « Fri Feb 28, 2020 4:26 pm
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by Marod » Mon Feb 03, 2020 8:51 am

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Hi,
I have a problem, i managed at last to get the epg in WMC (took me several hours).
now i have the problem that several Channels show the EPG from other channels which i don't understand.
The second Question is, why does the lineup from ASTRA 19.2 E not show all the channels from ASTRA?
Hoping...

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Hi again,
Thanks very much for the explanation, i thought i did something wrong, now i can do something about it. :clap:
I mailed Schedules Direct, so i hope they will change the line-up. :mrgreen:

Hello Marod,

I have the same problem. Is the problem solved with you in the meantime?

The...

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Fri Feb 28, 2020 4:26 pm

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