January 2020, what could possibly go wrong?

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Post by SENIORA » Sun Oct 20, 2019 7:42 pm

SENIORA wrote: Sat Oct 19, 2019 10:10 am
garyan2 wrote: Wed Sep 25, 2019 5:14 am
Ken H wrote: Wed Sep 25, 2019 4:38 am I just received a message in WMC that says:

"SWITCH TO AN ALTERNATIVE auto clicker word unscrambler jumble solver TV PROGRAM GUIDE PROVIDER

Starting in January 2020, Microsoft is retiring its Electronic Program Guide Service.
To continue receiving TV Program Guide information on your Windows Media Center, you may configure an alternative TV listing provider."
Wow, I actually wasn't expecting that. I guess I'm going to have to step up my game and get serious about adding additional languages.

Does MS suggest any alternative TV listing providers to configure?
What other issues exist that could 100% kill the ability of Windows Media Center to continue to be used with cablecard tuners and copy protected channels?
Starting in January 2020, Microsoft is retiring its Electronic Program Guide Service.
To continue receiving TV Program Guide information on your Windows Media Center, you may configure an alternative TV listing provider."

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Post by Ken H » Mon Oct 21, 2019 9:55 pm

SENIORA wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2019 7:42 pm
SENIORA wrote: Sat Oct 19, 2019 10:10 am
garyan2 wrote: Wed Sep 25, 2019 5:14 am
Wow, I actually wasn't expecting that. I guess I'm going to have to step up my game and get serious about adding additional languages.

Does MS suggest any alternative TV listing providers to configure?
What other issues exist that could 100% kill the ability of Windows Media Center to continue to be used with cablecard tuners and copy protected channels?
Starting in January 2020, Microsoft is retiring its Electronic Program Guide Service.
To continue receiving TV Program Guide information on your Windows Media Center, you may configure an alternative TV listing provider."
Huh?

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Post by choliscott » Tue Oct 22, 2019 3:06 am

Switch to using EPG123 with Schedules Direct and continue to receive a channel guide that's probably more reliable then the current one provided. The downside is that Schedules Direct costs $25 a year

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SENIORA wrote: Sat Oct 19, 2019 10:10 am
garyan2 wrote: Wed Sep 25, 2019 5:14 am
Wow, I actually wasn't expecting that. I guess I'm going to have to step up my game and get serious about adding additional languages.

Does MS suggest any alternative TV listing providers to configure?
What other issues exist that could 100% kill the ability of Windows Media Center to continue to be used with cablecard tuners and copy protected channels?
Starting in January 2020, Microsoft is retiring its Electronic Program Guide Service.
To continue receiving TV Program Guide information on your Windows Media Center, you may configure an alternative TV listing provider."
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Post by adam1991 » Tue Oct 22, 2019 2:05 pm

If $25/year counts as a "downside," you probably shouldn't be spending the money on electricity to run the computer in the first place.

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Post by choliscott » Tue Oct 22, 2019 2:38 pm

I don't personally think it's a downside, but come January, you know there will people that will think that

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Post by StinkyImp » Tue Oct 22, 2019 3:51 pm

adam1991 wrote: Tue Oct 22, 2019 2:05 pm If $25/year counts as a "downside"...
Yeah. I don't get the push back on this.

That's less than 50 cents a week, or about $2.08 per month. The majority of people "waste" a lot more than this every month on useless items. In our case we gave up pizza for one month out of the year to pay for our subscription. The only outcome... a bit healthier lifestyle and a robust and reliable EPG.

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Post by Scallica » Tue Oct 22, 2019 4:12 pm

StinkyImp wrote: Tue Oct 22, 2019 3:51 pm
adam1991 wrote: Tue Oct 22, 2019 2:05 pm If $25/year counts as a "downside"...
Yeah. I don't get the push back on this.

That's less than 50 cents a week, or about $2.08 per month. The majority of people "waste" a lot more than this every month on useless items. In our case we gave up pizza for one month out of the year to pay for our subscription. The only outcome... a bit healthier lifestyle and a robust and reliable EPG.
I don't get it either, but some people simply abhor monthly fees of any amount.
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Post by adam1991 » Tue Oct 22, 2019 5:37 pm

I'd hate to see them react to the grocery bill, then. Pay a monthly cost to eat, or else die. Hmmmm....

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Post by StinkyImp » Sun Nov 03, 2019 1:44 pm

adam1991 wrote: Tue Oct 22, 2019 2:05 pm If $25/year counts as a "downside"...
Scallica wrote: Tue Oct 22, 2019 4:12 pmI don't get it either, but some people simply abhor monthly fees of any amount.
And so it begins... It's gotta be FREE!

It would be interesting (but not possible) to see how this shakes out over the next few months. Will people go to EPG123, EPG Collector, zap2xml, something else, or simply abandon WMC, and what will they abandon it for?

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Post by wifiwanderer » Fri Dec 27, 2019 9:17 pm

Ken H wrote: Thu Sep 26, 2019 2:26 am
wifiwanderer wrote: Wed Sep 25, 2019 4:47 pm Tentatively, will keep my 10-year-old Win7 PC connected to my TV to view old WMC recordings. Planning to add a new Win10 PC and install a new Hauppauge TV tuner card http://www.hauppage.com/pages/products/ ... uners.html with their current WinTV software. Tried WinTV some years ago, nowhere near as convenient as WMC, but it worked. Using WinTV was kinda like scheduling an old VHS recorder. Trusting the 2020 version of WinTV will be improved, not that there will be a viable alternative.
You can still continue to use Windows 7 and WMC, and use EPG123 for the guide. Why stop using one of the best programs Microsoft ever developed?
Already needed more storage, faster processor, etc., for making videos, storing them, thousands of pics, music files, etc., so it was time for a new PC. Will continue using my old Win7 PC and manually scheduling recordings using WMC until the new PC gets here. Trusting Hauppauge WinTV v.10 is better than their older version I tried some years back. The old WinTV worked, but was nowhere near as user friendly and convenient as WMC.

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