EGP123 the only option?

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EGP123 the only option?

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Post by mobile785 » Thu Nov 02, 2023 7:49 pm

Is EPG123 still our only option for a Guide? I have to admit I haven't been paying much attention to the forums and news in a looooong time. Just been using EPG123 since MS ended the Guide Service and been happy with it but just want to check and make sure I'm not missing anything new.

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Post by IT Troll » Fri Nov 03, 2023 10:15 am

Pretty much, for reliable, quality data.
OTA EPG still works for certain broadcasts/channels (e.g. SD DTT/DVB-T).
I think someone is using a website scrapping method, but that is a lot of work.
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Post by StinkyImp » Fri Nov 03, 2023 5:35 pm

IT Troll wrote: Fri Nov 03, 2023 10:15 amI think someone is using a website scrapping method, but that is a lot of work.
There's also EPG Collector (FREE) that grabs the PSIP guide data (FREE) from the OTA stream. It's pretty solid but nowhere near the simplicity, robustness, and capability of EPG123.

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Post by IT Troll » Fri Nov 03, 2023 11:11 pm

Yep, I mentioned OTA. I used it myself back in dark ages.
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