[mythtv-users] UK freeview EPG question

[John Pullan]

Just got a crude version of the database update code working tonight :-)

I'm sure there's load wrong with it, including some of the problems you
highlight. The database only gets hit when things change so, on the hour
can get a little bit busy. 

For us in the UK, this is not too much of a problem as we only have 20
channels. I'm not really proposing this as a "correct" solution but I
think it has aspects which are useful for the EPG version. 

I think I need another evenings work to get some of the more
embarrassing code sorted, then I'll post to the dev list.


On Mon, 2004-02-16 at 22:10, Steve Davies wrote:
> John Pullan wrote:
> 
> > I'm afraid the short answer is no. 
> > 
> > AFAIK Freeview has two current EPG being transmitted and one that is in
> > testing
> > 
> > Teletext : Today/Tomorrow 
> > 4TvInteractive : apparently a full 7 day guide
> > and the actual Freeview EPG which is meant to be in testing in Wales.
> 
> And hopefully coming to all of us soon... :-)
> 
> > IMO the Freeview EPG is the way to go as it's the one based on the DVB
> > spec and therefore should work in other countries as well. The other two
> > I would guess could be used but we'd have to write parse code to get the
> > information out of the data.
> 
> Agreed.
> > 
> > I'm currently playing around with some code to update the DB with "Now
> > Next" which should be nearly the same code as what's required for the
> > full EPG, but obviously only for one programs worth into the future. 
> 
> The big trick is to not hit the database when not needed eh? Another 
> consideration - The title/subtitle/description taken off-air might not match 
> with mythfilldatabase's title/subtitle/description data, therefore, if 
> updating a record, all other matching title/subtitle/description records 
> should be updated to match to prevent the scheduler getting too confused, 
> particulrly if we are only using now/next data.
> 
> If you need a tester for this, or help with the above, I started to look at 
> doing this myself a while back, and will be willing to test and provide 
> code/feedback if that helps.
> 
> > 
> > Cheers
> > 
> 
> Regards,
> Steve
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John Pullan <jmp at tarantella.com>