[mythtv-users] single recordings and that blasted 'N'

belcampo belcampo at zonnet.nl
Thu Aug 14 13:41:03 UTC 2008


Phill Edwards wrote:
>> I have recently been plagued with the dreaded N in my recording schedule. I
>> set something to single record eg. a movie and then I either find out that
>> it hasn't recorded or if I am lucky I catch it in the upcoming recordings
>> listed with an N.
>> Now if I understand it correctly, it gets an N when the show you tagged for
>> recording no longer appears in the time slot. I am guessing this because the
>> time slot only changed about 2-3 minutes (eg from 8:55-10:55 to 8:52-10:52)
>> and when I selected record again I had two listings with the original marked
>> with an N.
>> I have come across this before, was annoyed, but didn't worry too much cos
>> it only happened once. Last weekend it happened to me at least 4 times!!
I've recently had this because the title was marginally changed, so for 
the scheduler it was another program.
> 
> I'm afraid I can't answer your question. Though I'm curious why your
> program times change so often and by such small precise amounts. Are
> you using over-the-air DVB-T EIT program guides as your source or
> something? If so, are you aware that there's a really good grabber for
> down under called Shepherd which I think may prevent time changes such
> as these and could be an alternative way of solving your problem?
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