[mythtv-users] Program Schedules: working or not? How to (re)configure?

[Michael T. Dean]

On 11/12/2013 04:58 PM, Eric Sharkey wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 3:18 PM, Leif Pihl wrote:
>> _IF_
>> 60 minutes is delayed by NFL football, AND the network(s) know it ahead of time,
>> --AND/OR--
>> The President addresses the nation,
>> --AND/OR--
>> Some other semi-predictable national/regional event is going to interfere with the TV schedule AFTER the schedules had initially had their (version 1.0) release,
>> thus requiring a predictable shifting of the TV Schedules,
>>
>> _THEN_
>> Which schedule source would most likely have the CORRECTED TV schedule in advance of (or in real-time at) the event and/or programming ?
> Only EIT has the possibility of real-time/near-real-time schedule
> updates.  But it comes back to Mike's point:
>
>>> Generally, though, if you're in the US (possibly all of North America?), EIT listings are garbage
> If your provider isn't using this technology to send you updated
> scheduling, it doesn't matter if you're listening for it or not.
>

Right, while TMS gets reasonably prompt updates from broadcasters for 
schedule changes (like Presidential addresses, etc), they won't get 
updates for game overruns, etc. (and, therefore, Schedules Direct data 
won't have those updates).  So, it's best to preemptively schedule end 
late for sports recordings and recordings of shows that follow them.

To ensure you get the last-minute schedule changes from TMS/Schedules 
Direct, though, you should be using --dd-grab-all with mythfilldatabase 
(assuming your master backend and MySQL server host are sufficiently 
powerful).

See http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/449426#449426
and
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/commits/449416#449416
for details about --dd-grab-all .

Mike