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    From Max Demian@21:1/5 to All on Fri Apr 14 12:30:07 2023
    Has anyone else noticed problems with the BBC1 Freeview EPG?

    I find it has large blank patches in the evenings. And, even if it is
    complete, programmes are often not recorded. I've seen this on my Humax
    Fox and Panasonic HDD/DVD recorder. Only BBC1.

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  • From Mark Carver@21:1/5 to Max Demian on Fri Apr 14 12:32:25 2023
    On 14/04/2023 12:30, Max Demian wrote:
    Has anyone else noticed problems with the BBC1 Freeview EPG?

    I find it has large blank patches in the evenings. And, even if it is complete, programmes are often not recorded. I've seen this on my
    Humax Fox and Panasonic HDD/DVD recorder. Only BBC1.

    HD or SD, and what region ?

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  • From Max Demian@21:1/5 to Mark Carver on Fri Apr 14 18:27:44 2023
    On 14/04/2023 12:32, Mark Carver wrote:
    On 14/04/2023 12:30, Max Demian wrote:
    Has anyone else noticed problems with the BBC1 Freeview EPG?

    I find it has large blank patches in the evenings. And, even if it is
    complete, programmes are often not recorded. I've seen this on my
    Humax Fox and Panasonic HDD/DVD recorder. Only BBC1.

    HD or SD, and what region ?

    London (Crystal Palace) and HD only it would appear (LCN 101).

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    Max Demian

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  • From Brian Gaff@21:1/5 to Max Demian on Sun Apr 16 11:23:47 2023
    I am having issues with all epgs. They seem very very sluggish to update
    things and as you say, no infoavailable is something we used not to see at
    all.
    I can sit on a channel and I used to be able to go along till the end of
    the day, now only one prog ahead quite often and you have to keep it in
    vision for it to struggle and put a few more up. It all reminds me of the
    old Ceefax where you could watch the rotating page numbers but the sub page
    for the one you were on only came around about every third time.
    Brian

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    Has anyone else noticed problems with the BBC1 Freeview EPG?

    I find it has large blank patches in the evenings. And, even if it is complete, programmes are often not recorded. I've seen this on my Humax
    Fox and Panasonic HDD/DVD recorder. Only BBC1.

    --
    Max Demian

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  • From Davey@21:1/5 to Max Demian on Sun Apr 16 11:38:54 2023
    On Fri, 14 Apr 2023 12:30:07 +0100
    Max Demian <[email protected]> wrote:

    Has anyone else noticed problems with the BBC1 Freeview EPG?

    I find it has large blank patches in the evenings. And, even if it is complete, programmes are often not recorded. I've seen this on my
    Humax Fox and Panasonic HDD/DVD recorder. Only BBC1.


    I have had programmes not be recorded even when set up correctly,
    usually I see a message saying something like "could not track
    broadcast" or similar. Sometimes there is nothing at all, just no
    recording. And certainly not only on BBC, it's happened on ITV, Drama, Yesterday etc.
    I blame it on the rockets we keep sending into space, perforating the atmospheric layers. (g)
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  • From Jim Lesurf@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Mon Apr 17 10:30:05 2023
    The Freeview 'guide' on our TV only now shows a 'now and next' whereas IIRC
    in the ast it would show later items as well. Also sluggish to show.

    Can be irritating when you look at, say, Ch5's listing as they tend to stik
    a fake 'new' partway though films. Means you can't check when they
    *actually* end until that 'news' comes on.

    RT also sometimes has errors. So I've taken to using the guide at

    http://www.mydigiguide.com

    Jim



    In article <u1gibj$2gpie$[email protected]>, Brian Gaff
    <[email protected]> wrote:
    I am having issues with all epgs. They seem very very sluggish to update things and as you say, no infoavailable is something we used not to see
    at all. I can sit on a channel and I used to be able to go along till
    the end of the day, now only one prog ahead quite often and you have to
    keep it in vision for it to struggle and put a few more up. It all
    reminds me of the old Ceefax where you could watch the rotating page
    numbers but the sub page for the one you were on only came around about
    every third time. Brian

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