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Originally Posted by muppetman11
You would think they would want everyone on the same EPG otherwise it becomes a nightmare for support.
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On the ex-NTL platform we used to get a 3-day EPG and more information on the
i-button (e.g. year and actors for films) but when the platforms merged VM opted for a lowest common denominator EPG for all of the standard V Box STBs as some older models did not have the resources to support the better one. There was presumably a cost saving in having only one EPG for all standard boxes and one for + and HD boxes. There may even have been more than one EPG supplier involved previously necessitating multiple contracts (experts to confirm please).
The situation will likely be similar in the future with TiVo middle-ware boxes having a far more advanced EPG but + and HD boxes having a sub-set of the features. There will also likely be a (not too) gradual ageing out of older standard boxes leaving just two main middle-ware / EPG combinations to support.
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Speaking of EPG, why does Living never have anything on the
i-button for CSI (standard V Box)? You can't tell what episode it is.
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