TiVo : When did Virgin's EPG become dynamic?

[djmagnifique]

Yesterday The Last Leg on channel 4 was originally due to start at 10pm however they tweeted earlier that day that the start time had been changed to 9pm and it would be an extended show. I looked on the EPG and it was still showing as recording at 10pm so I set a recording for the program that was on at 9pm.

A little after 10pm I noticed that nothing was recording so went back into the EPG which now showed The Last Leg as starting at 9pm but wasn't set to record.

The recording I had set for 9pm had recorded though so I pressed record on channel 4+1 to get the missing part of the show.

[IngwerFuchs]

I've got last night's Grand Designs in My Shows. But I know it recorded the earlier part of The Last Leg. So not dynamic as far as I can tell.

[spiderplant]

TiVo has always been "moderately" dynamic. It just won't pick up very late changes.

[RobboEdin]

TiVo updates its EPG roughly every 6 hours. You may fall lucky on a late update.

[heavyside]

Originally Posted by spiderplant

TiVo has always been "moderately" dynamic. It just won't pick up very late changes.

Sadly any dynamism doesn't extend to recordings. While the EPG for yesterday evening listed the Last Leg on Channel 4 at 9.00 PM my series link recording of Grand Designs went ahead as planned but, of course, when played back it was the Last Leg. A case of the left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing, I think.

[spiderplant]

Originally Posted by heavyside

Sadly any dynamism doesn't extend to recordings.

It does, but only if your box has called back after the change was made. As RobboEdin says, callbacks happen about every 6 hours, so if the change is made within 6 hours of broadcast it's a matter of luck whether it is picked up. The earlier the change is made, the more chance the box will pick it up.

Sometimes when there is a high-profile change, an extra callback will be scheduled so every box picks it up, but this didn't happen yesterday.

[SonicMaster]

Originally Posted by spiderplant

It does, but only if your box has called back after the change was made. As RobboEdin says, callbacks happen about every 6 hours, so if the change is made within 6 hours of broadcast it's a matter of luck whether it is picked up. The earlier the change is made, the more chance the box will pick it up.

Sometimes when there is a high-profile change, an extra callback will be scheduled so every box picks it up, but this didn't happen yesterday.

Why such a clunky dated system, and not dynamic like on other TV platforms?

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by SonicMaster

Why such a clunky dated system, and not dynamic like on other TV platforms?

There are pros and cons of having a dynamic EPG, as spiderplant has explained previously.

[trickytree]

Aha this explains I am not going mad.
I had seen about 6pm The Last leg at 10pm I was sure of it.
Then we went o bed to watch it in bed and we thought we had just missed the beginning but it finished 20 mins later.
After looking on the freeview guide upstairs it said 9-10:20 so I was all confused.

When I looked next day the TiVo also said 9-10:20 but that would have been corrected after an update to the EPG.

Also means my Grand Designs recording is useless then.
Thanks for the heads up

[djmagnifique]

Originally Posted by trickytree

Aha this explains I am not going mad.
I had seen about 6pm The Last leg at 10pm I was sure of it.
Then we went o bed to watch it in bed and we thought we had just missed the beginning but it finished 20 mins later.
After looking on the freeview guide upstairs it said 9-10:20 so I was all confused.

When I looked next day the TiVo also said 9-10:20 but that would have been corrected after an update to the EPG.

Also means my Grand Designs recording is useless then.
Thanks for the heads up

Your Grand Designs recording would be the first housr of Last Leg.

[RichardCoulter]

I wonder if the times when the TiVo is really slow is when you're using it as it's doing its 6 hourly callbacks??

[japitts]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

I wonder if the times when the TiVo is really slow is when you're using it as it's doing its 6 hourly callbacks??

Absolutely yes - or also quite possibly when the EPG has been loaded and the planned recordings are being scheduled.

[ronjo94]

Hi all. Can anyone please tell me why I can get only 5 days EPG on my VM+ box
Thanks

[RobboEdin]

The V+ HD has limited space for it's epg. It used to be 7 days but as the number of channels has increased, it has reduced.

[ronjo94]

Thanks