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Moorhuhn · 2007-04-12, 16:36

Hello,

Iam trying around with the various possibilities to get EPG-data into MP resp. TVServer3 in my case since a couple of weeks now. Unfortunately I was not able to find a solution, which works fine for my needs. I would not want to discuss the reasons for that here, as Iam afraid that this will lead into a neverending thread.

The question Iam interested in is:
Why is it not possible to collect complete and reliable EPG-data from the DVB-stream? Or is it possible and just not implemented yet?

As far as I know in europe, at least in germany, this data is available. Every DVB-receiver provides this functionality, so I suppose there must be a reason why it is not properly implemented in MP/TVServer3. I know that we have the epg-grabber, but this one works a little bit weird as it only "sometimes" collects the data for all of the configured channels. Additiionally the epg-grabber doesnt update epg-data that is already in the database and sometimes it creates special characters in the program description.
So is this just a matter of bugfixing or are there other reasons (technical reasons, ressource problems) why the integrated epg-grabber only works at about 80% of its possibilities?

Regards,

Moorhuhn

2007-04-12, 16:36	#1 (permalink)
Moorhuhn Portal Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 66 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	What is the problem with collecting EPG-data from the DVB-stream? Hello, Iam trying around with the various possibilities to get EPG-data into MP resp. TVServer3 in my case since a couple of weeks now. Unfortunately I was not able to find a solution, which works fine for my needs. I would not want to discuss the reasons for that here, as Iam afraid that this will lead into a neverending thread. The question Iam interested in is: Why is it not possible to collect complete and reliable EPG-data from the DVB-stream? Or is it possible and just not implemented yet? As far as I know in europe, at least in germany, this data is available. Every DVB-receiver provides this functionality, so I suppose there must be a reason why it is not properly implemented in MP/TVServer3. I know that we have the epg-grabber, but this one works a little bit weird as it only "sometimes" collects the data for all of the configured channels. Additiionally the epg-grabber doesnt update epg-data that is already in the database and sometimes it creates special characters in the program description. So is this just a matter of bugfixing or are there other reasons (technical reasons, ressource problems) why the integrated epg-grabber only works at about 80% of its possibilities? Regards, Moorhuhn Last edited by Moorhuhn; 2007-04-12 at 16:49.