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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Snoopy87" data-source="post: 1051835" data-attributes="member: 128461">Thanks.But to be honest: This is a very bad design and not user friendly, because the user doesn't know which channels have to be selected to get the EPG data for all grouped channels. So as an user I have to take vacation for a few days to find out which channels I have to select to get the EPG data for all my grouped channels? Who has developed this? This makes no sense!This is how it should work:1. EPG grabber shouldn't need minutes (!) to grab epg data for ONE channel (every set top box will get this data within a few seconds)2. EPG grabber should go throw the list of selected channels (this is how every set top box works)3. EPG grabber should start to grab EPG data for a channel. If it gets the data for more than one channel (e.g. for the whole provider or all channels on the same transponder) it should be stored and if the EPG grabber comes to the next channel in the list where the EPG data was already stored from the previous grabbing and if the data is up to date, this channel should be skip.4. EPG grabbing will be finished within a few minutes.Example:I have 4 channels in my whole list and selected them for grabbing EPG data:- Channel 1- Channel 2- Channel 3- Channel 4Channel 1-3 are on the same transponder and from the same provider and contains the EPG data for each other.EPG grabber starts with Channel 1 and received the EPG for Channel 1-3. This will takes less than minute! Now Channel 2-3 will be skipped, because EPG data ist already stored and up-to-date.. EPG Grabber will grab EPG for Channel 4. Finish. I had a lot of set top box in my life, and everyone who had this update option at night worked like this. Also they all were able to receive EPG Data while watching TV. So this option had not to be used. So I switch to a new channel and the EPG data is shown within a few seconds, and after a few more seconds there are also shown for all other channels on this transponder. With MediaPortal I have over 90% of the time no EPG Data even if I select the option to load EPG data while timeshifting. Also if I EPG data ist stored, the next day most of the EPG data is gone even though those channels offering EPG for more than one day.-------------Edit:Maybe I understand the problem: You should definetly change the wording in the Configuration UI! As a user you think that the EPG Grabber will grab the EPG for all channels. To optimize this you will only select the channels you watch (e.g. "All grouped"). To activate this you think you have to check "Store only data for the selected channels", because the default is that no channels is selected in the list under this checkbox but the EPG grabber is grabbing for all channels. So as a user you think this option is to only get the EPG from the selected channels. But you mean that the option has nothing to do with the list. It will only means that the EPG is only getting the EPG data for each channel in the list and not for the whole provider/transponder while grabbing from one channel, right?So you should rename the checkbox label to a better wording, or place the checkbox somewhere else, and/or select all channels by default, because by default epg grabber grabs for all channels and not only for the selected ones, but by default no channel is selected.Edit 2:Example:- Channel 1- Channel 2- Channel 3- Channel 4All are selected (Channel 1-3 are on the same transponder), opton "Store only data for selected channel" is set.EPG grabber grabs for Channel 1 and not store the also received data for 2 and 3. EPG Grabber will grab for Channel 2, EPG grabber will grab for channel 3 and then for 4.Is this right?Then please change the UI. But the EPG grabber should also be optimized, because it is still very slow if it takes minutes to grab EPG data for only one channel.</blockquote>

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