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<blockquote data-quote="mm1352000" data-source="post: 786642" data-attributes="member: 82144">Hi DanI *definitely* agree that some things about the EPG grabber configuration are not intuitive, and the grabber itself can cause major stability problems at times. It would be quite difficult to create an interface that allows selection of none, now/next, or full for all channels. Of course most people want full EPG for all channels. The difficulty is in finding out how to do that for each provider.I can't actually use the EPG Grabber for my EPG because my EPG is buried in MHEG 5 data. I use other [free <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />] software called <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/epgcollector/" target="_blank">EPG Collector</a> to get the EPG in XMLTV format, and then I import it into TV Server with the <a href="http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/141_Configuration/TV-Server_Configuration/13_Plugins/XmlTv" target="_blank">XMLTV plugin</a>. I mention this other software because it has the ability to &quot;find&quot; EPG data - in other words, you scan and it tells you the formats (EIT, MHEG, Freesat, ATSC PSIP, MHW 1, MHW 2 etc.) that are available, and for EIT whether it is full or just now/next. Really fantastic! Maybe it can help you...Anyhow, that approach is the approach I would like to see in TV Server. It just requires more work. If not done correctly then it will add more complication in the user interface which would be bad. I'd like to do it, but do it in a way that is really useful and understandable.mmPS: screenshot attached so you can see what I mean.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mm1352000, post: 786642, member: 82144"] Hi Dan I *definitely* agree that some things about the EPG grabber configuration are not intuitive, and the grabber itself can cause major stability problems at times. It would be quite difficult to create an interface that allows selection of none, now/next, or full for all channels. Of course most people want full EPG for all channels. The difficulty is in finding out how to do that for each provider. I can't actually use the EPG Grabber for my EPG because my EPG is buried in MHEG 5 data. I use other [free :)] software called [URL="http://sourceforge.net/projects/epgcollector/"]EPG Collector[/URL] to get the EPG in XMLTV format, and then I import it into TV Server with the [URL="http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/141_Configuration/TV-Server_Configuration/13_Plugins/XmlTv"]XMLTV plugin[/URL]. I mention this other software because it has the ability to "find" EPG data - in other words, you scan and it tells you the formats (EIT, MHEG, Freesat, ATSC PSIP, MHW 1, MHW 2 etc.) that are available, and for EIT whether it is full or just now/next. Really fantastic! Maybe it can help you... Anyhow, that approach is the approach I would like to see in TV Server. It just requires more work. If not done correctly then it will add more complication in the user interface which would be bad. I'd like to do it, but do it in a way that is really useful and understandable. mm PS: screenshot attached so you can see what I mean. [/QUOTE]

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