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<blockquote data-quote="crazyfool" data-source="post: 530491" data-attributes="member: 83240">hey guys,I have finally got my htpc to a stage which I am happy with and after the help I've recieved through the forums I thought I'd try and give something back.&nbsp; I don't know if this is still an issue but I remember when I started with mp that the built in epg grabber always used to cause me problems like the tv just freezing etc... And I could never get the wake to grap epg function to work, maybe its just my pc.&nbsp; Anyways I know there are many alternatives out there but for people like me who don't have an internet connection for their htpc the only option is grabbing the guide from the signal.&nbsp; I have been using <a href="http://www.dvbguide.com/" target="_blank">DVBGuide</a> for a long time now and it is great.&nbsp; I use task manager to schedule it to run and then the xmltv plugin to import the guide.&nbsp;&nbsp; Works like a charm.&nbsp; Not trying to knock the mp epg grabber but I just thought I'd let people know of this alternative if they experienced the same issues I did.&nbsp; I know this works well for uk freeview not sure about other countries.&nbsp; Also after the switchover I had issues importing the guide due to changes made to the epg data so I wrote an app to solve those issues if anyones interested.&nbsp; Hope someone finds this useful.Crazyfool</blockquote>

[QUOTE="crazyfool, post: 530491, member: 83240"] hey guys, I have finally got my htpc to a stage which I am happy with and after the help I've recieved through the forums I thought I'd try and give something back. I don't know if this is still an issue but I remember when I started with mp that the built in epg grabber always used to cause me problems like the tv just freezing etc... And I could never get the wake to grap epg function to work, maybe its just my pc. Anyways I know there are many alternatives out there but for people like me who don't have an internet connection for their htpc the only option is grabbing the guide from the signal. I have been using [URL="http://www.dvbguide.com/"]DVBGuide[/URL] for a long time now and it is great. I use task manager to schedule it to run and then the xmltv plugin to import the guide. Works like a charm. Not trying to knock the mp epg grabber but I just thought I'd let people know of this alternative if they experienced the same issues I did. I know this works well for uk freeview not sure about other countries. Also after the switchover I had issues importing the guide due to changes made to the epg data so I wrote an app to solve those issues if anyones interested. Hope someone finds this useful. Crazyfool [/QUOTE]

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