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<blockquote data-quote="SciDoctor" data-source="post: 90349" data-attributes="member: 11346">Thanks, simple concept but maybe alittle difficult to explain.I know that a change will make no difference to the broadcasts where a single TV channel carries just its own EPG data and nothing else.BUT in the UK the cummulative effect of a problem with a MUX affects all channnels on that MUX . I have NO experience of MUX' in other countries but would expect a similar problem.A time-out on channel one on a MUX would give a very high probability that all channels on that MUX will time-out at this time. So instead of wasting time trying every channel a move to the next MUX available would be beneficial.If a MUX only carried one or two channels then this wouldn't be much of a a problem BUT when there are upto fifteeen channels on a MUX and the MUX's more likely to give a reception problem and time-out are those with more channels then the time wasted increases dramaticaly.Now at the moment the TV server only grabs when no timeshifting or recording is occuring so making the most of the little time available to grab EPG data succesfully we chould try and avoid the above problems.Also the Tv server during this free time isn't tied to&nbsp; a MUX or channel so this shouldn't cause any problems.Simply changing the grab cycle could realy help in getting a successful grab in the least time on all occassions.Yes time-outs happen a lot.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SciDoctor, post: 90349, member: 11346"] Thanks, simple concept but maybe alittle difficult to explain. I know that a change will make no difference to the broadcasts where a single TV channel carries just its own EPG data and nothing else. BUT in the UK the cummulative effect of a problem with a MUX affects all channnels on that MUX . I have NO experience of MUX' in other countries but would expect a similar problem. A time-out on channel one on a MUX would give a very high probability that all channels on that MUX will time-out at this time. So instead of wasting time trying every channel a move to the next MUX available would be beneficial. If a MUX only carried one or two channels then this wouldn't be much of a a problem BUT when there are upto fifteeen channels on a MUX and the MUX's more likely to give a reception problem and time-out are those with more channels then the time wasted increases dramaticaly. Now at the moment the TV server only grabs when no timeshifting or recording is occuring so making the most of the little time available to grab EPG data succesfully we chould try and avoid the above problems. Also the Tv server during this free time isn't tied to a MUX or channel so this shouldn't cause any problems. Simply changing the grab cycle could realy help in getting a successful grab in the least time on all occassions. Yes time-outs happen a lot. [/QUOTE]

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