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<blockquote data-quote="craigparris1" data-source="post: 609983" data-attributes="member: 75254">Hi mate,My first question would be whether the data in your XMLTV file is actually all OK, or whether it's your current import process that's the problem?&nbsp; You do mention that the XMLTV file used to work OK in GBPVR, so let's make the assumption that the TV guide data is good.That being the case, there are a number of ways that TV guide data can be imported into MediaPortal, but for your purposes it sounds like the easiest will be the built-in XMLTV plug-in that's part of the TV-Server.&nbsp; That plug-in just waits around for an XMLTV formatted file to be dropped into a specified directory, then it imports it.&nbsp; You can also force a manual import through the TV-Server Configuration Tool.&nbsp; No specific need for internet access, then, to do the import.&nbsp; However, if you do add internet access to your HTPC later on, it's just a case of downloading the file to the directory and it all happens automagically.In terms of recording particular series-es then, again there are some built-in recording options within MediaPortal that may do enough for you, or there are various other plug-ins that handle things like that ..... it would be surprising if you didn't find something that suited your needs.&nbsp; For me, personally, I can't specifically comment on scheduling based on &quot;series&quot; - I tend to just schedule using &quot;such and such a time each week&quot;.&nbsp; Check some of the plug-in/development forums and you should get a good idea of what's available and how they work before downloading and testing.Cheers,Craigp.s. if you are going to install MP, download 1.1.0 RC2 - for my money, it's the most stable release they've done to date</blockquote>

[QUOTE="craigparris1, post: 609983, member: 75254"] Hi mate, My first question would be whether the data in your XMLTV file is actually all OK, or whether it's your current import process that's the problem? You do mention that the XMLTV file used to work OK in GBPVR, so let's make the assumption that the TV guide data is good. That being the case, there are a number of ways that TV guide data can be imported into MediaPortal, but for your purposes it sounds like the easiest will be the built-in XMLTV plug-in that's part of the TV-Server. That plug-in just waits around for an XMLTV formatted file to be dropped into a specified directory, then it imports it. You can also force a manual import through the TV-Server Configuration Tool. No specific need for internet access, then, to do the import. However, if you do add internet access to your HTPC later on, it's just a case of downloading the file to the directory and it all happens automagically. In terms of recording particular series-es then, again there are some built-in recording options within MediaPortal that may do enough for you, or there are various other plug-ins that handle things like that ..... it would be surprising if you didn't find something that suited your needs. For me, personally, I can't specifically comment on scheduling based on "series" - I tend to just schedule using "such and such a time each week". Check some of the plug-in/development forums and you should get a good idea of what's available and how they work before downloading and testing. Cheers, Craig p.s. if you are going to install MP, download 1.1.0 RC2 - for my money, it's the most stable release they've done to date [/QUOTE]

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