Is there a way to download the tv guide info without cable? (1 Viewer)

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Is there a way to download the the tv guide info if you don't have cable hooked up to it? I apologize if this is a really dumb question....
 

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    Re: Is there a way to download the tv guide info without ca

    burdell1 said:
    if you don't have cable hooked up to it? ....
    Do you mean if you don't have the PC connected to the Internet - whether by cable or by wireless?
     

    burdell1

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    no...i mean hooking up cable to a tuner card....I have a tuner card, but can't find it, but I was just curious what the listings would look like.
     

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    I don't fully understand sorry?

    If you mean get the EPG if you don't have internet access then it can be grabbed via the digital TV stream if you get digital.

    the methods in order of ease of use are:

    Digital TV stream
    Download from Internet
    Download from Internet on another PC and copy the TVGuide.xml from there to your MP PC.

    Hope that helps, give some more information if you want me to go into further details. Otherwise, there is a whole forum dedicated to EPG and you will most likely find your answers in there. You'll also need to tell us which country you are in...
     

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    sorry...my question is probably a dumb one...but i do have the internet..and I am in the US...
     

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    burdell1 said:
    Is there a way to download the the tv guide info if you don't have cable hooked up to it?

    Yes.

    The TV guide info is grabbed from the internet, not your cable connecton. You dont even need a TV tuner installed to get EPG (Electronic Program Guide) data.

    Not saying Marcusb's link is bad, but since you live in the US, this link may be more user friendly for you: https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/viewtopic.php?t=16034

    It's a little plugin that you install to automatically keep you EPG up to date. It's an excellent little side project by one of the developers, and quite a few of us are using it here successfully.
     

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