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<blockquote data-quote="2.0" data-source="post: 870072" data-attributes="member: 118263">I ran that download every Sunday morning while I exercise.&nbsp; This was also the time I had my HTPC perform its scheduled maintenance functions (Disk Cleanup, TRIM, etc.)&nbsp; There's nothing good on TV on Sunday mornings anyway so I knew I'd never have to record anything while it was doing all this.Your idea of a WebEPG feature that would check the IMDB website for channel matches sounds good, but I see a potential problem.&nbsp; If IMDB ever decides to change its website in even the slightest, it could render this feature of WebEPG useless.&nbsp; Since WebEPG is built-in to MediaPortal, I think it can't be updated without installing a new version of MediaPortal.&nbsp; And let's not forget that WebEPG would need to work with all of the different TV listings websites in other countries as well.&nbsp; Instead, how about a separate program/plugin that does what you said?&nbsp; This program can generate a customized grabber script based on what it finds on the IMDB website after you input your zip code and tv provider, then let you map each of your own channels to what it finds.&nbsp; If the IMDB website ever changes its format, this program or plugin could be easily updated to accomodate the changes.As for a &quot;master&quot; grabber file with all channels, I think it would work well if it used standardized channel names.&nbsp; The xml file has both a channel id and a site id for each channel.&nbsp; The site id must of course match whatever is on IMDB.&nbsp; But the channel id can be something standard that everyone would recognize.&nbsp; Different TV providers may call the channels by their own odd names and numbers, but each channel still has an &quot;official&quot; name that it uses nationally (HBO, Antenna TV, CBS, Telemundo, etc.)&nbsp; The xml file can use these official names as the channel id.&nbsp; Then as long as the user names each of his or her channels by these same names, auto mapping should work.&nbsp; Even if it doesn't, manual mapping should take care of the few odd misses.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="2.0, post: 870072, member: 118263"] I ran that download every Sunday morning while I exercise. This was also the time I had my HTPC perform its scheduled maintenance functions (Disk Cleanup, TRIM, etc.) There's nothing good on TV on Sunday mornings anyway so I knew I'd never have to record anything while it was doing all this. Your idea of a WebEPG feature that would check the IMDB website for channel matches sounds good, but I see a potential problem. If IMDB ever decides to change its website in even the slightest, it could render this feature of WebEPG useless. Since WebEPG is built-in to MediaPortal, I think it can't be updated without installing a new version of MediaPortal. And let's not forget that WebEPG would need to work with all of the different TV listings websites in other countries as well. Instead, how about a separate program/plugin that does what you said? This program can generate a customized grabber script based on what it finds on the IMDB website after you input your zip code and tv provider, then let you map each of your own channels to what it finds. If the IMDB website ever changes its format, this program or plugin could be easily updated to accomodate the changes. As for a "master" grabber file with all channels, I think it would work well if it used standardized channel names. The xml file has both a channel id and a site id for each channel. The site id must of course match whatever is on IMDB. But the channel id can be something standard that everyone would recognize. Different TV providers may call the channels by their own odd names and numbers, but each channel still has an "official" name that it uses nationally (HBO, Antenna TV, CBS, Telemundo, etc.) The xml file can use these official names as the channel id. Then as long as the user names each of his or her channels by these same names, auto mapping should work. Even if it doesn't, manual mapping should take care of the few odd misses. [/QUOTE]

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