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I am in Chicagoland, where are you?
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fyi: The Wiki is at: http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/2_MEDIAPORTAL_2/1_Getting_Started
I am in Chicagoland, where are you?
Sorry Spachti MS MC is not getting the guide anymore since July 21 MS does not pay for the Guide and run out. That's the reason you will find more people (like me) looking for other solutions. MC is dead. Agree, he should not expect quick replies after all MP is ALL FREE. Gratefully for it Marc
Hi Beitie
What you want is a Media Portal Light. It would go way back to the VCR times. No guide, no gimmick, just basic recording.
Look in the Sunday paper for the free weekly TV-Guide (does not exist anymore either), See the show in the guide you like to record eg Tuesday at 10:30 PM to 11 PM, Thursday 0900 PM to 10 PM.
Open MP(L) (Light), highlight the time, click "Record" and you are done with it. Maybe you can tell with a button to record a couple minutes sooner and later, that's it. VCR did that too, at least the one I had.
If there was a football game before your schedule you are scr #&*@$, they notoriously run over their time and you have to record the next 30 mins too otherwise you miss half the show.
Wait a minute!!, same happens in MP2 with OTA TV. It does not know that the game before run over the officially allotted time. Don't know if it will record correctly for cable.
KIS(S)
My dream program too, but, as always, very soon somebody wants this and that added onto it and before you know you are back at MP2.
Besides, I searched high and low on the Internet for something like that. I guess way to simple and not worth the time for somebody to write a simple trivial demeaning program like that. (Any 5 year old can do it). Hmmmmm Hmmmmmm, Hmmmmmm
Wonder how many people would download a """""simple""""" program like that and stick with it or switch over to the "RollsRoyce" MP2.
Thanks Marc
What you want is a Media Portal Light. It would go way back to the VCR times. No guide, no gimmick, just basic recording.
Look in the Sunday paper for the free weekly TV-Guide (does not exist anymore either), See the show in the guide you like to record eg Tuesday at 10:30 PM to 11 PM, Thursday 0900 PM to 10 PM.
Open MP(L) (Light), highlight the time, click "Record" and you are done with it. Maybe you can tell with a button to record a couple minutes sooner and later, that's it. VCR did that too, at least the one I had.
If there was a football game before your schedule you are scr #&*@$, they notoriously run over their time and you have to record the next 30 mins too otherwise you miss half the show.
Wait a minute!!, same happens in MP2 with OTA TV. It does not know that the game before run over the officially allotted time. Don't know if it will record correctly for cable.
KIS(S)
My dream program too, but, as always, very soon somebody wants this and that added onto it and before you know you are back at MP2.
Besides, I searched high and low on the Internet for something like that. I guess way to simple and not worth the time for somebody to write a simple trivial demeaning program like that.
(Any 5 year old can do it). Hmmmmm Hmmmmmm, HmmmmmmWonder how many people would download a """""simple""""" program like that and stick with it or switch over to the "RollsRoyce" MP2.
Thanks Marc
Had the same problem with WMC. Here is the solution, you need to go into TV setup and change your zipcode to one confirmed working on this site: http://www.thegreenbutton.tv/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=9003&sid=4f8ded0d7cb31c335b066db220bbe8cc . MS switched to Rovi for EPG and they dont have all the zipcodes working yet.
stimpyfuz thanks for the link, I went there and went also to some of the sites they have links. I may try the Guide-tool software for MC, also free, someone posted. Yet since Win10 does not have MC anymore I probably will just forget MC because lets face it sooner then later everybody has to switch to 10.
Hmmmm, my wife still has a 95 computer and it still works perfectly fine.
Breitie I just found a software for 24 bucks that may solve all the problem for at least the OTA TV people (Easy HDTV DVR Enigma). Seems to be exactly doing what I described as a MP Light. 30 day free trial. It gets the guide even OTA but only if the station is broadcasting it. If not then look in your favorite TV-Guide what program you want to record and then you can click on (File Timer) and you tell it when and what time to record for each channel daily and/or weekly. Sorry, I don't want to advertise (I am not affiliated) but the program seems to be so simple and cheap and some of us may just look for that. Also, if your computer is not up to par with the specs for MP2 and hardware causes a problem then the cheap one may do it. Needs only a 1.5GHZ CPU. Don't know how long this software already exists and how I did not find it sooner.
Have a great day. Marc
Hmmmm, my wife still has a 95 computer and it still works perfectly fine.
Breitie I just found a software for 24 bucks that may solve all the problem for at least the OTA TV people (Easy HDTV DVR Enigma). Seems to be exactly doing what I described as a MP Light. 30 day free trial. It gets the guide even OTA but only if the station is broadcasting it. If not then look in your favorite TV-Guide what program you want to record and then you can click on (File Timer) and you tell it when and what time to record for each channel daily and/or weekly. Sorry, I don't want to advertise (I am not affiliated) but the program seems to be so simple and cheap and some of us may just look for that. Also, if your computer is not up to par with the specs for MP2 and hardware causes a problem then the cheap one may do it. Needs only a 1.5GHZ CPU. Don't know how long this software already exists and how I did not find it sooner.
Have a great day. Marc