NO program Data "TV guide" (1 Viewer)

[pjwitt1978]

I believed I have everything configured but the tv guide doesn't fill in program info. says no program data. I do get the channel names listed just no show titles

using win 7
media portal 1.11.0

any help is appreciated.

thx

 

[mm1352000]

Hello and welcome

but the tv guide doesn't fill in program info. says no program data.

This is normal if/when a guide data source has not been configured.

Which guide data source have you configured?

 

[pjwitt1978]

thats probably true but, i have went through the setup guide a couple times.. where do you configure the data source?

 

[Owlsroost]

Have you looked at this Wiki page - http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/13_Setup_Guides/2_TV_Setup/4_TV_Guide_Setup_(EPG)

(Note the 'DVB' section does not apply in the US).

I'd also search the forum for posts from user 'RonD' relating to obtaining EPG data in the US.

 

[pjwitt1978]

seems like with whatever guide source i use, its requiring to edit ini, xml files. WMC is so simple to use.. Im just curious what is the easiest (free) option to use.

 

[mm1352000]

WMC is so simple to use

Well, Microsoft has billions of dollars in the bank, so they have no problem paying for guide data for everybody that uses WMC. MediaPortal relies on donations. Not really a fair comparison on that front.

Im just curious what is the easiest (free) option to use.

The only 100% free options that I'm aware of at the moment are:

1. IMDB + WebEPG.
2. zap2xml + XMLTV.
3. For ATSC (over-the-air) ONLY: EPG Collector + XMLTV.

Honestly though, none of them are easy. You get what you pay for with EPG. If you want free, you will have to spend more time getting it working, and you are compromising on the guide data quality ("richness", accuracy, number of days available) too.

 

[pjwitt1978]

ok what "paid" program doesnt have much to configure?

 

[wayloncovil]

I setup Schedules Direct and it worked within minutes. Follow the instructions for the plug in.