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<blockquote data-quote="mm1352000" data-source="post: 1139946" data-attributes="member: 82144">Hello and welcome! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />I would have thought the Weekly on this channel option might suit better... but this is really a personal preference/opinion. In other words: do what works best for your needs.The wiki explains exactly what each option does:<a href="http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/14_Using_MediaPortal/3_TV/3_Record_TV/1_Scheduling_Recordings#Advanced_Record" target="_blank">http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/14_Using_MediaPortal/3_TV/3_Record_TV/1_Scheduling_Recordings#Advanced_Record</a>Sounds like you're coming from WMC?MP doesn't have an EPG service. As an open source organisation that relies on donations, we can't afford to pay the licensing costs for the data.In other words, you need to acquire EPG for yourself somehow.Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying it will be hard.TV Server is able to grab EPG that is included with the broadcast. This may be suitable for you, I don't know. Probably only an Australian could tell you that.Alternatively, you can use the XMLTV or WebEPG plugins to pull in data from a 3rd party (maybe IceTV, mc2xml etc.) or the internet.<a href="http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/13_Setup_Guides/2_TV_Setup/4_TV_Guide_Setup_%28EPG%29" target="_blank">http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/13_Setup_Guides/2_TV_Setup/4_TV_Guide_Setup_(EPG)</a>Regards,mm</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mm1352000, post: 1139946, member: 82144"] Hello and welcome! :) I would have thought the [B]Weekly on this channel[/B] option might suit better... but this is really a personal preference/opinion. In other words: do what works best for your needs. The wiki explains exactly what each option does: [URL]http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/14_Using_MediaPortal/3_TV/3_Record_TV/1_Scheduling_Recordings#Advanced_Record[/URL] Sounds like you're coming from WMC? MP doesn't have an EPG service. As an open source organisation that relies on donations, we can't afford to pay the licensing costs for the data. In other words, you need to acquire EPG for yourself somehow. Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying it will be hard. TV Server is able to grab EPG that is included with the broadcast. This may be suitable for you, I don't know. Probably only an Australian could tell you that. Alternatively, you can use the XMLTV or WebEPG plugins to pull in data from a 3rd party (maybe IceTV, mc2xml etc.) or the internet. [URL]http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/13_Setup_Guides/2_TV_Setup/4_TV_Guide_Setup_%28EPG%29[/URL] Regards, mm [/QUOTE]

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