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<blockquote data-quote="CyberSimian" data-source="post: 1285968" data-attributes="member: 141969">Thank you for providing the information requested. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite24" alt="(y)" title="Thumbs Up&nbsp; &nbsp; (y)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(y)" />If you have not yet read <a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/memory-leak-in-tvservice.140399/post-1285829" target="_blank">this post</a>, please read it now. It will provide some background information about how the EPG is organised. Your DVB EPG settings do not look optimal, so I will address those first and leave &quot;PowerScheduler&quot; settings to later (they may not need changing).Make the changes that I suggest below when you have at least one hour to make the changes and test the outcome; do not make these changes whilst recording or watching TV.(1) Look through the channels in your EPG and select one of the major channels in your country. For example, in the UK, I would select the &quot;BBC1&quot; channel, as the BBC is our national broadcaster. The channel selected should be a 24-hour channel. Do not choose a part-time channel (unless you have no 24-hour channels).(2) On the &quot;DVB EPG&quot; panel:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Select &quot;Always try to fill holes&quot;.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Select &quot;Always try to update existing entries&quot;.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Select &quot;Enable CRC check&quot;.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Do NOT select &quot;Grab EPG only for channels on same transponder&quot;.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Do not change timeshift grabber settings (these are not critical).</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Change idle-grabber &quot;Timeout&quot; to 15 minutes.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Change idle-grabber &quot;Refresh every&quot; to 1400 minutes.</li>
</ul>(3) On the &quot;TV EPG Grabber&quot; panel:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Do NOT select &quot;Store data only for selected channels&quot;.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Deselect all channels except for the channel selected in (1).</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Deselect all languages except for your local language.</li>
</ul>(4) On the &quot;Radio EPG Grabber&quot; panel:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Do NOT select &quot;Store data only for selected channels&quot;.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Deselect all channels; leave none selected.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Deselect all languages except for your local language.</li>
</ul>TestingOn the &quot;Manual Control&quot; panel, expand the list of tuners so that all are visible, and then click the &quot;Refresh DVB EPG&quot; button. Within about 15 seconds you should see one of the tuners change from &quot;idle&quot; to &quot;grabbing EPG&quot;. Continue to watch it until it returns to &quot;idle&quot;, and measure the time elapsed from start of grabbing to end of grabbing. In the UK this interval would be around 10 minutes. The time that you specify for the idle-grabber &quot;Timeout&quot; needs to be several minutes longer than the grabbing duration observed, as the size of the EPG varies from day to day.Now start the MP client and display the EPG. Scroll around to look at the EPG for all channels for the current time. All channels should have EPG data. If any do not, count the ones that do have data and the ones that do not, and report back here.-- from CyberSimian in the UK</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CyberSimian, post: 1285968, member: 141969"] Thank you for providing the information requested. (y) If you have not yet read [URL='https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/memory-leak-in-tvservice.140399/post-1285829']this post[/URL], please read it now. It will provide some background information about how the EPG is organised. Your DVB EPG settings do not look optimal, so I will address those first and leave "PowerScheduler" settings to later (they may not need changing). Make the changes that I suggest below when you have at least one hour to make the changes and test the outcome; do not make these changes whilst recording or watching TV. (1) Look through the channels in your EPG and [B]select one of the major channels[/B] in your country. For example, in the UK, I would select the "BBC1" channel, as the BBC is our national broadcaster. The channel selected should be a 24-hour channel. Do not choose a part-time channel (unless you have no 24-hour channels). (2) On the "DVB EPG" panel: [LIST] [*]Select "Always try to fill holes". [*]Select "Always try to update existing entries". [*]Select "Enable CRC check". [*]Do NOT select "Grab EPG only for channels on same transponder". [*]Do not change timeshift grabber settings (these are not critical). [*]Change idle-grabber "Timeout" to 15 minutes. [*]Change idle-grabber "Refresh every" to 1400 minutes. [/LIST] (3) On the "TV EPG Grabber" panel: [LIST] [*]Do NOT select "Store data only for selected channels". [*][B]Deselect all channels[/B] except for the channel selected in (1). [*][B]Deselect all languages[/B] except for your local language. [/LIST] (4) On the "Radio EPG Grabber" panel: [LIST] [*]Do NOT select "Store data only for selected channels". [*][B]Deselect all channels[/B]; leave none selected. [*][B]Deselect all languages[/B] except for your local language. [/LIST] [B]Testing[/B] On the "Manual Control" panel, expand the list of tuners so that all are visible, and then click the "Refresh DVB EPG" button. Within about 15 seconds you should see one of the tuners change from "idle" to "grabbing EPG". Continue to watch it until it returns to "idle", and measure the time elapsed from start of grabbing to end of grabbing. In the UK this interval would be around 10 minutes. The time that you specify for the idle-grabber "Timeout" needs to be several minutes longer than the grabbing duration observed, as the size of the EPG varies from day to day. Now start the MP client and display the EPG. Scroll around to look at the EPG for all channels for the current time. All channels should have EPG data. If any do not, count the ones that do have data and the ones that do not, and report back here. -- from CyberSimian in the UK [/QUOTE]

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