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Just a quick note to say that our ****ty Sky+ box decided to stop recording
Live 8 when the channels changed around six, and then has decided the
evening BBC 1 show has 'failed' for an unknown reason. However, its still
taking the space up on the disc, so now the Live 8 US show on BBC 1 will
have the end cut off because theres not enough room on the disc.

Sky have a lot to answer for. No update, no reliability. No wonder people
are choosing DVD recorders over Sky+.

"SPC" wrote in message
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| Just a quick note to say that our ****ty Sky+ box decided to stop
recording
| Live 8 when the channels changed around six, and then has decided the
| evening BBC 1 show has 'failed' for an unknown reason. However, its still
| taking the space up on the disc, so now the Live 8 US show on BBC 1 will
| have the end cut off because theres not enough room on the disc.
|
| Sky have a lot to answer for. No update, no reliability. No wonder people
| are choosing DVD recorders over Sky+.

I was wondering when someone would post about this.

Watched the F1 qualifying on ITV then switched to BBC to record live 8,Found
out they switched channels so switched over and pressed record,Everything
seemed fine until Pink Floyd were part way through their bit and Sky+ just
seemed to jump forward (I had been on live pause but only for about 3
minutes)
Went to the EPG and saw Recording failed,Recording clashed (space used up as
yours but nothing playing)

Tin foil hat time here but I think it's a LOT to do with a SKY box recording
an FTA channel that SKY wants to be FTV so they make them cough more cash
up!

The message behind the story is this would'nt happen with a NON-SKY
controlled box.

On another point... I hope nobody there paid a fortune on Ebay Scammer
tickets,Especially with Robbie Williams,They did more singing than he did!
Peter Kay got the crowd more with him than any of the artists too and the
BBC go and cut to frickin' Jonathon Woss :-/

Final point, I thought F-ing was'nt allowed on TV until AFTER 9.00pm?
Madonna, The weird guy soon after her,Snoopy doggy dog all swearing their
asses off.

T.W.

Him

In article ,
wrote:
Sky have a lot to answer for. No update, no reliability. No wonder people
are choosing DVD recorders over Sky+.

In fairness, this isn't really under Sky's control. It's down to the
individual broadcaster.

For a programme like this that was bound to overrun, I think I'd have used a
manual record...

Andy

On Sat, 02 Jul 2005 23:28:14 GMT, "SPC"
wrote:



Sky have a lot to answer for. No update, no reliability. No wonder people
are choosing DVD recorders over Sky+.

What's it got to do with Sky?

It's down to the BBC to get the epg listing correct...

Doh...

"Grrr" wrote in message
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On Sat, 02 Jul 2005 23:28:14 GMT, "SPC"
wrote:



Sky have a lot to answer for. No update, no reliability. No wonder people
are choosing DVD recorders over Sky+.

What's it got to do with Sky?

It's down to the BBC to get the epg listing correct...

Doh...

They also didn't do the scheduled channel switch at 4:15pm - which would
have screwed up anyone trying to record the tennis as well. I happened to
notice this at 4:30 pm - the EPG was still showing the channel switch

Had already decided to record it "manually" in two hour chunks so that
viewed sections could be deleted

Finished up manually recording 1 & 2 until 7pm

"SPC" wrote in message
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Just a quick note to say that our ****ty Sky+ box decided to stop
recording Live 8 when the channels changed around six, and then has
decided the evening BBC 1 show has 'failed' for an unknown reason.
However, its still taking the space up on the disc, so now the Live 8 US
show on BBC 1 will have the end cut off because theres not enough room on
the disc.

Sky have a lot to answer for. No update, no reliability. No wonder people
are choosing DVD recorders over Sky+.

perhaps you could explain how a dvd recorder would be able to divine that
the bbc werent following their own published schedule?

--
Tumbleweed

email replies not necessary but to contact use;
tumbleweednews at hotmail dot com

On Sun, 03 Jul 2005 00:14:40 GMT, "The Wizard"
wrote:

The message behind the story is this would'nt happen with a NON-SKY
controlled box.

A non-Sky box would have barfed in exactly the same way when presented
with the same incorrect data being transmitted by the BBC.

With a DVD recorder I could have just set off recording, as I would have to
change the channel on Sky myself. Therefore, the whole thing would be
recorded as one huge show.

The BBC did keep changing the times in the EPG, but surely a system that is
claimed to be as fantastic as Sky+ should be able to cope with a few
changes. And the fact it did record it then decided to report it as failed
is rediculous.

I started it recording on BBC2 as Wimbledon when it had overrun. When I went
to stop it recording as the show had swapped to BBC1 it wouldn't let me.

I'm not impressed at all. Just glad we're not paying £10 a month for this so
called service.

Bobby


"Tumbleweed" wrote in message
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"SPC" wrote in message
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Just a quick note to say that our ****ty Sky+ box decided to stop
recording Live 8 when the channels changed around six, and then has
decided the evening BBC 1 show has 'failed' for an unknown reason.
However, its still taking the space up on the disc, so now the Live 8 US
show on BBC 1 will have the end cut off because theres not enough room on
the disc.

Sky have a lot to answer for. No update, no reliability. No wonder people
are choosing DVD recorders over Sky+.

perhaps you could explain how a dvd recorder would be able to divine that
the bbc werent following their own published schedule?

--
Tumbleweed

email replies not necessary but to contact use;
tumbleweednews at hotmail dot com

I've just gone to watch the Live 8 US show that started at midnight. The box
decided it clashed. There was nothing else programmed to watch or record,
and the box was on BBC 1.

Have Sky sabotaged Live 8 recordings because they didn't get to air it?

Bobby


"SPC" wrote in message
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With a DVD recorder I could have just set off recording, as I would have
to change the channel on Sky myself. Therefore, the whole thing would be
recorded as one huge show.

The BBC did keep changing the times in the EPG, but surely a system that
is claimed to be as fantastic as Sky+ should be able to cope with a few
changes. And the fact it did record it then decided to report it as failed
is rediculous.

I started it recording on BBC2 as Wimbledon when it had overrun. When I
went to stop it recording as the show had swapped to BBC1 it wouldn't let
me.

I'm not impressed at all. Just glad we're not paying £10 a month for this
so called service.

Bobby


"Tumbleweed" wrote in message
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"SPC" wrote in message
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Just a quick note to say that our ****ty Sky+ box decided to stop
recording Live 8 when the channels changed around six, and then has
decided the evening BBC 1 show has 'failed' for an unknown reason.
However, its still taking the space up on the disc, so now the Live 8 US
show on BBC 1 will have the end cut off because theres not enough room
on the disc.

Sky have a lot to answer for. No update, no reliability. No wonder
people are choosing DVD recorders over Sky+.

perhaps you could explain how a dvd recorder would be able to divine that
the bbc werent following their own published schedule?

--
Tumbleweed

email replies not necessary but to contact use;
tumbleweednews at hotmail dot com

"Zero Tolerance" wrote in message
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| On Sun, 03 Jul 2005 00:14:40 GMT, "The Wizard"
| wrote:
|
| The message behind the story is this would'nt happen with a NON-SKY
| controlled box.
|
| A non-Sky box would have barfed in exactly the same way when presented
| with the same incorrect data being transmitted by the BBC.

I Doubt it somehow, I was watching anyway and turned over and pressed record
rather than setting the untrustworthy EPG and STILL a clashed alert when it
had finished.

Luckily the DVD Recording I did worked o-k when I switched channels just
leaving DVD recording as normal.
I've always noticed I get clashes in NON-Sky owned channels (Even if the EPG
is correct at the time)
ITV still pays for uplinking and epcryption so I trust Sky to get F1 correct
most weeks and it does,Any Channel not paying Sky for encryption strangely
fails lot of the time :-(

I'm hoping to get a Freeview version of Sky+ soon anyway for more
trustworthy recordings.