Humax PVR 9200 - Series Link problem with Paul Merton in India?
 

On our Humax PVR 9200, I set the EPG to record the 'whole series' of Paul
Merton in India on Channel 5. This is shown on Wednesday evenings with a
repeat of each episode the following Monday on the same channel.

I find the Humax is recording the repeats as well as the original programmes
so I end up with 2 copies of each programme.

Although this isn't a particular problem in itself, I don't recall it
happening before although I'm sure I have sometime recorded programmes with
a repeat during the week.

Is there any way round it, or does it depend on how the broadcaster sets up
the series link?

V

Humax PVR 9200 - Series Link problem with Paul Merton in India?
 

On Sat, 18 Oct 2008 23:25:04 +0100, "Victor Delta"
wrote:

Is there any way round it, or does it depend on how the broadcaster sets up
the series link?

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Humax PVR 9200 - Series Link problem with Paul Merton in India?
 

Humax PVR 9200 - Series Link problem with Paul Merton in India?
 

"Dave Pickles" wrote in message
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wrote:


On 18-Oct-2008, "Victor Delta" wrote:

On our Humax PVR 9200, I set the EPG to record the 'whole series' of
Paul
Merton in India on Channel 5. This is shown on Wednesday evenings with
a
repeat of each episode the following Monday on the same channel.

I find the Humax is recording the repeats as well as the original
programmes
so I end up with 2 copies of each programme.

Although this isn't a particular problem in itself, I don't recall it
happening before although I'm sure I have sometime recorded programmes
with
a repeat during the week.

Is there any way round it, or does it depend on how the broadcaster
sets up
the series link?

It seems to be the way Five sets it up as it happens with every series
linked Five program I record. Found the only solution was to set up
each program individually rather than the series. I have not seen it
occur with programs on channels other than those in the Five group.

The two broadcasts you have mentioned plus the repeat on Sundays on Five
Life all have the same series and episode CRIDs. It seems strange that
your PVR can't recognise that it has already 'got' the episode and
insists on recording the repeat.

Other channels do it differently; each set of repeats is regarded as a
series in its own right.

Thanks for the replies.

V

Humax PVR 9200 - Series Link problem with Paul Merton in India?
 

The two broadcasts you have mentioned plus the repeat on Sundays on Five
Life all have the same series and episode CRIDs. It seems strange that
your PVR can't recognise that it has already 'got' the episode and
insists on recording the repeat.

Other channels do it differently; each set of repeats is regarded as a
series in its own right.

But presumably this will be properly defined in the standard, won't it?
Does anyone know if Humax or Five are the non-compliant ones?

SteveT