John Doe - failed to record?

I set Sky + to record John Doe on Sci Fi Monday night, made sure I had series link
selected, and even flagged it as 'Keep' to ensure I didn't accidentally delete it.

However, it only recorded the *second* episode (9:00 - 10:00 PM). Is that just me or
did others experience a problem?

Thanks
Steve T

Steve T wrote:
I set Sky + to record John Doe on Sci Fi Monday night, made sure I
had series link selected, and even flagged it as 'Keep' to ensure I
didn't accidentally delete it.

However, it only recorded the *second* episode (9:00 - 10:00 PM).
Is that just me or did others experience a problem?

Thanks
Steve T

Sky + sounds like a product to avoid.

Tivo got both of them flawlessly.......................and the first one was
really really good :-)

Dave, Oldham.
"BillR" wrote in message
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Steve T wrote:
I set Sky + to record John Doe on Sci Fi Monday night, made sure I
had series link selected, and even flagged it as 'Keep' to ensure I
didn't accidentally delete it.

However, it only recorded the *second* episode (9:00 - 10:00 PM).
Is that just me or did others experience a problem?

Thanks
Steve T

Sky + sounds like a product to avoid.

"Steve T" wrote in message
...
I set Sky + to record John Doe on Sci Fi Monday night, made sure I had series link
selected, and even flagged it as 'Keep' to ensure I didn't accidentally delete it.

However, it only recorded the *second* episode (9:00 - 10:00 PM). Is that just me or
did others experience a problem?

Thanks
Steve T




Can't help with your SKY+ question, seen the series already
It is repeated this Friday, 7pm to 9pm so you won't miss the first
episode unless it doesn't record again.
You say SKY+ didn't record the 8pm episode, any indication why
like a failed recording or missed start entry in the planner?

Mike C

Tivo got both of them flawlessly.......................and the first one
was
really really good :-)

Tivo didnt get holby city a couple of weeks ago when it was on wednesday :-(

"a" wrote in message ...
Tivo got both of them flawlessly.......................and the first one
was
really really good :-)

Tivo didnt get holby city a couple of weeks ago when it was on wednesday :-(

Probably due to a clash with a higher priority season pass...

"Mike_C" wrote in message
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Can't help with your SKY+ question, seen the series already
It is repeated this Friday, 7pm to 9pm so you won't miss the first
episode unless it doesn't record again.
You say SKY+ didn't record the 8pm episode, any indication why
like a failed recording or missed start entry in the planner?


No, absolutely no indication. I just went to the Sky + Planner and only the 9:00 entry
was present. Not a clue as to why the 8:00 wasn't there.

It's possible I set up the first recording -- and started the link -- on the second
episode, but I *really* don't think I was stupid enough to do that.

I posted hoping to see if it was just me, or if other Sky + users had the problem.

Incidentally, thanks for the news about the repeat on Friday! That made me feel better.

"Ken Fowler" wrote in message
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Not having sky+ myself, I am not sure how it works, but if I do renewal
recording on my DVD & HDD recorder the second episode of a series is written
over the space used for the first one?

No, there's no renewal recording facility. Multiple episodes of a series accumulate on
the hard disk.

They're removed if you delete them, of course, and it's possible to configure the box to
delete them automatically if you need the disk space -- but that's not likely what
happened because

(a) I had programs already viewed that were still on the box -- and my understanding is
the delete algorithm will delete already viewed programs in preference to unviewed
programs. (There's an exception to this -- for Sky Box Office recordings, viewed programs
have a higher retention priority than unviewed programs)

(b) I had marked the series as 'K'eep in any case, so that first recording should never
have been deleted automatically. If the box didn't have sufficient disk space, then the
second recording should've failed, not the first.

Cheers
Steve T

"STEVE9091UK" wrote in message
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thats all right it was rubbish anyway.

After seeing both episodes on Friday, I'm thinking you might be right.

I'll give it a few more viewings -- I want to see how they work the woman in the Middle
East into the story.