******* BBC scheduling...

My set top box was programmed to receive Dr Who on BBC1 followed by DW
Confidential on BBC3 while I was recording the output continuously on a DVD
recorder. All went fine except that Dr Who overran so I missed the last few
climactic seconds of the episode. *******s, *******s, *******s. A friend
assures me this is not the first time it has happened and since DW
Confidential is never repeated in full he uses a separate DVD machine to
record each programme.

(kim)

PS: Did I mention the BBC were *******s?

"kim" wrote in message
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My set top box was programmed to receive Dr Who on BBC1 followed by DW
Confidential on BBC3 while I was recording the output continuously on a
DVD recorder. All went fine except that Dr Who overran so I missed the
last few climactic seconds of the episode. *******s, *******s, *******s. A
friend assures me this is not the first time it has happened and since DW
Confidential is never repeated in full he uses a separate DVD machine to
record each programme.

(kim)

PS: Did I mention the BBC were *******s?

Mine is set to start +1min and end +5min. Even so many starts are lost but
only a few endings.

--
John the West Ham fan

On 24/06/2007 00:47, housetrained wrote:

Mine is set to start +1min and end +5min.

Wouldn't it be sensible to start -1 and end +5? :-P

"Andy Burns" wrote in message
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On 24/06/2007 00:47, housetrained wrote:

Mine is set to start +1min and end +5min.

Wouldn't it be sensible to start -1 and end +5? :-P

I meant just that:-)

--
John the West Ham fan

On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 08:22:35 GMT, "housetrained"
wrote:

"Andy Burns" wrote in message
...
On 24/06/2007 00:47, housetrained wrote:

Mine is set to start +1min and end +5min.

Wouldn't it be sensible to start -1 and end +5? :-P

I meant just that:-)

But you would need a twin tuner to do that and there is no indication
that OP was using a twin tuner.

On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 08:22:35 GMT, "housetrained"
wrote:

Mine is set to start +1min and end +5min.

Wouldn't it be sensible to start -1 and end +5? :-P

I meant just that:-)

Tricky business, time travel.

Rod.

In message , kim
wrote
My set top box was programmed to receive Dr Who on BBC1 followed by DW
Confidential on BBC3 while I was recording the output continuously on a DVD
recorder. All went fine except that Dr Who overran so I missed the last few
climactic seconds of the episode. *******s, *******s, *******s. A friend
assures me this is not the first time it has happened and since DW
Confidential is never repeated in full he uses a separate DVD machine to
record each programme.


You require a PVR that can record two channel simultaneously

Be aware that not all dual tuner PVRs can do this - including one that
is constantly advertised in this group
--
Alan
news2006 {at} amac {dot} f2s {dot} com

Alan wrote:

In message , kim
wrote
My set top box was programmed to receive Dr Who on BBC1 followed by DW
Confidential on BBC3 while I was recording the output continuously on a DVD
recorder. All went fine except that Dr Who overran so I missed the last few
climactic seconds of the episode.

You require a PVR that can record two channel simultaneously

My Toppy was set to record DW and DWC with +1+10 but something
happened and it didn't make either recording. :-(
--
Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks"

In message , Phil Cook
wrote
Alan wrote:

In message , kim
wrote
My set top box was programmed to receive Dr Who on BBC1 followed by DW
Confidential on BBC3 while I was recording the output continuously on a DVD
recorder. All went fine except that Dr Who overran so I missed the last few
climactic seconds of the episode.

You require a PVR that can record two channel simultaneously

My Toppy was set to record DW and DWC with +1+10 but something
happened and it didn't make either recording. :-(

The BBC is inconsistent in the way they list these programs in the EPG.
Sometimes they list it as Dr Who and at other times Doctor Who. If your
set-up is searching for 'Doctor' it may miss 'Dr' and visa versa.

--
Alan
news2006 {at} amac {dot} f2s {dot} com

"Scott" wrote in message
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On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 08:22:35 GMT, "housetrained"
wrote:

"Andy Burns" wrote in message
...
On 24/06/2007 00:47, housetrained wrote:

Mine is set to start +1min and end +5min.

Wouldn't it be sensible to start -1 and end +5? :-P

I meant just that:-)

As Alice said, you should say what you mean and mean what you say!

Bill