[mythtv-users] zap2it guide data wrong in myth, correct in zap2it site?

Brad DerManouelian myth at dermanouelian.com
Fri Oct 20 18:02:14 UTC 2006


On Oct 20, 2006, at 10:54 AM, Marco Nelissen wrote:

>> It's amazing what people will complain about even when they get a
>> commercial-quality service (the same one TiVo users pay to get) for
>> free.  Before long people will be complaining that they downloaded  
>> their
>> listings at 7:45 and TMS received (from the network) at 8:00 a  
>> schedule
>> change for tomorrow, so they never got it, and then they'll  
>> (again) say
>> that TMS should be providing an RSS feed or ...
>
> An RSS feed is not a bad idea at all. And something like FeedTree
> (http://feedtree.net/) could be used to reduce strain on zap2it.
>
> Oh, and pointing out problems and suggesting improvements is not
> complaining. Just because something is free doesn't mean it's
> perfect, and doesn't mean you're not allowed to point out flaws.

I agree. I know some zap2it people read this list and I'm sure they  
appreciate feedback letting them know how they can either improve  
results, reduce bandwidth or both.


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