[mythtv-users] custom rules didn't trigger?

[Jeremy Jones]

On May 20, 2013 10:15 PM, <kenkyee at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> "Michael T. Dean" wrote:
> > However, MythTV keeps your listings for about a week, and the Manage
> > Recordings|Previously Recorded page will show you why any show that
> > matches your rules recorded or didn't record.  So go in there and look
> > for episodes of Nikita and see what it says.
>
> Nothing in Previously recorded w/ Nikita or the custom rules that didn't
fire :-(
> And I deleted the custom rules already because I thought they didn't work
:-(
> Only rules that seemed to have worked are the ones that I did the below
on because we happened to be watching them the day before we
left...choosing an episode and saying "record weekly" works fine.
>
>
>
> > That said, why did you use a custom recording rule for a title match?
> > Why not use a normal, "Find an episode of the show and create a 'record
> > all'" rule from it?
>
> Because OTA TV listings only seem to show up for roughly 24 hrs in
advance.
>

I used to fight with this too, but now I use schedules direct. If you are
in a location that schedules direct has your listings, then I highly
recommend it. The cost is minimal given what you get.

Jeremy
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