[mythtv-users] Commercial Blocker?

[Niklas Brunlid]

On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 23:55:14 +0100, David <myth at dgreaves.com> wrote:

> Grant Edwards wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Apr 29, 2004 at 10:28:28PM +0100, David wrote:
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>>
>>> Grant Edwards wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> I find the "skip 30 seconds" button works well enough that I
>>>> haven't ever looked into the commercial detector option.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> doesn't work too well in the UK (OK - it's useless!)
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Why doesn't it work?
>>
>>
>>
> I suspect it's technical/broadcast differences - I don't think we have
> the black frames around adverts - we (usually) have the channel banners
> instead.

Very true. In Sweden (and, I suspect, many countries/channels) we get  
plenty of US shows where the original US commercial break is removed.  
Instead we have one 5min break in the middle of a 22min show (like  
Simpsons) to make it fit in a 30min timeslot. But since the original US  
fadeouts/fadeins are still there, the commercial detection kicks in and  
you "miss" everything until the next US break. :)

One method that I guess has been tried is to look for the channel logo in  
the corner, but that's hardly fail-proof - many channels "forget" to  
remove it during commercials, or to bring it back exactly when the show  
resumes... =(

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Niklas Brunlid