[mythtv-users] Using MythTV without scheduling data (XMLTV or DataDirect), with a daily recurring recording schedule for known local channels.

[Michael T. Dean]

On 07/21/06 18:21, Ivan Kowalenko wrote:

>On Jul 21, 2006, at 12.34, chris at cpr.homelinux.net wrote:
>
>>On Fri, Jul 21, 2006 at 10:04:06AM -0700, Matt Harmon wrote:
>>    
>>
>>>>>  The channels, start times and duration of the
>>>>>programming I would like to record are all known and
>>>>>could be provided as a "dummy" schedule. Or the data
>>>>>could be entered into the database manually.
>>>>>
>>In your situation I would run Myth without any Zap2It/XMLTV type
>>service and enter all of the recording rules as "Manual" recording
>>schedules using either a front-end or MythWeb.  You can schedule
>>the manual recordings to run daily.  You pick the show title and
>>Myth can fill in the subtitle with the date and time of the
>>recording.  Set up autoexpire using either max-episodes per rule
>>(record new, expire old) to keep the collection managable or else
>>let them run wild and hope that the global auto-expire keeps you
>>safe.
>>
>I still don't understand why Zap2It/XMLTV isn't an option? the reason  
>he's asking is because the business can't afford to spend money on a  
>commercial listings feed. Both Zap2It and XMLTV are free, aren't  
>they? So, theoretically, that should make the problem moot.
>

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