[mythtv-users] EIT/EPG, "Not Listed" status and approximate string matching

[Prakash Sabapathy]

All,

Apologies if this has already been covered previously.

My combined frontend/backend (HTPC) is configured to extract EIT/EPG data via DVB (Melbourne, Australia). Myth generally has nine days worth of EPG available. Recordings are typically scheduled using EPG data (via the program guide) and in most instances the HTPC records shows without error. However in some instances the show is not recorded due a subtle change in EPG; e.g. title. Typically under recording is shown with the "Not Listed" status under "Upcoming Recordings".

To circumvent this issue, is it possible to configure Myth to record a show based on EPG data known at the time when the show was to record? i.e. effectively disregard future changes in EIT/EPG data and therefore allow the recording to occur without needing user intervention in the event of a show becoming "Not Listed" due to subtle change in EIT/EPG data. Clearly this option will be in addition to the options already available: 
"Record Only This Showing", "Find and record one showing of this title" 
etc. 

Effectively, when the user requests for a show to be recorded with this option, Myth automatically creates a manual record rule or similar and populates it with the known EIT/EPG data with regards to title, start and end time etc.


Failing that, is it possible to perform some type of fuzzy string matching logic to allow a recording to proceed even when changes are made to the EPG? e.g. revised EIT/EPG data is within 95% of previous data and therefore proceed with recording.

Regards
Prakash


 		 	   		  
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