[mythtv-users] Alternative to Schedules Direct

John Finlay finlay at moeraki.com
Wed Oct 1 21:48:33 UTC 2014


On 10/1/2014 11:30 AM, Karl Newman wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 11:27 AM, John Finlay <finlay at moeraki.com 
> <mailto:finlay at moeraki.com>> wrote:
>
>     On 10/1/2014 10:48 AM, Jay Foster wrote:
>
>         On 10/1/2014 9:44 AM, John Finlay wrote:
>
>             Since the SD mechanism is changing Nov 1 and it's unclear
>             (to me) that future changes to myth will handle the
>             transition without significant effort by users and I will
>             be traveling for an extended time over that period, I'm
>             wondering if there is a viable alternative to SD for US
>             listings that I can use until I return and have time
>             adjust my myth backend. I'm looking for something that I
>             can setup now (and test) before I leave and that has a
>             good chance of success of working unattended while I'm away.
>
>             Thanks
>
>             John
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>         You could set up manual recording rules (channel, date, time,
>         length, frequency) and not worry about the listings while you
>         are away.
>         Jay
>
>
>     Thanks but the listings are necessary to know when the recordings
>     should take place. I would like to use an alternative listing
>     mechanism not eschew listings altogether.
>
>
>     John
>
>
> You could use the Schedules Direct JSON grabber which has been 
> discussed on this list recently.
>
> Karl
>

Thanks but I'm trying to avoid using software that is under development. 
I would like to use something that has been in use by others for some 
time and is likely to remain stable for the next few months. What 
alternatives to SD are there (if any) for the US listings.

John
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