[mythtv-users] WHERE IS THE JSON GRABBER? Was "xmltv and atlas grabber"

[John Veness]

On May 22, 2016 2:19:11 AM GMT+01:00, Robert Eden <rmeden at gmail.com> wrote:
>On 5/21/2016 2:47 PM, R. G. Newbury wrote:
>> The SD-JSON grabber is available at:
>>
>> https://github.com/SchedulesDirect/mfdb-json/tree/API-20141201 
>
>To be clearer.. that is the link for the mfdb-json grabber for the 
>SD-JSON service.
>
>It is not the only grabber available for the SD-JSON service.  There
>are 
>currently two XMLTV grabbers ( one in CVS, the other close to being
>added).

Can anyone explain to me the differences between using the mfdb-json grabber and the XMLTV ones, especially for UK MythTV use? I gather mfdb-json is a replacement for mythfilldatabase - is it easier to configure maybe, e.g. not require lots of entry of xmltvids into the channel list?

John
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