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Foxsat-HDR: Speeding up the Guide |
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Foxsat-HDR: Speeding up the Guide
As has been commented on in other threads, pressing the Guide button brings up the EPG quickly (especially when the genres page is turned off in the settings), but it behaves quite sluggishly for half a minute or so while the listings are updated.
Last night while recording there obviously wasn't a tuner free to collect the whole guide, so the box didn't try. The result was an instantly loading grid, no interruption in the audio and it was really pleasant to use right away. Since this was so much nicer, it got me thinking about why the Guide needs to get all the listings every time it's invoked. After all, the whole week's information was stored and available to me last night, so why not only update listings if it's been a few hours since the last check? Or when in standby? Maybe there could be an option to choose. But this isn't just a feature request, or I'd have posted it with the others. Through playing with it further I discovered a trick for a fast loading guide every time: Don't press Guide; instead press Schedule and then Red. Sorted!I'd still prefer some optimisation or an option so the Guide button works this way anyway. ![]() (Standard disclaimer: I'm using version 1.00.01 of the software with one LNB feed if that makes a difference.) |
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Well done! It works (on v1.00.02 too)... Nice!
![]() Now just have to program this sequence for my Harmony remote... (It's like 'mirror' action for getting the schedules on the 9200T - Guide, then Yellow). |
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Rock and roll!
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So if I used this combination all the time, when would the HDR pull down the updated EPG?
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So if I used this combination all the time, when would the HDR pull down the updated EPG?
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Wow! Thanks for the tip OnlyLee. Pressing Schedule and Red is a lot quicker, and doesn't get rid of the channel still playing behind the menu unlike when you press Guide.
Why didn't they just make Guide to the same job? What's the difference between the two? Is it that Schedule/Red doesn't check for updates when it loads the EPG? Be gentle with me, I am a novice ![]() Like Son_t, I will now program my remote to automatically select Schedule/Red when I press the Guide button. [EDIT] Done. My Guide button on my Logitech now quickly selects Schedule then Red automatically. Great. |
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Wow! Thanks for the tip ... What's the difference between the two? Is it that Schedule/Red doesn't check for updates when it loads the EPG?
Whether it's worth bringing up the EPG the standard way from time to time I'm not sure. I suppose that would ensure that it knows about all upcoming episodes of a series link for example, but then it really should be checking for those without the user's help anyway! |
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Is it that Schedule/Red doesn't check for updates when it loads the EPG?
As the OP originally says; what is the point of pulling the EPG data down again if you already done it a few hours ago..? This only stands if we assumed that the EPG is saved/cached and that you did pull down the EPG properly a few hours ago... Quote:
So if I used this combination all the time, when would the HDR pull down the updated EPG?
Unless we can confirm the above two actions... I think users of this quick EPG, have to pull down the EPG data the proper way at the start of their viewing session, at least... |
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Perhaps this should end up as another feature request. Seems it would work better if the HDR kept track of when it last downloaded the EPG. If it was within the past (say) 12hours, pressing Guide would behave like Schedule/Red, otherwise it would download the EPG.
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Unless we can confirm the above two actions... I think users of this quick EPG, have to pull down the EPG data the proper way at the start of their viewing session, at least...
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Freesat+ metadata! i.e. changes in Series Record data, etc... rare, I'd admit, but possible...
(I wish people would stop using their knowledge of Sky+... Freesat+ works differently!) |
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Perhaps this should end up as another feature request. Seems it would work better if the HDR kept track of when it last downloaded the EPG. If it was within the past (say) 12hours, pressing Guide would behave like Schedule/Red, otherwise it would download the EPG.
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Freesat+ metadata! i.e. changes in Series Record data, etc... rare, I'd admit, but possible...
(I wish people would stop using their knowledge of Sky+... Freesat+ works differently!) |
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I had a problem using my new button function tonight (my universal remote automatically selecting Schedule, RED instead of the usual Guide function). I wanted to set a record for The IT Crowd tomorrow night, and tried to find it first, with no results found. So I went to the Table from there to look at tomorrows listing, and Channel 4 was completely blank for that time period. So I pressed Exit, and tried again using my universal remotes Guide button, going back to the table view, again with the same result. So I used the Guide button on the original remote, and lo and behold the listing loaded properly for tomorrow night, and The IT Crowd appeared, allowing me to set the record.
So, looks like I'm going to have to revert back to the proper Guide function. |
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