[mythtvnz] Extracting EPG from sky

[Nick Rout]

On Thu, 2 Feb 2006 21:39:03 +1300
"Craig Box" <craig@dubculture.co.nz> wrote:

> > bittorrent - a waste of time for this amount of data. the mechanics of
> > downloading the .torrent file every day, then firing up a bittorrent
> > client to get a 1/2 M data (compressed) is too much bother compared to
> > good old wget or curl.
> 
> On the other hand, using BitTorrent to get your TV means you get it when the
> US gets it, rather than several years later when NZ TV decides to play it.
> 
> I notice that Sky 1 have just got up to Season 7 of Stargate SG-1, which I
> think TVNZ played for a while, then hid at midnight, then stopped half way
> through the season...
> 
> Craig


sorry we were discussing the use of bittorrent for transferring EPG
data.

For getting TV shows I thoroughly agree.

Has Battlestar Galactica even played here (past the miniseries shown
around Xmas Day)? I am right up to date on that one :-) (Great show)