[mythtvnz] epgsnoop snapshot

[Steven Ellis]

On Wed, July 18, 2007 1:58 pm, Nick Rout wrote:
>
> On Wed, July 18, 2007 1:17 pm, Hadley Rich wrote:
>> On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:30:18 Robin Gilks wrote:
>>> Does this version rely on downloading stuff from a central site or wi=
ll
>>> it
>>> work with my own sat card? (I'd prefer not having to rely on an
>>> external
>>> IP connection for my EPG if possible)
>>
>> No, it doesn't require a 'net connection. This is just an updated
>> version
>> of
>> epgsnoop, which wraps the dvbsnoop program, which gets data from your
>> DVB
>> card.
>>
>> hads
>
> I can't quite recall what was wrong with tv_grab_dvb
> http://www.darkskiez.co.uk/index.php?page=3Dtv_grab_dvb - but it might =
be
> useful to have a history of why you developed epgsnoop available
> somewhere.
>
> In fact Steve gave me edit rights on the mythtv.co.nz blog site recentl=
y
> and I feel my first article coming on...

Sounds like an excellent addition.

Also feel free to include smaller snippets that might be of use.

Steve

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