something_fishy
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Thank you all
I can see that the first rule of PC-based PVRs operates here too.
Anything that can lead to a lengthy discussion of how frequently an EPG should be updated will do so.
In my case I use only the OpenTV downloader built into OpenVIX (one of the great joys of this box is not having to deal with sourcing EPG data and mapping it to physical channels). Its set to retrieve data every three hours because, well why not? I'm not overloading someone's webserver or violating anyones terms and conditions and it doesn't seem to cause the GigaBlue box any problems. I don't know if SkyTV change the data that frequently but the point is that they might. Obviously the objective is to have EPG data updated real time.
The EPG I get using OpenTV is more up to date that the daily download from Schedules Direct I do (mid morning) for my primary PVR. It includes Covid briefings that the Schedules Direct data don't.
As to the 19 minute autotimer poll, same sort of logic applies, the marginal cost seems zero so why not.
If the computational overhead starts to get a problem then I review. That is a potential concern - comments about hundreds of autotimers sitting dormant are therefore comforting. That's precisely how I use a PVR; the only things that we watch live are sports and news.
I can see that the first rule of PC-based PVRs operates here too.
Anything that can lead to a lengthy discussion of how frequently an EPG should be updated will do so.
In my case I use only the OpenTV downloader built into OpenVIX (one of the great joys of this box is not having to deal with sourcing EPG data and mapping it to physical channels). Its set to retrieve data every three hours because, well why not? I'm not overloading someone's webserver or violating anyones terms and conditions and it doesn't seem to cause the GigaBlue box any problems. I don't know if SkyTV change the data that frequently but the point is that they might. Obviously the objective is to have EPG data updated real time.
The EPG I get using OpenTV is more up to date that the daily download from Schedules Direct I do (mid morning) for my primary PVR. It includes Covid briefings that the Schedules Direct data don't.
As to the 19 minute autotimer poll, same sort of logic applies, the marginal cost seems zero so why not.
If the computational overhead starts to get a problem then I review. That is a potential concern - comments about hundreds of autotimers sitting dormant are therefore comforting. That's precisely how I use a PVR; the only things that we watch live are sports and news.
