[myth-ie] tv_grab_uk_rt working ?

[Justin Mason]

On Dec 30, 2007 10:13 PM, Adrian Skehill <adrian.skehill at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Random question: if someone local like entertainment.ie charged a
> > monthly/annual/whatever fee for an XMLTV-style service, would any of us
> > be likely to pay for it?
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> Personally, I'm surprised by the quality of the data coming from the radio
> times, and for free. Myth boxes are almost completely useless without it!
> Looking at how things have gone in the US, paying a modest fee for your tv
> listings would be worth it. Particularly if it gave you the right to moan at
> somebody during times like this when their servers are being "maintained"
> for so long. I really hope I get some data into the aul box tomorrow or I'm
> going to be shot if it misses Holby City next week!

yeah, this could adversely affect WAF alright ;)

in the US, I subscribed via datadirect:
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/DataDirect
that was good-quality data, but is apparently now discontinued :(
it's definitely *the* major gating factor for Myth setups (bar the hardware).

--j.