Windows Media Center TV Guide Data Fix [WMC OTA EPG]

[Philip]

Steve over Sourceforge helped me out with the latest EPG Collector with options for NA users with OTA ZAP2IT.
It worked out perfectly for me.

Attached thread in case it can help someone else out.

https://sourceforge.net/p/epgcollector/discussion/1125946/thread/4f9190653e/?limit=25

Thanks for all your help.

 

[sdowney]

I signed up just to post it does not work in the USA for OTA terrestrial EPG data.
The program the few times I got it to actually try scanning, conks out with multiple errors. Yes I downloaded 4.3 and the MSI install file.
It seems to have only DISHNETWORK for the USA as collection , so when it starts scanning of course you dont have DishNetwork and so the frequencies on ny ATSC use just OTA frequencies, I dont have a DishNetwork box.. Even if I unselect all TV cards for DVB, and just select any available for ATSC terrestrial, it still tries to scan DishNetwork frequecies.
Then sometimes I get numerous BDA errors. It is too bad as MS has now discontinued the ROVI guide, so for me this program is a dud.

There is something that we can use but its $25 per year. EPG123 and schedules direct.

 

[InsaneNutter]

Steve over Sourceforge helped me out with the latest EPG Collector with options for NA users with OTA ZAP2IT.
It worked out perfectly for me.

Attached thread in case it can help someone else out.

https://sourceforge.net/p/epgcollector/discussion/1125946/thread/4f9190653e/?limit=25

Thanks for all your help.

Thanks for sharing the solution to the issue for North American users!

I signed up just to post it does not work in the USA for OTA terrestrial EPG data.
The program the few times I got it to actually try scanning, conks out with multiple errors. Yes I downloaded 4.3 and the MSI install file.
It seems to have only DISHNETWORK for the USA as collection , so when it starts scanning of course you dont have DishNetwork and so the frequencies on ny ATSC use just OTA frequencies, I dont have a DishNetwork box.. Even if I unselect all TV cards for DVB, and just select any available for ATSC terrestrial, it still tries to scan DishNetwork frequecies.
Then sometimes I get numerous BDA errors. It is too bad as MS has now discontinued the ROVI guide, so for me this program is a dud.

There is something that we can use but its $25 per year. EPG123 and schedules direct.

Phillip above you posted a solution for North American users, hopefully that also works for you!

 

[sdowney]

Thanks for sharing the solution to the issue for North American users!

Phillip above you posted a solution for North American users, hopefully that also works for you!

I will eventually look at this again, but for now went with schedules direct and EPG123 for the coming year which worked fine.

I glanced at that thread and sort of found a link to a procedural PDF to follow, but the poster said he had left out steps and I dont think he updated the pdf. What I need is fully complete setup guide, and not assuming I already know something, so many guides on various things are incomplete. Maybe give it some more time to perfect the process.

 

[Dbldutch]

Hi there, I joined this forum just to let you know that, through the weird priorities of Google, I did find this page and your tutorial works perfectly. (UK Freeview, win 8.1)
I had put it off for as long as possible, as I never had any trouble with the guide, but when they did pull the plug you saved my bacon.
Thank you for taking the time to write it all up, and a big thanks to the clever sod who wrote the collector in the first place

 

[tehkillerbee]

Hi, I just joined the forum too as I wanted to thank you for this tutorial. I recently found out that the EPG had stopped working on my parents media center and I soon found out it was due to Microsoft ended support for Windows Media Center EPG. Oh well, I should've seen that coming. As my dad is in his 60s (and a 10+ year user of windows media center), I tried to found a solution for this issue, until I can switch him over to a Media Portal or another long term solution.

I found your guide by accident but then realised that the DVB-T frequencies were listed for Denmark, where we are located. The biggest challenge was adding these frequencies. Afterwards, I followed your guide and it actually worked really well! Thank you for that. I doubt I would have figured it out myself.

I had an issue with EPG collector adding some "AutoGenerated" EPG data to the MCE list, even though I excluded those channels.

Another quirk is I had to map the channels manually, using the <Channel_name>-EPG Collector before the EPG data was listed.

 

[Stubbertville]

Do you know if this works on xp media center?

 

[InsaneNutter]

Do you know if this works on xp media center?

I don't believe it does unfortunately, from what I gather, you need WMC running on Windows 7 or 8 to import the XML TV guide from EPG Collector.