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3D TV, High Definition Television, HDTV 4K and AV
HD, 4K TV and Receivers
Skybox / Openbox / Libertview HD Receivers
Skybox F3 EPG times 1hr behind
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<blockquote data-quote="Lazarus" data-source="post: 808398" data-attributes="member: 323322"><p>No, all is well.</p><p></p><p>Like all non-Sky (or other Platform) boxes, although the Receiver is <em>capable</em> of holding 7 days worth of EPG info, they can only actually display what is sent - which can be anything from nothing at all to Now & Next (most commonly) or several days worth (some German Channels).</p><p></p><p>They use DVB S Schedule Info which is borne along with the Channel itself as opposed to being collected from a dedicated proprietary stream as is the case with BSkyB and Freesat.</p><p></p><p>As for Text, again that is a matter for broadcasters and very few still use it - possibly again some German Channels.</p><p></p><p>Some clever boxes get round this by having a "Plug-In" which derives the full EPG from the Interwebthingy, but I'm not aware of such an add-on for things like Skybox/Openbox etc.</p><p></p><p>These are not constraints peculiar to the Skybox F3!</p><p></p><p></p><p>There are many sources for the Schedule Info, though - I still use the weekend Newspapers, but you can see it all on the Web if you wish.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lazarus, post: 808398, member: 323322"] No, all is well. Like all non-Sky (or other Platform) boxes, although the Receiver is [I]capable[/I] of holding 7 days worth of EPG info, they can only actually display what is sent - which can be anything from nothing at all to Now & Next (most commonly) or several days worth (some German Channels). They use DVB S Schedule Info which is borne along with the Channel itself as opposed to being collected from a dedicated proprietary stream as is the case with BSkyB and Freesat. As for Text, again that is a matter for broadcasters and very few still use it - possibly again some German Channels. Some clever boxes get round this by having a "Plug-In" which derives the full EPG from the Interwebthingy, but I'm not aware of such an add-on for things like Skybox/Openbox etc. These are not constraints peculiar to the Skybox F3! There are many sources for the Schedule Info, though - I still use the weekend Newspapers, but you can see it all on the Web if you wish. [/QUOTE]
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