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More info?)
PHIL wrote:
> [ Go away Sean ]
>
> Hi all:
>
> It seems that for the past few months the amount of info in the
> guides extended view ( first airing, directed by, etc.) has been
> getting more and more sparse.
>
> So who provides that info- DirecTv or Tivo.
Well, I believe that zap2it provides information to the SA Tivos, which
comes from Tribune (?). I believe that Directivo's get their info
through Directv which uses a different source, I'm sure someone else can
provide that.
> BTW, my brand new DirecTv DVR (r-10) is getting dumber.
> I have set many season passes, optioned to record ONLY
> NEW EPISODES, and yet the dang thing frequently records
> (as part of a season pass) repeats from years ago.
> Guess that has something to do with the guide not always
> listing the 'Original air date.'
I would imagine your probably correct. I haven't noticed the same
thing, but our viewing habits may not overlap, nor our guide sources.
Maybe others in your situation have seen the same thing.
Randy S.