From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mail-px0-f191.google.com ([209.85.216.191]:40500 "EHLO mail-px0-f191.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1759323AbZE0PDD (ORCPT ); Wed, 27 May 2009 11:03:03 -0400 Received: by pxi29 with SMTP id 29so444146pxi.33 for ; Wed, 27 May 2009 08:03:04 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <4A1D54A5.40602@kernellabs.com> References: <4A1C2C0F.9090808@gmail.com> <829197380905261105k6f1a8f9dl1bcd067863e85e67@mail.gmail.com> <4A1D54A5.40602@kernellabs.com> Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 11:03:04 -0400 Message-ID: <829197380905270803s2ea5abceh579ef1dc101dc6df@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: [linux-dvb] EPG (Electronic Program Guide) Tools From: Devin Heitmueller To: Steven Toth Cc: linux-media@vger.kernel.org, linux-dvb@linuxtv.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-media-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 10:56 AM, Steven Toth wrote: > Chris, > > You'd expect to be able to get 3-4 days of advanced data to populate a guide > with, in reality you can often get as little a six hours and that's it. The > mandatory side of the spec is weak in this area. six hours is fine for Now / > Next but of little use for anything else. > > Depending on your needs, your mileage may vary. > > Regards, > > - Steve Steve, The spec requires that at a minimum EIT-0 thorugh EIT-3 be sent (discussed on page 41 of A/65C). Of course, I don't know if broadcasters actually comply with the requirement (although I suspect they could be liable for FCC fines if they do not). I will get a better idea when I start working on EIT support for Kaffeine. Devin -- Devin J. Heitmueller - Kernel Labs http://www.kernellabs.com