New Interactive

srto2 · August 06, 2009, 03:53:31 PM

OK, my daily update has happened and My Upcoming Shows still indicate "queued series recording" but it now shows "Neighbours" scheduled on 10 for Wednesday 10/8.

Now I've never watched "Neighbours" in my life, and sure as hell I'd never want to record an episode :). And it wasn't on the list this morning and the wiz is sitting at home on its lonesome...

Please explain ;)

Regards,
Rob

Neon Kitten · August 07, 2009, 04:20:56 AM

"Rush" didn't record for me last night while I was out. I presume it's another "grey circle incident".

Illegally (care factor zero) downloading it now from a torrent site.

Fix this, Ice. Come on already.

mtb · August 07, 2009, 05:44:53 PM

Quote from: srto2 on August 06, 2009, 03:53:31 PM
...the wiz is sitting at home on its lonesome...

There is the explanation, right in front of you - your Wiz is lonely and bored and has taken to watching daytime TV all on its own, it'll be recording The Young and the Restless next!

Seriously though, there do seem to be a few extra recordings being reported - my guess is that the (updated?) keyword engine is picking up more unintended matches that we don't expect (e.g. ashes to ashes gave me A Survivors Guide to Crashes) - though Ice found that, not me. You might have to look closer or type each of your keywords into the search box until you find the one that triggered Neighbours.

srto2 · August 07, 2009, 06:43:21 PM

Quote from: mtb on August 07, 2009, 05:44:53 PM
Seriously though, there do seem to be a few extra recordings being reported - my guess is that the (updated?) keyword engine is picking up more unintended matches that we don't expect (e.g. ashes to ashes gave me A Survivors Guide to Crashes) - though Ice found that, not me. You might have to look closer or type each of your keywords into the search box until you find the one that triggered Neighbours.

That's a pretty good suggestion but AFIK I don't have any keyword searches active. I have "Doctor Who" set as a favourite is all. Maybe the keyword engine just does its own thing...

I'm hoping interactive settles down and any residual bugs get exterminated. But I'd sooner record stuff that I didn't want, like "Neighbours" rather than have timers arbitrarily deleted.

Cheers,
Rob

A_G · August 07, 2009, 07:36:32 PM

Still a few problems with the new interactive. I set two programs to record on Go! on Sunday night. Both of these have shown up as being sent to the PVR (red circles) but neither has appeared on the PVR. One should have shown up as error as there is a timer clash. Something to look at...

tonymy01 · August 07, 2009, 07:54:26 PM

Donuts, or fully enclosed?

mcpaton · August 08, 2009, 08:18:14 AM

Why do my Local News recordings show up on Interactive as "Failed" after they have recorded?

prl · August 08, 2009, 12:00:49 PM

Quote from: mcpaton on August 08, 2009, 08:18:14 AM
Why do my Local News recordings show up on Interactive as "Failed" after they have recorded?

I see this occasionally, too (Beyonwiz DP-S1/ACT Ice Guide).

A_G · August 08, 2009, 01:06:53 PM

Quote from: tonymy01 on August 07, 2009, 07:54:26 PM
Donuts, or fully enclosed?

Fully coloured red circle, not doughnut.. ;)

mtb · August 08, 2009, 10:59:09 PM

Quote from: A_G on August 08, 2009, 01:06:53 PM
Quote from: tonymy01 on August 07, 2009, 07:54:26 PM
Donuts, or fully enclosed?

Fully coloured red circle, not doughnut.. ;)

That would be a jam donut, as opposed to a ring donut then?

prl · August 08, 2009, 11:42:50 PM

Quote from: mtb on August 08, 2009, 10:59:09 PM
Quote from: A_G on August 08, 2009, 01:06:53 PM
Quote from: tonymy01 on August 07, 2009, 07:54:26 PM
Donuts, or fully enclosed?

Fully coloured red circle, not doughnut.. ;)
That would be a jam donut, as opposed to a ring donut then?

Or a former US President. :)

(And yes, I know that that's not what the crowd took the phrase to mean in the speech.)

srto2 · August 09, 2009, 09:32:45 AM

Quote from: prl on August 08, 2009, 11:42:50 PM.
(And yes, I know that that's not what the crowd took the phrase to mean in the speech.)

Ich bin ein Berliner? Bah! Ich bin Berliner danke. ;D

prl · August 10, 2009, 07:15:56 PM

Quote from: srto2 on August 09, 2009, 09:32:45 AM
Quote from: prl on August 08, 2009, 11:42:50 PM.
(And yes, I know that that's not what the crowd took the phrase to mean in the speech.)

Ich bin ein Berliner? Bah! Ich bin Berliner danke. ;D

Well, probably not. "Ich bin Berliner" means pretty much "I'm a native of Berlin." Discussions I've seen online with native German speakers is that what Kennedy said was perfectly sensible and no-one would have thought that he was calling himself "ein Berliner Krapfen", largely because Berliners just call them "Pfannkuchen". Anyway, the crowd's response certainly suggests whatever the finer grammatical points are, Kennedy communicated the sense perfectly.

There's more about the status of "I am a jelly doughnut" as an urban legend in the Wikipedia entry about Kennedy's Berlin speech.

I won't try to defend his pronunciation, though :)

prl · August 10, 2009, 07:22:36 PM

Getting back on topic, though. I see to my disappointment that the series recording that should have recorded last night's episode of Harpers Island, the final, went grey and didn't record. I did absolutely nothing to the series recording settings. There seems to still be some problems with the new scheduler.

I'm normally pretty sanguine about missed TV episodes, but even though HI was pretty ordinary drama, it would have been nice to see the ending.

Neon Kitten · August 11, 2009, 10:16:41 AM

Quote from: prl on August 10, 2009, 07:22:36 PM
Getting back on topic, though. I see to my disappointment that the series recording that should have recorded last night's episode of Harpers Island, the final, went grey and didn't record. I did absolutely nothing to the series recording settings. There seems to still be some problems with the new scheduler.

Yeah, there certainly is.

I'm keeping a hawk's eye on this week's timer for "Rush" myself, which remains red at the moment but which has failed to record the past two weeks.