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I was wondering if repeats of The Project could be named the same as the original screening?

Here's the problem...
I figured I should know a bit more about what's going on in the world and decided to record The Project rather than just dramas and comedies.
I'm using Plex, and initially setup to record new episodes only and to keep for 7 days.  But frequently I'd miss the original prime time screening (because I really am recording too much other stuff!).   So then I set it to record repeats too.  But IceTV names each episode with both the date and time of the screening, so Plex sees these as different episodes, and records both of them.

What I need ideally is for the episodes to be named with the date only, rather than time too.
Except that, if a repeat screens at/after midnight, then it would have to have the name of the previous night's episode (which is the one it's repeating, rather than the current date).

Is that possible, or is that asking too much?

Peter

I'm using Plex Server on a NAS.  I've so far signed up to just the Plex subscription, but am wondering what extra (if any) would I get from the full IceTV subscription vs Plex subscription?
There is a place on the IceTV website that says you don't get smart recording on the Plex.
Does that mean I can't record from the IceTV app, record series that haven't started yet, etc?
Thanks in advance,
Peter
EDIT: IceTV support has advised me that for Plex users, there is no advantage to having anything but the Plex subscription

The installation instructions for Plex say that you should NOT tick the Enhanced Guide setting, because "(IceTV includes enhanced program guide images and information)"
However, I found that for quite a few programs, especially movies, there was no cover art displayed on the EPG, whereas ticking this box and refreshing the guide displayed the correct cover art.  Is it OK then to leave this box ticked?

FYI, there are few things in your setup instructions that need updating.  For instance "DVR (Beta)" in the settings menu has been replaced with "Live TV & DVR".

The option to "Enable more frequent program guide refreshes" does not exist in the current Plex server (at least not on QNAP NAS).  Without this option, I'm not sure how to make the guide update just before prime time as the setup instructions suggest?

Peter

Hi, I'm new to the forum, and looks like I'm also the first one posting in the Plex messageboard!  Perhaps this is more a question for Support/Sales?
I'm using Plex on a NAS.  Wasn't very happy with the built-in EPG, but so far IceTV looks much better - loads automatically, refreshes faster and includes correct episode numbers.  I've so far signed up to just one month with the Plex subscription until I work out what I need, and wanted some advice.
There is a place on the website that says you don't get smart recording on the Plex.
Does that mean I can't record from the app, record series that haven't started yet, etc?
For a Plex PVR, what extra (if any) would I get from the full IceTV subscription vs Plex subscription?
Thanks in advance,
Peter