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Re: [LUG] OT: Palm TV guide software

 

I think you're stuck with the subscription services offered by TV Compass
(which I use) that offeres full Radio Times listings for a year for 14 quid
or the digiguide version which I think is 8 pound for a year.
The digiguide version works through isolo or avantgo and there is a free
version of that which only offers 1 days listings at a time whereas the paid
one is 7 days. However perhaps if you sync regularly you could download the
free listings and then extract from the isolo or avantgo file ?
Sometimes I think for basically 50 pence a month the TV compass offering is
well worth it considering it's a full guide, up to 14 days and gives
cable,sattelite freeview and terrestial listings. Works with lots of
different tellys and has a learning application for some other TV brands as
well.

There was an article in PCW magazine a few months back that explained that
Online listings don't allow anyone to freely make listings available.
Sites like yahoo etc. that give free listings pay a fee to listing services.

Ray


-----Original Message-----
From: list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
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Sent: 07 January 2007 20:06
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Subject: [LUG] OT: Palm TV guide software


Hi folks,

This one is a little bit off topic (only slightly related to Linux)...

I have a couple of Palm V handhelds, one of which I use to keep my 
contacts etc on and another which currently isn't being used.

Now I have got one of the Palms to work as a TV remote so it can 
control the various boxes connected to the TV.  I'm in the process of 
building a media PC to run Ubuntu and MythTV.  It seems to be going 
better than expected - I managed to get my Adaptec Videoh PCI card 
working (analogue MPEG2 capture card like the Hauppuage PVR-150) and 
I'm a bit closer to getting my DVB-T card working.

I thought it would be great if there was a way of downloading a TV 
guide from the internet onto my Palm (using a serial connection to the 
MythTV box).  I was wondering if anyone knows of such an appication?

I did have a google search and the only thing I found was a 
subscription based service which no longer appears to be running.

If anyone could suggest anything it would be great.

When I get the MythTV box working I will create a how to for anyone 
else who is interested.  On my to-do list now is adding a DVB-S 
Satellite card and a VGA to SCART cable.

Rob




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