I have had a recording schedule setup for "A FAMILY AT WAR" on channel 81 which was broadcast on comm8 multiplex. On 30th Nov. this was moved to comm6 multiplex requiring a retune of these multiplexes.
My program was broadcast on Sunday, I went to view it last night only to find that there was no trace of it and it had disappeared from the recording schedule (fortunately it is repeated on Wed. evening so fingers crossed I may still get it)
This would appear to be another shortcoming of the scheduling search for programmes, as it also fails to recognise if it is broadcast at a different time of day or on another channel
Examples:
1) "last of the summer wine" on channel 20 set to record at lunchtime and is repeated in the evening for 3 days the broadcast schedule dropped the lunchtime broadcast thus but did transmit in the evening resulting in a missed recording. Adding in the evening broadcast results in a duplicate recording as though it is a completely different programme.
2) UKTV especially "YESTERDAY" & "DRAMA" channels 19 & 20 quite often broadcast the same programme series though not on the same day
If you set up a schedule for programme "A" and record on one channel and it is broadcast and you have scheduled it, on the other channel on another day it will record it regardless of the fact that you have it already recorded. (This may seem to be a crazy thing to do but you may not have got a complete series and just want to pick up missed broadcasts)
I find the user interface a bit clunky and would prefer a straight list with an option to file the programmes to your own preference and set up an auto file. The pictures that are shown often do not relate to the recorded programme
I know that this is all possible as I come from the redundant world of Topfield recorders
Gripe over
