2008/3/29, JJussi linux-dvb@jjussi.com:

On Saturday, 29. Marchta 2008 21:50:26 Ville Aakko wrote:

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Hello VDR users,

Is there a bug in VDR or is there a fault in the EPG data sent by MTV3? There is no Abyss in the EPG on my VDR box, even though it most certainly should be there, 22..25-01.05 EET (sat-sun). Is this a DST bug? I haven't noticed any errors on other channels.

I'm using VDR 1.6.0 on Gentoo.

I can see that.. In HTV cable..

It's not just MTV3. Problems also on Nelonen and Subtv (I'm comparing to telkku.com, and quickly checked teletext in MTV3's case). Exactly one program entry is missing on each channel (Abyss on MTV3, Movie at 00.45 on Nelonen and an episode of X-Files on SubTV). Also, all programs in the night after 00:00 are moved 1 hour backwards in the EPG. It seems that someone / something (either the broadcasters or VDR) is modifying the EPG data so that the programs seem to start 1 hour earlier, so that if someone sets a timer, their device will start at the proper time (i.e. one hour earlier in the EET). But VDR gets confused by this and deletes the program running at 00.00-01.00, since there would seem to be an overlap. YLE channels are ok AFAICT.

My guess is that this is an attempt by the broadcasters to work around buggy DVB recorders. Too bad I haven't got any other DVB devices beside my VDR, to see if it's the broadcasters or VDR...