Players & programme guides
What repeat and new labels can tell you
Interpret repeat, premiere and new markers in context rather than assuming they all mean a first-ever episode.
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IPTV USA journal — page 88
Player setup, everyday viewing, television technology and account decisions, explained with useful steps and source links. Archive page 88.
Good questions make better viewing.
Players & programme guides
Reporting a programme-guide problem with useful evidence
Send a guide problem with the dated event, mapping and exact error while keeping account-bearing source details private.
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Players & programme guides
Checking how many days a guide actually covers
Check the earliest and latest programme events in the actual guide before assuming a fixed number of future days.
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Players & programme guides
Recognizing stale programme-guide data
Recognize when the player may be showing retained guide data and compare it with the currently retrieved source.
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Players & programme guides
How EXTINF labels a channel entry
Read an EXTINF entry without confusing the display label, optional attributes and the following source address.
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Why a film title may have several editions
Identify the actual film version instead of assuming every catalogue record with the same title contains an identical edition.
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