LAist: A Daily Show / Countdown Directv Tivo Problem

TedSez

Thu, 05 Apr 2007 23:58:34 -0800

I've noticed a very odd problem with my DirecTivo.... When I set it to record a prime time show on L.A.'s channel 7, it ends up trying to record the East Coast ABC feed on channel 386, three hours earlier, instead. Which would be fine if we were allowed to get East Coast local channels here, but we're not. So it ends up not recording anything.

mk

Sat, 31 Mar 2007 17:39:24 -0800

but it is a tivo problem ... in the show descriptions for reruns there is a an "R" at the end. so tivo is getting data that flags the shows as reruns

MDwyer

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 12:46:47 -0800

It is a problem with the MythTV feeds from zap2it, too. It would appear that the schedule feeds may be at fault.

Christian

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 07:19:18 -0800

As others have said, this is not a DirecTV problem, or a Tivo problem. It's a Comedy Central problem, or more specifically a problem with the data that Comedy Central (and other networks) send to the company (Tribune Media Services) that aggregates the guide data and sends it out to DirecTV/Tivo/Comcast/Time Warner/whoever.

tom_k

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 06:57:00 -0800

I subscribe to the Daily Show via iTunes and the tagging changes all the time. Sometimes the genre is "Comedy" other times it's "TV Shows". I'm not surprised Tivo users are having "issues".

klw

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:21:03 -0800

I've seen this mentioned before but my DTivos don't have this problem. Mondays, yes, I get 2-3 reruns and the first run showing. But Tuesday through Thursday I only get one TDS per day, the original airing. And when Jon's on break I don't get any, except the Monday morning ones.

Mike

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:06:07 -0800

Strangely, TiVo sometimes also starts taping the syndicated "Simpsons," even though I only have it Season Pass'd for the Sunday night originals. I've always run into the same problem for the Daily Show, so I manually TiVo it every week. Another thing I do: I even tape the repeats, because ocassionally TiVo is WRONG and what it tags as a repeat is actually an original. But I don't get mad at the TiVo. The pure joy it has brought to my life through the years is well worth its minor shortcomings.

jenn

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 17:10:14 -0800

I have the same problem with my TimeWarner DVR for the Daily Show.

tony

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:29:42 -0800

although i would have to agree that the originating problem might be with the networks, it's Tivo's product. All Tivo does is help you see the shows you want. The networks, however have many things to worry about, which is why Tivo and Directv should be working together to make this happen as smoothly as possible.

me too

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:27:42 -0800

I just go through the "To Do" list about once a week and choose "do not record this episoide" option for those non-11:00 pm showings (or non-11:30 for Colbert or non-5:00 for Olbermann). (As for reruns, they are usually not more than a month old, so the hamsters in my tivo know not to record them again.) Sure its a pain in the butt, but it appeals to the part of me that is OCD and gets enjoyment out of cleaning things. I really feel like I've accomplished something when I do that.

peter

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:15:15 -0800

I have a similar problem w/ the Colbert Report. I only get the first run Mondays through Thursdays, but it records all Monday's day broadcasts also, but no other days...

ben bang

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:06:55 -0800

True. The problem isn't with Tivo it's with the networks. It's the same with my DVR service from Time Warner.

MxC

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:00:01 -0800

The problem isn't with Tivo, it's with how the networks tag the shows. I just do the record 11-12 thing for Monday through Thursday.

david

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:56:11 -0800

The only problem with the manual programming solution is that you lose TiVo's ability to record only first run episodes. You could also adjust your season pass to tell TiVo to only keep one episode. But then you need to watch it quickly, before the next night's episode overwrites it.

tony

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:55:52 -0800

although that is a good start it does not solve the problem of recording reruns during that hour. what happens when Stewart goes on vacation for a week? i now have a week of stuff i dont want. how big do you think my harddrive is? - dont answer that.

Alex

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:42:18 -0800

Easy fix. You can program Tivo to record by time and channel. If you're on DirecTV, you can program it to record channel 249 every night from 10 to 10:30. Or 10 to 11 if you want to also get Colbert. Just go to the main Tivo menu and choose "Pick Programs to Record". Then once in that menu, click on "Record by Time or Channel." You'll want to the M-F option. The only draw back is that you'll then record some horrible movie or stand-up on Friday night.