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incomplete PVR recording
Not happy! I follow formula 1 racing and frequently record races that occur at early dawn hours. Several times this summer and fall I have replayed the recorded race only to find it has not recorde...
Looks like it the recording was set to start an hour later than what the guide currently shows. I wonder if the guide was updated after you set the recording. Do you recall when you set the recording?
I have been using the 'series record' for quite a while, but with this problem I now manually set the recording, typically on a Thursday to record 3 items - Friday practice, Saturday qualifying and Sunday race. I have not experienced any problems with the preceding program items, just the Sunday races. The gap in the captured race can vary from only 5 - 10 minutes, to one race when I started the playback to see the winners on the podium, almost literally the end of the show. The failed recordings are not consistent, I can enjoy several races in a row without issue, then two or more in a row that are abbreviated. What galls me is that it seems to only effect the one programming event that I really enjoy watching. Recently I thought the PVR had done it again, but it was due to a rain delay that the recording did not capture the race as set in the program guide. I followed a thread concerning lost PVR recordings and the suggestion to have the unit replaced, but thought there might be an answer out there before going that route. I have performed a number of prescribed reset/reboot procedures, but they do not seem to have any effect on this problem.
Iain
Iain
OK, last straw. This past weekend I tried to capture the Formula 1 race in Mexico. I manually programmed the PVR to record all forms of the race over 3 days. Everything worked as desired EXCEPT the actual race. The recording was 60 minutes of the preceding program and 1.5 hrs of the actual race which cut off the last 60 minutes of the race. What I ended up with was 2 copies of the pre-race and an abbreviated race. So, I surmise that there is something to do with "Sky racing", the broadcaster in Europe that covers these events. I don't understand how this is only an issue with the race, but as they sell subscriptions to the programming, it may be intentional to force you to buy in. I have options, I can either watch the race at the scheduled time, or set up the old DVD recorder to capture the show, if the power doesn't go out and crash the machine timer. I am done with PVR, let the wife use it as it does not fail for her programming. Shame.
Final word, I greatly appreciate the assistance offered by the Neighbourhood, but with three issues that I have placed, none have actually been successfully resolved. Iain
