Basic Features
5. Basic Features
GB-PVR can handle many basic "media center" functions before you even need to add plug-ins and with very little tinkering. While the standard features are impressive, the real fun is in the customizable plug-ins, which I describe at the end of the article. Here are the basic GB-PVR functions:
TV Guide
A standard TV guide for finding what will be on. You select shows to record with multiple recording options (single recording, record all events, record all events within a set time frame). There are also plug-ins to prevent reruns from being recorded.
Search Guide
Simple alphabetical listings of shows; similar to a TV program guide.
Recordings
This where you watch and manage all your recordings. Recordings that were entered first override later recordings, but you can change this with the Conflicts menu.
Live TV
Pretty much what it says. No recording, just viewing of whatever is coming out of the tuner.
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All this is great if you can get free listings (EPG). Now that Zap2It, Schedules Direct ($20/yr.) & others charge, is there another service that will work for generating free XMLTV listings (for Canada)?
I have been getting frustrated trying & opted to use a trial version of Beyond TV but would like to try GB-PVR &/or Media Portal after reading rave reviews. However, the key it seems is a free & accessible EPG.