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jedney: I considered replacing my PlayTV with a TIVO, but it seems that it suffers a similar problem. I can't quite understand why when Freeview has access to all the EPG data, and clearly has the facility to transmit EIT data, that they don't do it?
TIVO has no such issues, they supply their own EPG, and do not use freeviews data.
It's a good question about the EIT data, which is broadcast in full on the older satellite freeview platform. It is being used on the terrestrial platform too, but only to supply now/next data. It could easily be expanded upon and freeview seem very loathe to do this.
Is it worth asking them to do this (supply a full 7 days via EIT on terrestrial) again?
Can someone work out how to phrase the question?, (I think it's been addressed above already), along the lines of: With all this competition, freeview is missing out by not providing a base to satisfy users requirements. eg TIVO has a nicer epg because they supply their own data and layout, and they allow copying off of the saved programs etc. (By the sounds of it that's illegal, but hey, they are doing it, and making money charging for the networking package to achieve it.)
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