Freeview Playback doomed?

All,

Just got a Humax 9200 and had the time to start setting it up. It's just
had the FTA Freeview Playback update but I know enough not to get too
excited.

So I try to record CSI on Five, 21:00 every Tuesday. Hurrah, it seems to
have the FP start/end tags; boo it doesn't have FP series link. So now I
have two options:

1. Every week I can set a new reservation (timed recording) and then the
Hummy will figure out the correct start/end time or...

2. I can set a single reservation and flag it to "record every week", at
which point the Hummy ignores the start/end flags. Presumably the start/end
tags are tied to a single specific episode of CSI.

Freeview Playback is never going to fly until the broadcasters start using
it properly.

I have suggested that Humax roll out "Freeview Playback+" whereby the
software makes an educated guess that "CSI next Tuesday" is "series linked"
to "CSI this week" based on the hints I provided (like "record every week
please"). That's a possible sticking-plaster but what is clearly wanted is
for broadcasters to get on board.

By comparison I have no trouble recording Raven on CBBC for my children
because the BBC have taken the trouble to set all the appropriate FP flags.

Paul DS


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