[cheerful]

Hi,

I've used NextPVR with OTA. The program guide is pretty poor. My TV will get better data than NextPVR via EPG. Is there a PVR that does a better job (probably have to switch to each channel in the background to update EPG)?

Or is there an add-on that does get some update from somewhere for free?

Thanks

[sub3]

The OTA EPG is next to useless in North America. The majority of people use Schedules Direct, which gives you a few weeks of listings and great artwork etc. Alternatively you can look at options like zap2xml for getting xmltv listings etc.

[cheerful]

Does zap2xml only work with PsuedoTV Live?

[sub3]

I've no idea what 'PsuedoTV Live' is. zap2xml works with NextPVR though.

[MasterYous]

Zap2It is pretty much all you need, esp if you want something free.

Have a read here:

https://freetoairamerica.wordpress.com/2...-frontend/

The one thing I will add, not covered in this article, is if you want the really GOOD version of the Zap2It listings, is to use the -D and -I options in zap2xml. Don't use -O anymore, I don't think you need to with newer versions of most modern PVR backends. These make the zap2xml scrape take longer, but it's worth it.

Code:

$ ./zap2xml.pl -u "your_username" -p "your_pass" -o /path/to/your/tv_grab_file.xmltv -d 13 -c /path/to/your/cache -i /path/to/your/icons -L -A -T -D -I

Make sure you read the official site's help: http://zap2xml.awardspace.info/

This example assumes 13 days of listings. You can do a little more, or fewer.