ICE TV - setting record time coverage?

[bodogbodog]

I'm on the ICE TV free trial and its great having an EPG - however it is very frustrating to miss parts of programmes because when using the ICE TV EPG guide to record the actual braodcast times by the channels are often out of synch with the guide (I know nothing new in this happening - some channels seem to specialise in runnnig 10 -15 minutes overtime!) - but I can only find an option in settings for MCE to make the recording start / finish 4 minutes earlier or later.

Question: Is there a way whn using ICE TV to set up recordings to get it to record say 15 minutes before / after the scheduled time

I guess one option is to also record the before and after programmes of the target programme - but thats a lot of recording to do just to ensure I get the full programme

[umaxman]

Hi bodogbodog,

You can set MEC to record 5, 10, 15 and 30 minets over time by useing the "record settings" option. After hitting the record button on your remot press ok and the program info will show. Press ok again and the record settings wil show.

Hope this helps you.

[bodogbodog]

Thanks UMAXMAN - but the settings you are suggesting appear to be only available for manual recording activity - I am looking for a solution to the problem of recordings set up using a EPG such as ICE TV where basically the EPG sets the record timing

I tried your suggestion but can't see a way to access this setting when using the EPG

By the way you might want to try the IceTV free 60 day offer - http://www.icetv.com.au/cgi-bin/webf...promo_code=814 - there no doubt an EPG is great with MCE - now we just need to get the stations to actually broadcast programmes at the times they provide to the EPG's!

[umaxman]

I thik you miss-understand. After you press the record button and the red dot appears on your program just press thr ok button as above.

[pistnbroke]

MCE is the problem not the EPG guide, you could try the Reg fix and see if you can adjust your padding..


http://www.xpmediacentre.com.au/comm...?do=file&id=32

[bodogbodog]

Thanks guys - I just love forums like this - makes it so easy to maximse the MCE experience.

UMAXMAN - I understand now - and I'm going to use this option to make sure I don't miss shows - just what I was looking for (I don't know why they don't make it an option in settings to set your default extra stop period) - save Pistonbroke having to write registry hacks!