mattyro said:
I didnt watch it but Howard Stern's entire gang (who all have TIVOS) missed the last few minutes as well. I thought with "name-based recording" this kind of thing couldnt/shouldnt happen with TIVO. WHAT GIVES???
There are a couple of theories. True, NBR will catch super-sized eps, but only if the EPG reflects it. If the EPG listing said 1:06, a Tivo on repeat (Season Pass, essentially) or a DISH PVR set to individually record that ep AFTER the listing change, will get the whole show. If the listing is wrong, neither will.
This is the single worst "gotcha" of using repeating timers on a timeslot recorder such as those from DISH, which will base all recordings for that timer on the current length of the next scheduled ep, meaning supersized eps will be truncated. Which is why I never set repeats. A small price to pay for the many DISH PVR payoffs (well, decreased stability is a bit larger price to pay, but still worth it). I have yet to miss a supersized ep because I always set individual timers. I HAVE had eps truncated because the running times did not match the EPG listings exactly, and NBC supersized eps are notorious for that, making extra padding the order of the day.
They also missed the Survivor finale in February, probably because of a name change (which is the primary Tivo "gotcha"). Many Tivo Season Pass holders missed some eps when "Enterprise" became "Star Trek: Enterprise".