Program description numbering??

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janello

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I just noticed numbers after each program entry on the guide. Looks like possible code for timed recording. Does this mean a Voom recorder is near?

 

DarrellP

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It's probably for the DVR Beta testers.

 

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Sean Mota

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janello said:

I just noticed numbers after each program entry on the guide. Looks like possible code for timed recording. Does this mean a Voom recorder is near?

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haven't seend that? Can you post a picture of it?

 

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bryan27

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• Jul 8, 2004

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Sean it is just numbers after the program description when you push "info". Right now if you press "info" on S.O.B. on Cinema 4 the description ends with MV0025360000 sort of like a TV Plus number.

 

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I think that number is the number of times Voom has re-run that particular movie. For the example of S.O.B. -- Voom has shown this movie 25,360,000 times.

 

DarrellP

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rollerfink said:

I think that number is the number of times Voom has re-run that particular movie. For the example of S.O.B. -- Voom has shown this movie 25,360,000 times.

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Close, but no cigar, that's the number of times remaining that they must play it before putting on something new.

 

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TechCop

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Too Funny!!

rollerfink said:

I think that number is the number of times Voom has re-run that particular movie...

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ROTFLMAO!!!

 

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Nope. It actually is the ProgramID from the Zap2It listings. MV is movie, EP for episodic show. Episodic shows have a SeriesID and a ProgramID. This makes programming a DVR easy for grabbing an entire show, or an individual episode. My MythTV box uses the same Zap2It listings, so I can look directly at the database.

 

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bman549

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Could this mean they are testing some of the DVR functionality off the sat/guide?
Could the DVR be not far off?

 

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rollerfink said:

I think that number is the number of times Voom has re-run that particular movie. For the example of S.O.B. -- Voom has shown this movie 25,360,000 times.

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I think so too. ROTFLMFAO

 

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How do you become a BETA tester with VOOM?

 

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ardbell

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• Jul 8, 2004

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numbers after program description

What do those numbers following the program description mean? It shows the info on what the show is about followed by the ~sign and some numbers.

 

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lostcause

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I'm glad someone mentioned it. I'm wondering also. Just noticed it today for the first time.

 

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Sean Mota

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Discussed already here:

http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?p=145326#post145326

 

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Sean Mota

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merged topics.

 

DarrellP

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gutter said:

How do you become a BETA tester with VOOM?

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If you have Voom now, you ARE a Beta tester.

 

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DarrellP said:

If you have Voom now, you ARE a Beta tester.

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LMAO Isn't it fun to be on the bleeding edge?

 

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The new name gave me brain fade, but I'm OK now.

 

DarrellP

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squicken, how come you changed your name? I was kind of fond of the "Chunky" handle.

 

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• Jul 9, 2004

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Looks like the numbers are gone. I didn't see them this morning...