Not sure if this is the right place, or even the right site, but I didn't know where else to ask.
I have a couple questions regarding the SHEF interface design/use. Note: I am running the current NR release (0x62C, HR23-700).
First one: What's the reason for the rather limiting time range in the getProgInfo command? Not being able to look more than 2 hours ahead is rather strange, given the guide itself can go several days. Shouldn't be a bandwidth issue as the guide data is supposed to be stored locally.
Second one: Why were the DVR controls deprecated, rather than expanded upon? Being able to set recordings through the SHEF interface would have been useful, though I suppose doing it through the normal site or Android app is still there. Just seems strange to me. Also weird that they prompt for username/password rather than just throwing a 403.
Third, and final, one: I get a 403 'Permission denied' error when trying to use getTuned. Is there something special you have to do with that command, or is it next on the deprecated list? I have found a usable work-around for this oddity, but I thought I'd ask anyway.
Any help would be very appreciated. My parents recently upgraded to a DVR, but my mother made extensive use of the auto-tune feature of standard receivers. I know the current logic is "why watch it live if you can just record it", but that's really flawed logic. VCRs and DVD recorders didn't obsolete live TV viewing, why would a DVR? Anyway, I'm putting together a quick web app for her to use to simulate auto-tune through SHEF, but the limited getProgInfo is making it difficult. She usually set an entire day (6-8 hours worth) all at once, and sometimes a day or two in advance, which is difficult to duplicate if it can't display more than 2 hours of the guide at any given time.
Unrelated, but why is the common word for "cell phones" a "forbidden word?" The one that's also a word for the opposite of stationary. Took me forever editing this post in line-by-line trying to find the "forbidden word" it was blocking it because of.
I have a couple questions regarding the SHEF interface design/use. Note: I am running the current NR release (0x62C, HR23-700).
First one: What's the reason for the rather limiting time range in the getProgInfo command? Not being able to look more than 2 hours ahead is rather strange, given the guide itself can go several days. Shouldn't be a bandwidth issue as the guide data is supposed to be stored locally.
Second one: Why were the DVR controls deprecated, rather than expanded upon? Being able to set recordings through the SHEF interface would have been useful, though I suppose doing it through the normal site or Android app is still there. Just seems strange to me. Also weird that they prompt for username/password rather than just throwing a 403.
Third, and final, one: I get a 403 'Permission denied' error when trying to use getTuned. Is there something special you have to do with that command, or is it next on the deprecated list? I have found a usable work-around for this oddity, but I thought I'd ask anyway.
Any help would be very appreciated. My parents recently upgraded to a DVR, but my mother made extensive use of the auto-tune feature of standard receivers. I know the current logic is "why watch it live if you can just record it", but that's really flawed logic. VCRs and DVD recorders didn't obsolete live TV viewing, why would a DVR? Anyway, I'm putting together a quick web app for her to use to simulate auto-tune through SHEF, but the limited getProgInfo is making it difficult. She usually set an entire day (6-8 hours worth) all at once, and sometimes a day or two in advance, which is difficult to duplicate if it can't display more than 2 hours of the guide at any given time.
Unrelated, but why is the common word for "cell phones" a "forbidden word?" The one that's also a word for the opposite of stationary. Took me forever editing this post in line-by-line trying to find the "forbidden word" it was blocking it because of.
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