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[scokat916]

When will "record new episodes only" option be added to MC for TV recording options?

[Sandy B Ridge]

Is there a universal way of picking up which episodes are new?

SBR

[Yaobing]

Is there a universal way of picking up which episodes are new?

SBR

There does not seem to be a universal way of doing it.  However, the guide data from mc2xml seem to contain flags for new show or rerun.  We will be able to make use of that.

It will be implemented, but I am not able to promise a definite date.

[scokat916]

I think many people would love to have this feature to make the switch from Windows MCE.

[NickF]

I think many people would love to have this feature to make the switch from Windows MCE.

Absolutely essential in my opinion.  WMC/MCE is excellent in the way it handles recording TV with new and/or repeats and which channels it will record the episode from.

Nick.

[imugli]

Here in Oz, the networks like to lace 1 new episode per week in with 15 old episodes of a series. It's a b*tch to actually remember when the new one is on. This feature would be a godsend :-)

[imugli]

I've just taken a look at the raw xml file my Guide provider creates and it has a field <previously-shown-start="*date*"> which I believe is a standard xmltv field. Where an episode is new, it doesn't have this field.

Any way you can use this to determine which eps are new for the purposes of recording?

[Yaobing]

I've just taken a look at the raw xml file my Guide provider creates and it has a field <previously-shown-start="*date*"> which I believe is a standard xmltv field. Where an episode is new, it doesn't have this field.

Any way you can use this to determine which eps are new for the purposes of recording?

What I see here is <previously-shown start="*date*"> (i.e. without the second hyphen), or a previously-shown element with an optional date attribute.  Is this what you see?  This is what I plan to use.  I wonder if there are any variations out there.  Some program entries do not have either a "previously-shown" element or a "new" element.  In such cases I will have to assume they are new.

[imugli]

Sorry, Yaobing.

Yes, mine is the same <previously-shown start="*date*" /> (without the second hyphen).

Accordinng to this thread

http://osdir.com/ml/tv.xmltv.general/2007-08/msg00059.html

<previously-shown /> is the official minimal form of the tag, with the start parameter being included if known.

My understanding is as yours - if the tag isn't present, then the episode is new. This checks out when I cross reference my subscription guide data with the OTA guide data that marks every new episode as *NEW* in the title here in Oz.