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Euro 2024 Series Link

naylor2006 — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 21:38:47 GMT

Yo, if I series link the Germany game this Friday on ITV and then the Italy game on Saturday (BBC) will the EETV Box Pro record every game?

I admit on the face of it it sounds like a stupid question.

Theres bound to be some games I won’t be able to watch or remember to record so hoping it’s setup for series link.

Re: Euro 2024 Series Link

graybag — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 21:56:21 GMT

Pretty sure "YES" is the answer.But you should also be aware that a small number of Matches are to be on BBC2 or ITV4 so you might look ahead closer to the time and Series Record for those 2 Channels also.

Re: Euro 2024 Series Link

NigelB72 — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 06:44:58 GMT

I'd have thought that the meta data sent by the channel operator should cover all the Euro's broadcasts carried on that channel but you'll need to add a recording for the other channels as well

Re: Euro 2024 Series Link

naylor2006 — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 07:35:10 GMT

Ahh okay, didn’t realise that some games would be on those other channels, thanks for point that out I’ll double check.

Seems the series link has worked for the first set of ITV1 games and BBCOne.

Re: Euro 2024 Series Link

Midnight_Voice — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 07:46:30 GMT

@NigelB72 @naylor2006 @graybag

A Series link can channel hop if that is required; as long as the programme you want carries the correct Series CRID, the box will detect it and, if it can, record it.

The Present/Following information for every programme on every Freeview channel is transmitted on every Freeview Channel; so even if your box is tuned to, say BBC1 and ITV, then both channels will see the P/F come up for a Series CRID on, say More 4, and one of the tuners, if available, will switch to More 4 and record it for you.

There are various corner cases with boxes in deep sleep, and with cases where there could be a recording clash, but by and large, the box will follow the Series CRID from channel to channel.

Re: Euro 2024 Series Link

zulu17 — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 08:23:34 GMT

For matches from Sunday 23 June onwards you need to check carefully which channels the matches are scheduled on as the BBC/ITV have yet to confirm their coverage details. Last round of each group games are played simultaenously and subsequently the BBC/ITV have agreements as to who has first pick of each of the knockout games. So advanced TV schedules in EPG may be inaccurate until the picks/decisions are made. Election and in case of the BBC (Wimbledon) coverage may also mean some late schedule changes.

Re: Euro 2024 Series Link

gomezz — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 10:07:47 GMT

Always best to check that everything you want to record is actually set to record nearer the day. While the technology may allow for cross-channel CRID'ing, in my experience the CRID allocation process used by various broadcasters does not take account of that.

Re: Euro 2024 Series Link

Anonymous — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 10:24:22 GMT

@Midnight_Voice

I can't speak for others but the Pro Box can't cope with channel changes. This has caught me out numerous times when Match of the Day has switched to BBC2.

This seems to be a limitation of the Pro Box as the Humax HDR Fox T2 from 2010 could cope with this.

Re: Euro 2024 Series Link

naylor2006 — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 10:39:17 GMT

I guess ultimately I need to try to remember to check, but its been an interesting topic to discuss how autominous it is expected to me.

One update though.......ITV Series Link already hasnt worked fully.

The Series Link I setup for Germany vs Scotland on ITV1 picked up Hungary vs Switzerland but not Spain vs Croatia all on the same channel.

Im gonna have to keep an eye on it more than I though then.

Re: Euro 2024 Series Link

zulu17 — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 20:02:12 GMT

observation from currently available EPG data. BBC use the same Series CRID for their live (BBC1) games as for their Match Replay game that is shown in the early hours and the late night MOTD highlights so you might get more than you expect from that series record.

@naylor2006 have you checked the box EPG guide to check your ITV1 series link games or are you simply looking at the games shown as currently scheduled in MYTV (or box/app) ?

Re: Euro 2024 Series Link

naylor2006 — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 20:11:51 GMT

Yeah I’ve noticed the highlights show is there.

Ive only been using the app so far, I’ve not used the box since the FA Cup final.

Im checking what games appear for the week in my scheduled recordings after selecting series link, also in the guide on the app it doesn’t show the series link icon, so I re series linked a bunch of ones that hasn’t linked. I’ve got the best 7 days covered 🙂

Re: Euro 2024 Series Link

gomezz — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 21:43:28 GMT

Lumping the highlights in with the same series link as the live coverage is a pet peeve of mine. Ideally I would like to series link just the highlights and pick and choose which live coverage to record as one offs. No can do! 😞

After all, surely people will either watch the live coverage *or* the highlights. Who watches both? 😕

Re: Euro 2024 Series Link

naylor2006 — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 07:23:35 GMT

At least on my series link its only the BBC highlights show that has cropped up along with the MOTD live matches, I dont mind it, just in case for example I missed the game that was on ITV that day the highlights would be on the MOTD highlights show.

But I take your point also, plus the goals from all the games on a given day are usually thrown in during other live matches at half time or at the show start.

Re: Euro 2024 Series Link

ney — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 07:50:07 GMT

I dont have the Pro box but do have an older BT Youview box and I have always found if you series record a show or in this case the Euros on BBC1 and a match or show is then shown on BBC2 that would also record on to the box with series record but if you set series record on BBC1 Friday night it may not also auto set a series record for ITV.
You may have to set another series record for ITV.

Re: Euro 2024 Series Link

Anonymous — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 07:57:42 GMT

@ney

That would make sense as the older boxes were made by Humax & the Pro Box is made by Sagemcom.