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• Daniel Member, Super User Posts: 1,979 ✭✭✭

  6 April 2017, 1:23AM edited 24 September 2017, 9:07PM

  It happens. Youview use accurate recording technology. Only some of the broascasters refuse to bring the technology to there channel. Accurate recording technology is part the box part the broadcaster sending correct start and stop signals with there broadcasts. Unfortunately as some broadcasters don't play ball the only thing the box can do is default to using the clock and start and stop bang on the time the show is scheduled for trouble is the bad channels have been know to be a minute or two out which causes the clipped recordings. BBC ITV channel 4 and 5 have accurate recording technology if you record in those you are ok.. The likes of CBS are a known problem which makes my blood boil.

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• Sanj Member Posts: 1,644 ✭✭✭✭✭

  6 April 2017, 12:55PM edited 6 April 2017, 12:55PM

  Hi Ed, sorry to hear about your clipped recordings. We can look into them for you and pass this on to the broadcaster. Can you let us know:

  • Programme 
  • Channel
  • Date/Time
  • How much of the recording was clipped

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• Steve Armitage Member Posts: 2

  19 April 2017, 12:35AM edited 19 April 2017, 11:18AM

  I'm having the same problem numerous different channels when the recording stops in the last 1min to 30 seconds of the show which is usually the important bit that leads on to the next episode , Why can't we set the recording for slightly longer then the advertised time  

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• Daniel Member, Super User Posts: 1,979 ✭✭✭

  19 April 2017, 12:46AM edited 24 September 2017, 9:07PM

  Hi Steve it's not how youview works it uses accurate recording technology. Unfortunately it relies on the broadcasters to send start and stop signals correctly unfortunately some broadcasters have not implemented the technology in there broadcasts and the youview box if it doesn't get any signal defaults to the clock and is bang on in its timing unfortunately some of the broadcasters are less bang on and it will unfortunately cause the issue your facing.
  
  CBS are the worst offenders of this.

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• Sanj Member Posts: 1,644 ✭✭✭✭✭

  19 April 2017, 11:18AM edited 19 April 2017, 11:18AM

  Steve Armitage said:

  I'm having the same problem numerous different channels when the recording stops in the last 1min to 30 seconds of the show which is usually the important bit that leads on to the next episode , Why can't we set the recording for slightly longer then the advertised time  

  Hi Steve, sorry to hear about your clipped recordings. We can look into them for you and pass this on to the broadcaster. Can you let us know:

  • Programme 
  • Channel
  • Date/Time
  • How much of the recording was clipped

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• Roy Member, Super User Posts: 17,796 ✭✭✭

  19 April 2017, 4:04PM edited 19 April 2017, 4:04PM

  A workaround, pitiful though it may be, is to record the programme after the one you want as well, as long as you don't thereby cause a recording clash,
  
  Since the signal that ends your chosen programme prematurely is the same signal that starts the next programme early, you will find your lost minute or two at the start of that recording of the next programme.

  ‘Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful’ Wm Morris

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• Steve Armitage Member Posts: 2

  19 April 2017, 7:03PM edited 19 April 2017, 7:03PM

  Roy tried that , had a series that ran 4 episodes one after the other, missed, the last 30 seconds in the first recording and got the credits at the start of the second and so on then missed the series  clincher   

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