SKY + ... missing the end!

[R1Geezer]

When I record certain programs it misses the end, eg top gear last night. I have it set to have 1 minute before and after. Anyone any idea what's happenning and how I can get it to record the whole program. Most programs it's fine.

[redman41]

You have to allow for Programmes to not start and end on time so set the time recording acordingly

[Whickerman]

Top Gear this season has usually run to 9.05 in any case

[R1Geezer]

with every thing else it just latches on to it when it's on the time doesn't seem to matter.

[redman41]

You have to use the Timer Facility accessed from your Menu and set the Recording Times there.

[R1Geezer]

yes I know how to do it manually. But what I'm saying that 99.9% of the time the actual timing of the program is irrelevant, you just pick it off the schedule and sky+ starts recording when it's actually on, not the scheduled time.

Is there a sky+ expert out there anywhere?

[ABerrant]

The BBC, not having specific advert slots within their schedule (but feeling the need to promote their own output), occasionally start and end some shows a few minutes before or after the indicated times on the EPG. For many decades BBC1 has had scheduled weeknight shows which nominally start at 7pm but have actually began at 6:58 or 6:59pm. This latest run of TG has indeed overun the nominal 9pm finish by a couple of minutes.

It is not true that the EPG timer starts and finishes with the programme otherwise there would be no need for the ability to offset the start/end time. I have mine set for 2 mins either side which has yet (so far) to fail me.

[gina32]

it happens to me as well and its so annoying, ive even got mine set for 15 minutes before and after and it still finishes early and sometimes i even miss the start of the programme!

[R1Geezer]

OK thanks all

[SurreyGuy]

Similar to gina32, I used to set mine for 10 mins before start/after finish and it would still "fail" to record the whole programme!

With the technology available today, surely the boradcasters could send a signal (similar to the ones that I belive used to preceded "Videoplus" programmes) to adjust any recording timings that are in our Sky+ boxes?

Another bugbear I have is that some programmes don't have a "series link" on them whereas others on the same channel do.