EPG doesn't work in some countries (please post your know-how)

[Nettle]

Hi Petasis,

I've just tried to access to the EPG service here in Italy.

With the LAN connected: it works fine on the major channels (RAI, Mediaset, Sport Italia, Cielo, etc....) with beautiful graphichs, color and infos.

With the LAN disconnected: only 28 channels are found (only minor channels and the graphic is poor)

At the end I was using the EPG in the past with the LAN connected.

Sorry for the confusion.

regards

[petasis]

But do you get EPG when the lan is disconnected? Do you see table with all the DVB-T channels, and their shows?
(I know the graphics are poor and not up to other manufacturers in DVB-T, but anyway...)

[Nettle]

With the LAN disconnected 28 channels show their programs: only minor channels however.

regards

[petasis]

This means that DVB-T EPG in Italy is working:

DVB-T EPG working:
Germany
Italy

DVB-T EPG NOT working:
Greece
Russia
Turkey
Croatia
France

(Its a little strange to see France to the list of not working, but anyway...)

Anybody that lives in a country other than the above ones to test?

[pistoiaa]

Well, actually I would say it does NOT work in Italy: as Nettle underlined, he can access to DVB-T EPG for some minor channels only.

[Nettle]

I'm agree with Pistoiaa.
Would be possible to say that "EPG works fine" only if the number of channels could be compared with the EPG shown with the LAN connection.

regards

[Nick]

Hi all,

40PFL9705 EPG not working here in the UK (Wales). Can not understand why, because it woked fine on my 40PFL9704.

Regards

[petasis]

Well, actually I would say it does NOT work in Italy: as Nettle underlined, he can access to DVB-T EPG for some minor channels only.

Yes, but can this be attributed to some channels not broadcasting DVB-T information? Because in this case, its not Philips' fault. Shouldn't we count DVB-T EPG as working even if it is retrieving the program of a single channel?
Do other televisions show DVB-T EPG data on the channels Philips doesn't? (Because this can indicate a problem)...

[petasis]

Hi all,

40PFL9705 EPG not working here in the UK (Wales). Can not understand why, because it woked fine on my 40PFL9704.

Regards

In general, or in BBC channels?
(Because I have read somewhere that BBC broadcasts out of spec DVB-T EPG (they have somehow compressed the data), and that they give the details (free of charge) only to makers that have a CI+ interface, in a try to enforce CI+ that has copy-related protection...)

[pistoiaa]

Yes, but can this be attributed to some channels not broadcasting DVB-T information? Because in this case, its not Philips' fault. Shouldn't we count DVB-T EPG as working even if it is retrieving the program of a single channel?

I think you are right. DVB-T EPG in Italy does not work not for Philips' fault but because most channel broadcasts out of spec DVB-T EPG.
So you can leave Italy working, even if it is not true (but not for Philip's fault)

[Nick]

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In general, or in BBC channels?
(Because I have read somewhere that BBC broadcasts out of spec DVB-T EPG (they have somehow compressed the data), and that they give the details (free of charge) only to makers that have a CI+ interface, in a try to enforce CI+ that has copy-related protection...)

Hi petasis,
EPG, no channels at all on the 40PFL9705/12, TV just goes to the Net TV homepage, but FULL coverage of the Freeview channels on the 40PFL9704/05 .
This might be because the 9705 is only available in European spec (xxxx/12), but the 9704 is a uk dedicated spec (xxxx/05) unit

[petasis]

DVB-T EPG working:
Germany
Italy

DVB-T EPG NOT working:
Greece
Russia
Turkey
Croatia
France
Ireland

[peelaaa]

I am in Ireland and have a 40pfl8664 and the EPG works only when the country is set to UK.

[rako]

Hi folks,

is this thred still alive?
I have some experiences from Slovakia (DVB-T, 32PFL9705).
EPG doesn't work in Slovakia, while Slovak region is set up. Anyway, I tried to set up Germany and it works. But in this case TXT was messed up, because Slovak character set is really differrent. But (fortunatelly!) after setting up Czech Republic, everything works perfect - EPG and TXT as well (Czech character set is for 99% the same).

Thanks to all for your experiences!

[DellUser]

Hi folks,

is this thred still alive?
I have some experiences from Slovakia (DVB-T, 32PFL9705).
EPG doesn't work in Slovakia, while Slovak region is set up. Anyway, I tried to set up Germany and it works. But in this case TXT was messed up, because Slovak character set is really differrent. But (fortunatelly!) after setting up Czech Republic, everything works perfect - EPG and TXT as well (Czech character set is for 99% the same).

Thanks to all for your experiences!

Dear Rako,

Did you install the IP-EPG, or did you install the DVB-EPG?

- IP-EPG is the one provided by Philips, it has Picture In Picture,
it is provided via your internet connection.

- DVB-EPG is the EPG provided by the cable company, it has no PIP,
it is provided via the digital cable.