Warning! Lost end time incorrectly reported in Sage

[zz5]

Sage lists Lost as ending at 9:01 p.m. (Central time). It actually is suppoed to end at 9:05 p.m.

There was a thread awhile back during March that someone started to talk about the EPG not being up to date in Sage. Everyone once in awhile, I've noticed this too. Sometimes Sage will be maybe 2 or 3 days behind the DataDirect zap2it listings.

What happened with Lost this week is they announced the schedule time late. The Futon Critic reported the time had been changed. So I thought I would check it out. First I checked the zap2it website. They correctly list the time. I then checked my DataDirect downloads from yesterday (I download once per week.). I downloaded yesterday at 7 p.m. My Sage listings were downloaded early this morning. So, as we discussed in March, Sage is behind both the free DataDirect and the zap2it website.

[Fluffdaddy]

Oh my

thx

[mayamaniac]

the networks are doing this on purpose to annoy PVR users. Make sure to pad your recordings to counter this. But of course, if you have single tuner (tivo), then you are screwed as it will interfere with the next recording immediately after.

[Wheemer]

mine recorded from 6 - 7pm est and I got the whole recording. I guess the canadian channels must air it differently.

[MrApollinax]

I just finished watching tonight's LOST. The recording showed it was 1:01 but caught the entire episode. Actually the recording caught the first minute of Invasion.

[jlmdxtv]

Same here. LOST missed the last 4 minutes, at least someone at work told me the ending.

Now Smallville's season finale last night was another story. Last I saw was Lex and Lana meeting on the roof of LutherCorp - then chop - it's over. Whatever happened afterwards is still a mystery to me.

I know it's the networks. I know padding can get around this - I just didn't have them padded because I'm only a high functioning moron.

I'll know better for the finales of Surviror and Amazing Race next week!

john