Duplicate detection 4.2 vs 4.3

Koder 123

I'm having this duplicate detection problem after updating "4.2.8-36~g5bdcfd8ac~stretch" -> " 4.3-1979~g8fc2dfa7e

After update I noticed that re-runs are not detected anymore (in TVHeadend GUI there is no Re-run information for any upcoming recording although this worked in previous TVHeadend version) and duplicates are recorded by Autorec every time.

For Kodi I have used settting "All: Record if different description" but apparently this is not working for some reason anymore. Then I created an autorec in TVHeadend GUI by using "Record if different subtitle" which created only one scheduled recording and no duplicates and of course no re-run information. I guess this is fine but I'm not sure if this has "fallback" to record later if first scheduled recording fails.

What is the actual difference in subtitle vs. description?

Is this behavior changed somehow between 4.2 and 4.3?

Original post https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=364959

Koder 123

Koder 123 wrote:

> Then I created an autorec in TVHeadend GUI by using "Record if different subtitle" which created only one scheduled recording and no duplicates and of course no re-run information. I guess this is fine but I'm not sure if this has "fallback" to record later if first scheduled recording fails.

"Record if different subtitle" works for some shows so that duplicate schedules are not created at all but it does not work for all shows, then again "Record if different description" works for these other shows so that no duplicate schedules are not created. In either case there is no "Re-run" information seen

Koder 123

Ok I think this is solved by configuring EPG Grabber settings in TVHeadend

1. Go Configuration -> Channel/EPG -> EPG Grabber Modules
2. I'm using OTA so I select Over-the-air: EIT: DVB Grabber
3. Set "Short EIT description": Summary

4. Save

This way EPG data always has "description" populated and no "sub-title" and now "Record if different description" prevents duplicate schedules for all shows I tested.