# Plex DVR Guide Data **URL:** \ **Category:** Live TV & DVR\ **Tags:** livetv-dvr\ **Created:** [February 14, 2020, 5:04pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-dvr-guide-data/542321 "2020-02-14T17:04:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nik.simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ac91a4/32.png) [@nik.simpson](https://forums.plex.tv/u/nik.simpson)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 5:04pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-dvr-guide-data/542321/1 "2020-02-14T17:04:51Z")
When are PLEX going to do something to improve the quality of the guide data for the UK. At the moment, the DVR feature is close to useless because the data is hopelessly innacurate ---
**Author:** ![anon18523487](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@anon18523487](https://forums.plex.tv/u/anon18523487)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 5:49am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-dvr-guide-data/542321/2 "2020-02-15T05:49:57Z")
If you want to report bad guide data,. please read [Reporting Plex DVR Lineup Inaccuracies & Current Status](https://forums.plex.tv/t/reporting-plex-dvr-lineup-inaccuracies-current-status/425001). ---
**Author:** ![darcilicious](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/darcilicious/32/3047_2.png) [@darcilicious](https://forums.plex.tv/u/darcilicious)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 5:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-dvr-guide-data/542321/3 "2020-02-15T17:13:05Z")
This thread is also being actively tracked and issues posted there are being addressed: > [@New Plex Guide Very Poor in UK](https://forums.plex.tv/t/new-plex-guide-very-poor-in-uk/428287/604): > > Got a response for this. Some channels, especially children channels, are set in that way,. Episodes will be identified by date Of course, some children’s series may get sequenced but in general children’s airings which are often very short episodes are not sequenced ---
**Author:** ![Coxeroni](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/coxeroni/32/21481_2.png) [@Coxeroni](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Coxeroni)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 1:29pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-dvr-guide-data/542321/7 "2020-02-17T13:29:58Z")
Reporting bogus guide data feels like being either Don Quixote or Sisyphus… I have more or less given up on it and turned to something else. I have better things to do with my time (like reporting other bugs 😉 ). ---
**Author:** ![SE56](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/se56/32/222425_2.png) [@SE56](https://forums.plex.tv/u/SE56)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 1:33pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-dvr-guide-data/542321/8 "2020-02-17T13:33:54Z")
Do you have 3rd party options for xmltv? In Australia we were left with no other option. ---
**Author:** ![SE56](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/se56/32/222425_2.png) [@SE56](https://forums.plex.tv/u/SE56)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-dvr-guide-data/542321/10 "2020-02-17T13:47:32Z")
A quick google, the first result may look promising and free [http://www.xmltv.co.uk/](http://www.xmltv.co.uk/) ---
**Author:** ![SE56](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/se56/32/222425_2.png) [@SE56](https://forums.plex.tv/u/SE56)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 1:55pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-dvr-guide-data/542321/12 "2020-02-17T13:55:47Z")
Yes two, Comedy central and More 4. Do you use those? I though your issue was inaccuracy, keep looking at the search results then ---
**Author:** ![SE56](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/se56/32/222425_2.png) [@SE56](https://forums.plex.tv/u/SE56)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 2:00pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-dvr-guide-data/542321/15 "2020-02-17T14:00:12Z")
I would have thought being proactive was an option, looks like I was wrong in your case. ---
**Author:** ![SE56](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/se56/32/222425_2.png) [@SE56](https://forums.plex.tv/u/SE56)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 2:07pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-dvr-guide-data/542321/17 "2020-02-17T14:07:34Z")
Were was I being veiled, I clearly stated I had to be proactive as Australian customers were cast off any direct support from Plex ---
**Author:** ![Coxeroni](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/coxeroni/32/21481_2.png) [@Coxeroni](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Coxeroni)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 2:08pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-dvr-guide-data/542321/18 "2020-02-17T14:08:40Z")
Fellow plexian @JCHH always points to NextDVR, where you can use Schedules Direct as data source. Works fine for him in the UK, works fine for me in Germany. Yes it is yet another tool and yes it is yet some more money to spend (~25 €/$ a year), but this seems much more reliable than what Plex is offering. This is what counts in the end in my opinion. ---
**Author:** ![SE56](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/se56/32/222425_2.png) [@SE56](https://forums.plex.tv/u/SE56)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 2:09pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-dvr-guide-data/542321/19 "2020-02-17T14:09:55Z")
Thanks for your positive input, good suggestion. [https://www.nextpvr.com/](https://www.nextpvr.com/) ---
**Author:** ![SE56](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/se56/32/222425_2.png) [@SE56](https://forums.plex.tv/u/SE56)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 2:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-dvr-guide-data/542321/21 "2020-02-17T14:13:42Z")
> [@chenks](#): > > > [@Coxeroni](#): > > > > Fellow plexian @jchhenderson always points to NextDVR, where you can use Schedules Direct as data source. Works fine for him in the UK, works fine for me in Germany. > > my idea of a solution is not having to revert to using another tool. we should be pushing plex to get this working correctly. it will only benefit everyone if we all do that. Good luck with that assumption ---
**Author:** ![Coxeroni](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/coxeroni/32/21481_2.png) [@Coxeroni](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Coxeroni)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 2:16pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-dvr-guide-data/542321/22 "2020-02-17T14:16:48Z")
I am interested in solutions, I don’t need to have everything in one place. Sometimes it is better to a have a dedicated, specialised app/program for a certain task. Plex is good at streaming files to any client. NextPVR is good a recording your stuff **reliably** , while Plex not so much. In the end I always decide for the best solution. If one app has it all, good. But that is mostly not the case. Every software has its strong and weak sides… And come on, you and I have been dealing with this pile of ■■■■ for half a year now. Enough for me to give up on the high hopes that Plex will have a reliable guide any time soon. NextPVR exists since 1996, schedulesdirect since 2007. They know their ■■■■ probably. ---
**Author:** ![SE56](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/se56/32/222425_2.png) [@SE56](https://forums.plex.tv/u/SE56)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 2:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-dvr-guide-data/542321/24 "2020-02-17T14:25:20Z")
That did not work for me, we got no service from plex for EPG on the change over ---
**Author:** ![Coxeroni](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/coxeroni/32/21481_2.png) [@Coxeroni](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Coxeroni)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 2:30pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-dvr-guide-data/542321/25 "2020-02-17T14:30:05Z")
NextDVR doesn’t supply any guide data, but it let’s you use schedules direct as data source (because both are “non-profit” projects) or any other xmltv source. Plex made a business decision in switching the guide provider. They probably had their reasons for it (money?). I completely understand your point and I wish you good luck in trying to “force” Plex into something different. If not wasting my time anymore to constantly improve the guide myself means consent to what is presented: be my guest. As long as they stick to the current provider, things will not improve significantly. I guess Plex itself will see in the number of users actually using their service, whether it is a success or not. I cannot withdraw my stream of money from plex, because I am already a lifetime member. But I can stop using the service and stop wasting my time. You sir can continue your fight and again, I wish you luck. ---
**Author:** ![Coxeroni](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/coxeroni/32/21481_2.png) [@Coxeroni](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Coxeroni)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-dvr-guide-data/542321/26 "2020-02-17T14:34:04Z")
There is yet another option I just discovered in the emby forums: With [http://epg123.garyan2.net/](http://epg123.garyan2.net/) (or [https://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/artful/man1/tv\_grab\_zz\_sdjson.1p.html](https://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/artful/man1/tv_grab_zz_sdjson.1p.html) for linux) you seem to be able to get an xmltv file out of schedules direct. This you can “inject” into Plex and enjoy both in one place. Haven’t tested it myself, just wanted to inform you guys. ---
**Author:** ![Coxeroni](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/coxeroni/32/21481_2.png) [@Coxeroni](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Coxeroni)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 2:39pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-dvr-guide-data/542321/30 "2020-02-17T14:39:19Z")
Yes, at 2.08 $/month. Well spent money in my opinion. And you support a non-profit, open-source project by that 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Coxeroni](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/coxeroni/32/21481_2.png) [@Coxeroni](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Coxeroni)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-dvr-guide-data/542321/32 "2020-02-17T14:44:33Z")
> [@chenks](#): > > besides, not sure i can rely on a service that can’t even name countries correctly 🙂 They are not selling spellcheckers 😃 > [@chenks](#): > > i notice they use Gracenote as the source, which is what plex used previously? Now that you say it, I remember that might be the case. ---
**Author:** ![Coxeroni](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/coxeroni/32/21481_2.png) [@Coxeroni](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Coxeroni)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 2:47pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-dvr-guide-data/542321/34 "2020-02-17T14:47:30Z")
You probably mean Great Britain, right? You can tell them that they are wrong. People love that in general 😉 ---
**Author:** ![JCHH](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jchh/32/84326_2.png) [@JCHH](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JCHH)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 2:55pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-dvr-guide-data/542321/36 "2020-02-17T14:55:13Z")
> [@chenks](#): > > my idea of a solution is not having to revert to using another tool. we should be pushing plex to get this working correctly. it will only benefit everyone if we all do that. Agreed, but it has been 7 months and so it appears to me that either Plex doesn’t give a s\*\*\* or they do not recognise the problem as being serious. Either way, I doubt anything will change now. [Next page](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-dvr-guide-data/542321.md?page=2)