I have been using Ignite for 3 weeks or so. It works ok but the UI is mysterious and obtuse. A showstopper for me was the absence of upcoming episodes for a given series.
My initial series recording setup mostly used the defaults except I chose new and repeat episodes. Notably I left the selection for "HD Preferred" without exploring the options. Recording Big Bang Theory having started from the CTV Comedy channel (#46) resulted in episodes recorded on #46 and #7 (CTV Ottawa). I was surprised but thought it might be useful. Unlike the legacy Rogers PVR, Ignite avoids recording any given episode multiple times.
This worked for 2 weeks when I noticed there were fewer and fewer scheduled recordings even though the Guide clearly showed episodes that were being skipped.
A Tech support rep told me this happens now and then and after a few attempts to rectify, he said he would open a ticket for me but could not help me.
I fooled around and discovered that after HD Preferred and SD Preferred I could select the original channel only e.g. CTV Comedy and no longer pick up CTV Ottawa. That was ok with me. I deleted the series from the Recordings Tab and rec-created the series. All the episodes currently appear to be scheduled for recording, So far anyway - things might go south in a few weeks again.
One last note. It struck me that you could wind up with a messed up series recording which would be impossible to delete given you need a scheduled recording from which to cancel a series. Stumbling around these forums I found https://communityforums.rogers.com/t5/Ignite-TV/How-to-Cancel-Scheduled-Recordings-on-Ignite-TV/ta-p... which explains how using the Series Priority dialogue. Kudos to RogersTony and RogersTim.
If you have any insights on skipped recordings, please reply to this post.
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