The Unofficial TV Guide On Screen Help Guide

 

General Help

Known Hosts

Basic Use FAQ

Technical FAQ

Glossary

Forums

 

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The Unofficial TV Guide On Screen Help Guide

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Welcome to the Unofficial TV Guide On Screen Help Guide! This site is dedicated to the idea that the more information about technology that is available, the more likely users are to be able to troubleshoot their own issues. I am not affiliated with Gemstar or TV Guide On Screen in any way, but I am an enthusiastic (if occasionally frustrated) TV Guide On Screen user. We've all become accustomed to electronic program guides from our set top boxes in recent years, but with the introduction of digital cable ready (Cable Card) televisions, STBs are going the way of antenna rotors.

When TV Guide On Screen works, it works fabulously and my hat is off to the engineers at Gemstar who designed such an intuitive, useful and easy-to-navigate service (likely the same folks who designed the interactive program guide in your set top box). Unfortunately, because of the technologies involved, there are many ways in which TV Guide On Screen can fail. This site will help you determine where your TVGOS problems lie and how to go about getting TV Guide On Screen working.

The following information is currently available:

  • General Help and Information
    Start here. This article explains how TV Guide On Screen sets itself up and offers basic troubleshooting advice.
  • Known Host Stations
    A list of known TV Guide On Screen host stations. If you know of a TVGOS host station not included in this list, be sure to contribute!
  • Basic Use FAQ
    If you have TV Guide On Screen working, but it doesn't seem to work quite like you thought it would, refer to this page.
  • Technical FAQ
    This article provides the nitty gritty about what TV Guide On Screen does behind the scenes and how the whole system works together to enhance your TV viewing experience
  • Glossary of Terms
    VBI? EPG? NTSC?? These are the terms that make the CE world (oh, that's consumer electronics world) go 'round.
  • Forums
    Post your TVGOS questions or problems here, or just discuss how to use TV Guide On Screen with your television. You can also discuss HD-DVD here.

Copyright 2006 Steve Derby. Neither this website nor its developer is associated with Gemstar or TV Guide On Screen in any official capacity whatsoever. This website has been created based on the idea that the more information available about TVGOS, the more likely people are to be able to troubleshoot their own TVGOS issues. TV Guide On Screen™ is a registered trademark of Gemstar-TV Guide, Inc. and/or one of its affiliates.
Email your comments, suggestions and additions to Steve at tvgos@theabsolutenuts.com

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