I suffer the same problem too... the info bar appears every time the EPG thinks the next programme is about to start, though I've seen it so many times now I think I'm subconciously blocking it out!
If it would do it between programmes it wouldn't be so bad, but appearing several minutes before the previous one has finished is really annoying!
I'm guessing that this has to do with the poor quality of programme information the broadcasters send out, but since I've no idea how this works perhaps someone will correct me.
The worst part about it is that if you set a timer using the EPG to turn the digital tuner on/off and send the output to the VCR, because the next programme info appears several minutes before the end, the VCR stops recording before the programme has finished - how annoying is that!! And as if to rub salt into the wound, it overlays the info bar onto the VCR output, so it gets recorded onto tape too!!
Anyway, to get back to dac's original point, if anyone knows how to switch this poxy info bar off I'd appreciate it too!
Regards, Vaughn