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If your series links are in order of priority then this will happen anyway, won't it?
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Another idea: his and hers Tivos :) |
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2TB version would be better :)
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Virgin Media to 'delete' 'Coronation Street' tonight.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/media/s3...t-tonight.html |
Had 2nd TiVo installed today want to connect it so I can stream between boxes and use the TV anywhere app on it. When I go on media access key it says temporarily unavailable, any idea when it will be available and why it says that?
My other TiVo box is on my network fine has been for ages now, I use the TV anywhere app. |
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TiVo takes 24 hours to fully activate on all systems. You should get your MAK tomorrow (you might be able to get it sooner by perfoming a manual network update)
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Got my media key now set up TV anywhere for second TiVo box. Just need to set up streaming content now, working fine on my other TiVo box but not new one. New TiVo it says video sharing disabled how do I enable it. Got home plug plugged into both TiVos. |
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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-0...y-liberty.html
"Virgin Media Inc. (VMED), the U.K. cable-TV provider being bought by Liberty Global Inc. (LBTYA), plans to make Web services like Netflix a more integral part of its offering rather than fighting them, its chief executive officer said. “Our approach is to get every content asset you possibly can on the platform,” CEO Neil Berkett said yesterday in an interview at the Cable Congress in London." |
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A bit light in actual quotes - if anything it just seems to be a rehash of the old "hundreds of apps" line, mainly on the basis that Berkett has said there will be no change in strategy. This despite the fact that we know that this actually means expansion of the cable network based on actual quotes made at the time the takeover was announced. Much more telling in my opinion was Fries' failure to commit to TiVo past the end of the current agreement.
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What I mean is if he had said anything about keeping TiVo past the current agreement, then it shows their hand in any negotiations with TiVo when the time comes |
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Does anybody have this on Virgin's TV Anywhere site this morning.
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there is currently maintenance work on "MYVIRGINMEDIA" possibly related in some way.. |
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Thanks kindly Dash.
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Yeah, same for me too.
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The only apps currently worth having are YouTube and Iplayer , if apps are what people want I'd suggest an XBOX or a Roku. |
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Think someone is sneaking in my house and :tu:heaps of stuff I hate. Some the stuff TiVo recommends based on what i actually do like is mind boggling. EG Miranda????? :no: Pretty sure it just makes it up
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It may be worth tidying your thumbs. Go to My Shows->Suggestions->Improve my Suggestions. |
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Not in that way eeew ;) |
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I am pretty sure that Neil Berkett said that they were hoping (or some similar wording) to talk to Netflix and Lovefilm about the possibility of adding them to Tivo. It was certainly after the Cindy Rose article as Netflix has only been in the UK for a little over a year (launched January 2012 if I recall correctly) |
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Hoping for what? How long does it take to pick up a phone? Send a text or email? Heck, I'll write the email for them: --------- Subject: Netflix on Virgin Media's TiVo Body Text: Hi there, we love Netflix and we suspect you'll would love to have access to a potential 3.8 million TV customers on our network (which you've already got your CDNs embedded within). We should talk and do lunch. Love Virgin Media. :) |
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I was just pointing out that there was a previous reference by Neil Berkett to aquiring Netflix services, after the CR article and before this latest statement. |
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■Netflix: I dont envy a business that spends 70% of its revenue on content, makes a margin of only 50c a home a month and has huge national marketing expenses; is that sustainable? But we have learned a lot from them about how consumers want their content. |
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Personally, I'm not fussed about Netflix on Tivo. I use a relatively cheap streamer to do the job. Using that in conjunction with Unblockus, I can access all the Netflix regions, giving much more content; I wouldn't be able to do that on a Tivo Netflix app. I think it would be a good addition, but with so many devices now able to access Netflix, they may have missed the boat. They probably should have done it shortly after Netflix launched in the UK, if they were going to do it. |
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BTW, the Tivo Netflix app (the new one released last May) is regarded as one of the better ones, if not the best Netflix app. http://www.techofthehub.com/2012/05/...on-review.html |
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Why have the apps on the TiVo dropped from 37 to 29?.
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Millionaire's gone so I assume the contract with appalling game company has expired.
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Any news on VM bringing the TiVo Mini to the UK?
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It makes sense in the US where the TiVo required to run it costs at least $249 + $14.99 a month VM TiVo is a lot less than that. In fact you can get a 500GB TiVo for the same price as the TiVo Mini - 50 install |
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Does everybody have a noisy TIVO or is it just me?
Mine is a 1Tb version. Noise comes from two locations. 1. The TV card sits loosely in its slot. It vibrates with a really irritating buzz. I have dampened this with a bit of Blutac, but this only works for a while. 2. There is an annoying hum from deep inside the unit. This gets amplfied by the wooden furniture it's on. I've partially solved it by placing foam pads under each foot. I had hoped a TIVO box might be better quality than some VM equipment. Apparently its not. |
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No, mine is whisper quiet. I very occasionally hear the chug of the hard drive, but only if it isn't on, otherwise the noise of the TV easily drowns it out. The idea of your smart card sitting loosely seems wrong - I'd give them a ring if I were you.
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Also ain't it about time that TiVo had a firmware update? It still is a bit sluggish for me. |
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Did anyone see this in the VM forum ?
http://www.tivo.com/mytivo/product-f...oid/index.html Looks like the VM Android app may not be too far away. |
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That's from the US site. Their android app has been available since January.
2012. |
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So we looking at another 6 months then ;)
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It's coming soon...
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Virgin should patent 'coming soon' and then advertise
For example: Sky - Believe In Better............Virgin - Coming Soon :D |
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Um, just a random question, whilst watching videos(?), dvd's or Bluray and you miss a small section of the movie/tv show and you rewind past the point you last remembered, does anyone else miss the "jump forward" function TIVO has. Curse TIVO for being so damn useful:-/ Anyway, randomness over....carry on.....
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How useful will it be? It requires an IP address for your TIVO device. Do they have one we can access?
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Some serious work is still needed on the EPG, our box recorded an old episode of Air Crash Investigation yesterday - which was not only marked as new, but also had a first aired date of 18/4/13!!
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Just wondering if i am being thick or my Tivo is being deliberately annoying. Perhaps someone can help me.
I have a few things all recording on a Friday night around the 9pm time and i want to record the new JJ Abrams Revolution which is also on at the 9pm time on a friday. So i guessed it would be on later in the week i found another day ( Saturday ) and set the series link. Went into My Planned recordings and there it is - bang in the middle of the Friday set. I have my settings as New only. I even set up a few episodes to record separately then did a series link for Saturday and it still appears to want to record on Friday. What am i doing wrong? or how can i fix it? Thank you :) |
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It's Wishlists that use all channels |
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Thanks guys - i already have the other series set at a higher priority.
I think the problem is that it IS technically possible but i think other things that also start or end at 9pm may get clipped - so to make sure there would none of that i tried to set it as a series link on the saturday showing. Will have a play around a bit longer. I was just wondering if there is a way of specifically targeting a day to record on rather than when its first convenient for the Tivo :) |
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To prevent it clipping, go to Settings->Recordings->Overlap Proection, and set it to No. It will then reschedule the lowest-priority recording.
If you really want to force it to record on Saturday, tell it not to record episode 1 of the series link (or cancel the series entirely), and set a manual recording instead. |
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In the end I waited until Tuesday and was then able to set the series link up for the Thursday and all following Thursdays. ;) |
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TiVo will always record the first available showing of a program, assuming that the series link has sufficient priority. The only reason that you created a series link that recorded the Thursday showing was that the Monday showing had already taken place and TiVo (obviously) couldn't record the Monday one. Check My Planned Progammes. |
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The show in question is Arrow and in My Shows I have 2 episodes from Thu 14/3 and 2 episodes from Thu 21/3 which seems to back up what I had said had happened. However looking in Planned Programs it shows that it is set up to record the 1 showing that is on tonight and Thursday's showing is set up as a manual recording. I can't remember exactly what I did when I set the program up initially but I do remember trying to set up a manual showing at one stage but I thought I had canceled that. Looking back at recording hiccups it states that last Monday's 2 showings weren't recorded because the series link had been canceled. It also said that the manual recording of episode 'Lone Gunman' on the Thursday wasn't recorded because it wasn't new. However in My Shows it shows that it has recorded both episodes including 'Lone Gunman' from Thursday. My Monday recordings no longer clash with Arrow so I'll leave it as it is and see what gets recorded this week. Sorry for the confusion but I do remember being confused like Londonbornpaddy in trying to get it to record a series on the day I wanted it to. :confused: |
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Got the problem above too. Have a series link for football's next star "New Only" but it continually records all episodes :(Really annoying as it could interfere with other recordings we've set. It recorded 3 last night instead of the one only that the link should have recorded.
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Setting a weekly (or whatever) manual recording is the easiest workaround. |
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"Hi all, I can understand the frustrations you have, however I can assure you that we're in full of development with regards to the Android app. As someone else has posted, we're also working on improving our backends to support the influx of you guys hooking up with TV Anywhere over Android. It shouldn't be much longer now. " |
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Thanks to all for their help with my Tivo recording issues. I think when i got Tivo i never imagined i would actually want to record 3 things that are on at the same time - guess my addiction to Ice Road Truckers on a Friday night has caught up with me. That and Walking Dead , Modern Family and now Revolution all around the 9pm mark. I think i got it sorted out now :)
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Why is CNN news showing in a small window.
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Currently have a V+ box and am thinking about switching to a Tivo but want a comparable collection to the XL package.I was thinking about the VIP collection but without the Sky Sports/Movies element. Just wondered what the cost would be and if I could retain the V+ Box as my second box as I still have a lot of unwatched and non-transferable recordings on it.
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If not in contract, call retentions on 150, option 5 then 3. Explain what you want and they will tell you the best deal you can get. Be firm but polite and you can't go far wrong.
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Its probably been there for ages but tonight I discovered the video games app, have to admit it is really good! Nice one VM!
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Hi posted this on the VM community forum but no harm asking here too.
Over the last week or so I have been experience a short burst of sound coming through my system. I have a Samung HT-D5530 Surround System and a Samsung UE50ES6300 TV which are all connected by HDMI. I have mainly noticed it on HD channels, and over the last couple of days we have kept a note of time/date/channel it has occured. I have yet to notice/log it on SD channels but will continue to log any instances. I have checked all my connections including speakers and everything is fine. We have not noticed it during Bluray playback or any streaming from my NAS. The last occurence has been during The One Show on BBC HD (108) twice in the last 20 minutes. I have also checked by disabling the surround system and just using the TV speakers and the fault still occurs. Also I am able to rewind the show and the fault still happens which to me assumes it is coming from the broadcast and not my equipment. Is anyone else experiencing this? It's hard to explain, it's just a sudden burst of volume which lasts under a second and then goes back to normal. Its just a burst of high volume, am assuming that because I can playback the issue that it's coming from source and not the actual equipment, especially the fact it does it either through the surround system and also through the TV speakers. I have recorded it using my phone, it's not the best quality but you can hear it around 10s into it when Brian Cox's name is mentioned.. hopefully this link works https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BwQC...it?usp=sharing It sometime happens 2 or 3 times a day, but sometimes worse than that as in louder. There is no pattern to it, am trying to narrow it down to what channels it occurs on (we mainly watch HD and tends to be BBC HD, STV HD, C4 HD so that's why started logging it to see whats worse. It's getting annoying, was hoping somone else is experiencing the same thing to see if it's the actual broadcast or possibly a box/signal issue. Happened again at 22:05 on BBC HD (108) on the news, so if anyone else noticed please let me know. |
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Hmm:
http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2013/...orizon-update/ There was talk of Horizon replacing TiVo as VM's PVR after the Liberty Global takeover. If that report via the link is any indication, we may have dodged a bullet. |
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Yeah, the Horizon interface seems to be far nicer to look at than it is to use, couldn't argue against all those tuners though.
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I get the feeling TiVo has been forgotten about. Where are the feature and bug fix and UI speed updates? |
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Seagate 4TB hard disk hints at the future of Sky+HD and Virgin Media TiVo.
http://recombu.com/digital/news/seag...vo_M11612.html |
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Who provides the film ratings on the TiVo epg? The Italian Job, 2.5 stars!
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Which one was it though? Remake deserves less than 2.5 stars, the original deserves 5 stars (or whatever top rating is).
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Cheers Spiderplant. It's the original on film 4 tomorrow. Genuinely stunned at the rating. I appreciate this will always be subjective but surely this is an acknowledged classic? Seriously calls in to question the credibility of the film ratings, IMO. Does anybody actually use them to make viewing decisions?
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It gets a lowly 7.3 at IMDb too. |
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And yet UK customers are being asked to use them to make purchasing decisions-that's not really on, is it. Besides which, your "lowly" imdb score is actually 73%, Tribune's rating equates to just 62% - less than two thirds compared with nearly three quarters. I genuinely think the credibility of Tribune's ratings are questionable.
---------- Post added at 22:01 ---------- Previous post was at 21:55 ---------- On investigation, it appears that 7.3 on imdb is actually a good score. An 8 gets you in the top 250 of all time. By contrast, 2.5 stars from Tribune puts you in the same bracket as Short Circuit (6. 4 on imdb, Btw). |
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I never understood why they went with 4 stars, who the hell rates things out of 4?
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It reduces the scope for distinguishing between films but even so I don't take much notice of them. |
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I detest the TIVO ratings. I have decided that a movie rated 3.5 stars is going to be the equivalent of a 4/5 and 4/4 equates to 5/5. 3 stars and below are literally 3 stars and below. I base my scores on the old Empire movie magazine/website ratings. I find Empire now to be part of the hype culture of reviews now, but 5 -10 years ago, they were excellent.
I now mainly use Time Out for reviews, which are very good, but I am not fully up to speed with their reviewers. With regards to the IMDB ratings, I find IMDB a very useful site, but it's reviews in my eyes are often suspect. If you ever read some of the bad reviews for movies you will find there is not a lot of intelligent input. Often if a story is a slow burner for 90% of the movie, people will call it boring and switch off before the "pay-off" and thus drag the score down drastically. People also find "old" movies too tame and not "exciting" enough. Take The Italian Job for example, I have not seen either (shocking I know) but a lot of people under 25 will have seen the original. These people who then watch the original MAY find the original boring/priggish/slow/rubbish just because of the cast, quality of recording, script, how tame it is in comparison and of course Noel Coward!!!. I often judge 7.2/7.3/7.4 as a good score on IMDB due to the poor reviews. Anything below these scores I will generally class as poor overall (due to the reviews from the more "intelligent" film reviewer). Sorry, got carried away there. BAck to the point, I don't know how to improve the TIVO review system, but it looks like TMS use American orientated reviews for their scores, would VM powered by TIVO be better using British based reviews (i.e Radio Times, Empire, Total Film, Time Out etc) due to different cultures etc? Just a thought! |
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Virgin Media: Multi-TB drives are not the future, it’s all about the cloud.
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lol. Bloody clouds. It all fails if the internet goes down. This is supposed to be the future of business also, but your business stalls if the internet goes.
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Catchup services are all very well but at present they only keep a week of programmes.
We manage alright with the 1TB box, we don't keep that many programmes more than a week probably about 250GB. |
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