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muppetman11 13-06-2011 10:44
Re: Disappointment with TiVo
 
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Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35256901)
All the nearest VM shops to me require a fair bit of travelling to and I would have to specifically make the effort.Could be even further for others.

Mind saying that before I would buy, I would ask around forums like this,read all the bumph provided and written about it before shelling out £150 for it.

So far nothing I've seen or heard would make me go for a Tivo.I too would rather view YouTube on my PC.;).I've already got hundreds of channels of dross to watch without adding that to the list.:D
YouTube is much better on the PC , I've tried it on TIVO , Samsung Blu Ray Player , and LG TV and none come close to the PC version.

toady 13-06-2011 10:55
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The only problem with YouTube on anything other than a PC is a lack of proper keyboard entry

denphone 13-06-2011 10:55
Re: Disappointment with TiVo
 
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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35256914)
YouTube is much better on the PC , I've tried it on TIVO , Samsung Blu Ray Player , and LG TV and none come close to the PC version.
The only problem with Youtube on the PC is the buffering problems sometimes Muppetman.

muppetman11 13-06-2011 10:59
Re: Disappointment with TiVo
 
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Originally Posted by toady (Post 35256925)
The only problem with YouTube on anything other than a PC is a lack of proper keyboard entry
Yes agreed.

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35256927)
The only problem with Youtube on the PC is the buffering problems sometimes Muppetman.
Is any of the YT content on TIVO available in 1080p like on the PC version as it's not on my Blu Ray player.

richard1960 13-06-2011 11:44
Re: Disappointment with TiVo
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35256901)
All the nearest VM shops to me require a fair bit of travelling to and I would have to specifically make the effort.Could be even further for others.

Mind saying that before I would buy, I would ask around forums like this,read all the bumph provided and written about it before shelling out £150 for it.

So far nothing I've seen or heard would make me go for a Tivo.I too would rather view YouTube on my PC.;).I've already got hundreds of channels of dross to watch without adding that to the list.:D
Lukily in my town we have a VM store but having said that is i was shelling out £150 i would also travel to have a look but to be fair some stores would be more of a pain to get to then others as you pointed out.

Forums such as this though are great in helping to make a decision wether a product such as TiVo is for you,personally i do not record hours and hours of tv as i am divorced and live on my own, if i had a young family maybe that would be different.

I would agree with you though i have lots of channels of dross that seems to keep repeating itself;) without the need to record hours and hours more,also for films and DVDS i like i buy them cheaply enough from amazon,as i prefer to own copies.I too am very happy to watch you tube and others on my pc,i do not do twitter or facebook so apps for those would be wasted,myV+ performs all the functions i need on a pvr.But i am going to take another look in the future once TiVo has ben around a little while.:)

royaltiger 13-06-2011 11:56
Re: Disappointment with TiVo
 
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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35256930)
Yes agreed.

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Is any of the YT content on TIVO available in 1080p like on the PC version as it's not on my Blu Ray player.
I understood all utube was low quality resolution which was a main reason for me not wanting to watch on a HD plasma.

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Even going to a store I still dont believe you get any idea of what the tivo is like until its working on your own personal tv, amp etc. We can all demo using the latest high quality products but it still does not compensate real life viewing in your own home.

muppetman11 13-06-2011 11:57
Re: Disappointment with TiVo
 
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Originally Posted by royaltiger (Post 35256952)
I understood all utube was low quality resolution which was a main reason for me not wanting to watch on a HD plasma.
As I thought the same as my blu ray YT , with the PC version many videos have 240p right through to 1080p available , and I agree you need to use something for a length of time in the home environment , what's your initial thoughts of TIVO.

ahardie 13-06-2011 11:59
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Originally Posted by royaltiger (Post 35256952)
I understood all utube was low quality resolution which was a main reason for me not wanting to watch on a HD plasma.
You can search for HD material. Like another poster said if you for instance search for "Muse HD". It will bring up HD versions.

royaltiger 13-06-2011 12:06
Re: Disappointment with TiVo
 
I got the impression everything on utube was low grade definition so you could upload to them quicker.

denphone 13-06-2011 12:07
Re: Disappointment with TiVo
 
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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35256956)
As I thought the same as my blu ray YT , with the PC version many videos have 240p right through to 1080p available , and I agree you need to use something for a length of time in the home environment , what's your initial thoughts of TIVO.
The tivo is a sea change in set top boxes in my mind so my message to you is when are you going to get one.;)

muppetman11 13-06-2011 12:09
Re: Disappointment with TiVo
 
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Originally Posted by royaltiger (Post 35256964)
I got the impression everything on utube was low grade definition so you could upload to them quicker.
No on the PC a lot of reviews , movie trailers and general clips are available in 1080p

royaltiger 13-06-2011 12:17
Re: Disappointment with TiVo
 
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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35256967)
No on the PC a lot of reviews , movie trailers and general clips are available in 1080p

Something must have stuck in my brain from initial launch of utube about having to compress to a certain bitrate for uploading.

muppetman11 13-06-2011 12:28
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Originally Posted by royaltiger (Post 35256964)
I got the impression everything on utube was low grade definition so you could upload to them quicker.
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Originally Posted by royaltiger (Post 35256971)
Something must have stuck in my brain from initial launch of utube about having to compress to a certain bitrate for uploading.
Yes at launch most video was lower quality , however now many companies like Which post videos to YT and many are at full 1080p. I have a small form PC hooked to my TV and using the YT website on my TV at 1080p the quality is amazing. Its a real shame the YT apps on TIVO , connected TVs and Blu Ray players didn't enable you to pick your resolution as this would be great and really beneficial.

DaBoz 13-06-2011 13:31
Re: Disappointment with TiVo
 
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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35256977)
Yes at launch most video was lower quality , however now many companies like Which post videos to YT and many are at full 1080p. I have a small form PC hooked to my TV and using the YT website on my TV at 1080p the quality is amazing. Its a real shame the YT apps on TIVO , connected TVs and Blu Ray players didn't enable you to pick your resolution as this would be great and really beneficial.
Or iPads! I don't always need 720p at the higher bandwith, and sometimes I'd like to just quickly see something, regardless of quality. Give us control of our bloody devices!

Maggy 13-06-2011 13:34
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Let'd remember the topic please.

DaBoz 13-06-2011 13:42
Re: Disappointment with TiVo
 
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Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35257007)
Let'd remember the topic please.
Ok, just like other devices such as iPad, Blu-Rays, iTVs and other PVRs, it's dissapointing that TiVo doesn't provide better control of the YouTube streaming resolutions.


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