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I am lucky, as I have the VM hub a couple of feet away from the TiVo - another option is to use PowerLine connectors.

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I had thought that VM may offer powerline adapters to extend the range of the network to the TiVo.

I have a couple of them and thats how my TiVo in the living room is connected. Bedroom TiVo is right next to the router so there was no issue there.

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Likewise, as I also have my 3D Bluray player, NAS Drive and Desktop all connected to it.

Wireless router upstairs used as a bridge to connect to the Superhub which streams from the NAS (and hopefully the TiVo shortly!)

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Homeplugs are brilliant and user friendly I have my Sky+HD multiroom connected up with them and Anytime+ works a treat and so will the shared planner when launched. I use these
http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-TL-P...1571971&sr=8-1

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They should have thought about that really before not asking Cisco to include Wi-fi in the Tivo boxes. Its not like Wi-fi chips cost a lot of money.

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Totally new to Homeplugs but want to connect Tivo and my 3D BluRay player. Will I need 4 homeplugs to get connected?

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I believe you can use one of these below assuming your TIVO and Blu Ray are connected to the same TV you basically plug one homeplug in an electric socket near your router with an Ethernet into your router then the other plug near your TIVO with Ethernet from homeplug to your TIVO
this will allow you to connect more than one device however someone maybe able to verify 100%

http://www.ebuyer.com/119379-zyxel-d...91-010-083003b

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Last week both my TiVos were playing up, No network connection on one and a totally black screen (not even a menu) on the other. Resets didnt give me any joy so I called faults.
They were really helpfull, got an almost working Tivo on my black screen but had no access to Ondemand etc. Line two got involved, who ever they are, and within 2 days all gone back to normal.

Odd times pictures would load on the discovery bar and could get apps on and off too. At one point tivo was flicking from My Shows to Home by itself for 30 secs or so. And all the time the green connection light remained on.


Also had this happen on one box...
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2012/03/68.jpg


Anyways, all fixed now. Just found it interesting.

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Thank you!

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http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop...403&v=2046#VID

Quick video on this page to show how easy homeplugs are to setup.

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Go for a make which provides more options , one plug with a single ethernet port to connect to your router, and the other plug with multiple ethernet ports to connect your TIVO and Bluray player

I have these

http://www.solwise.co.uk/net-powerli...-piggy-mk3.htm

http://www.solwise.co.uk/net-powerline-av-3pe.htm

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Thanks all for the info, will defo get them now.

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A bit late, but can verify muppetman11's advice to use a switch. It's what I use with my Solwise homeplugs. I use a cheap Edimax one, but any cheap switch should do. Have my Media Player and Freesat recorder connected to it with no problems.

Also make sure you get a Piggyback Homeplug (for mains pass-through) if you need one. Putting a Homeplug on a mains adaptor with other plugged in devices, is not recommended.

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My experience with homeplugs is that they work well if the two devices to be linked are physically on the same circuit. When I had my VM broadband installed I initially tried to link my superhub and my various computers this way but as the router and the computers were not on the same circuit within my home the results were disappointing and I found I was only getting about half the speed I expected. So I took the plunge and had cat 5 cables run and now I'm getting full speed delivered to my computers. I only found out about the need to have both homeplugs on the same circuit later via various homeplg forums. They'll work on separate circuits within the home, but at reduced efficiency.

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It's about time pay TV companies here got their multiroom streaming products out , I remember using this function in the US over two years ago.

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l will echo that sentiment as well.

Options for the suggestions would be good, so you can add extra time onto the recordings. If shows are running slightly late.

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Agreed. VM are going to need all the advantages they can muster when Sky launch fibre, and multiroom straming could be one of them, if they get their finger out.

I know they're trying to come up with a simple network connection method so that anyone can have it, but why not let those of us who know how to hook up the Tivo to a network have it now. And if they use carriage rights as an excuse, surely they've been planning this from the early planning stages of the Tivo, which ought to be long enough?

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Don't Suggestions get the default padding; ie -1/+4. (I don't know as I don't have them enabled.) No good for really late over-runs mind, of course, so the idea's fair enough.

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Suggestions used to have 10 mins buffer, but now they are 1- and 4+ mins

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I think both companies may get the product to market by late this year , however that's just my opinion.

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Do you have to enable buffer on suggestions because mine don't seem to have any buffer. Most of the time the end is missing on my suggestions and the length of the recording is the actual length of the program.

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Do you know how are Sky planning to do it? is there a network connection on their boxes?

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might be getting "clipped" by other recordings.

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Sky have 3 boxes a SkyHD box (non PVR) with Ethernet port , Sky+HD with Ethernet and a Sky+HD 1TB with Ethernet. Sky also sell their own wireless connector if you wish to go down that route https://accessories.sky.com/
All I've heard in the forums is that it's meant to be in testing and staff on DS have called it the shared planner , I think I've seen it mentioned that you can watch a show in one room then pause and carry on from that point in another room however it is all speculation. TIVO already have a similar feature available on their boxes in the US don't they.
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...6&postcount=13

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My preferred option would be a virgin branded ethernet - Wifi adapter, somthing like this http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/5454...universal.html.
Have the feeling that the electrics in my house (being installed in the 1900's and bodged by previous owners recently certifed however) would downgrade the connectivity to 2400 Baud.

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Good question re Tivo's, IS the red button regarding FOOTBALL FIRST now operating.

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It sure is. Works a treat, too.

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I had TIVO installed yesterday:-

1) MUCH quicker channel change than V+
2) MUCH quicker getting into menus and finding/playing Catch Up or On Demand
3) MUCH quicker on Sky red button (love it that it also tells you when red button features will happen too)
4) MUCH slicker presentation of red button facilities.
5) Despite what some have said SD channels are just as good (or as bad lol) as they ever were BUT if anything the HD channels are a bit more HD-eyer than on the V+ box.

Only a couple of downsides. No reminder features - but I know that's coming (does anyone know when it's likely to appear???)

Bit weird not having the channel number displayed on the box...but that's a minor minor thing.

Slightly annoying the recording buffers have to be set up for each individual recording and not across the board in one go or am I missing something????

Maybe bcos I'm not used to it yet but there seems to be a lot of steps to get into watch/delete/set up recording than there was on the V+ BUT I'm guessing that's because you can do more.

All in all I like it. Impressed with the speed especially.

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enjoy your tivo :) would not swap mine for anything

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Express series link adds an automatic 1 min before and 4 mins after padding value. I think pressing record does the same (never use these myself; always go into 'explore this show' to delete padding and change other settings)

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l will second that Dave.:tu:

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It does indeed.

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Cool beans.

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When highlighting a recording in My Shows you can just press play to watch it without having to go into the next menu, saves a button press :)

Also to quickly delete a show press Clear (Bottom left next to '0' on the remote), also when the show is highlighted.

Hope that helps

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Love how it looks ( that`s praise from me !!)

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It does :) :)

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Good stuff. Enjoy your new toy, had mine a year and it's still going strong

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I will second this as well:)

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HELP!!!!!!!!!!!

OK so i have an HDD recorder connected by scart which used to work happily with my V+ box. The only issue i ever had was that sometimes i used to get funny lines down the picture, especially when there was a lot or red or green on the screen. I fixed it by going into the V+ menus and switching from COMPOSITE to RGB as a picture output. Problem fixed, lines gone!!!

HOWEVER, I've connected HDD back up since i've had TIVO fitted and the lines are there BUT I can't see WHERE I can flip the switch from Composite to RGB...

HELP!!!!!!

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i tryed it,i dont change.nothing on the menu to change it

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i mean it doesnt change,i tryed it.nothing on the menu for it

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That's because there isn't one as it's already RGB.

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Thanks for the reply. Is there anyway around this, tech people. As a tennis fan i sometimes want to record and keep matches and i record them on my HDD recorder and then burn them onto DVD. If there is no way to fix this then I can't do this with TIVO and I'll be going back to V+.

I've had a google and it suggests that SCART on TIVO never used to be RGB enabled but a software drop enabled it??!?!?!?!

HELP (again)

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Correct. I thought you needed it to be RGB? :confused:

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I do mate but i'm still getting the 'composite' fuzzy lines on the screen when looking at the virgin signal through my HDD recorder.

I

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Okay. Well that's just weird :D I have a Philips DVD Recorder hooked up to mine and don't have that problem. Which suggests it's your other box and not your Tivo that may need a settings change.

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Mate, mines a Phillips DVD HDD recorder too...

Can you give me a quick run down as to how you've got your hooked up to TIVO/TV/HDD??? Would appreciate it. I'm going nuts trying to figure it out.

I've been into the Phillips menu and can't see anything that might need swithcing.

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Is your TiVo a Cisco or a Samsung, Mobes?

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I'm in town at the moment mate, I'll have a looky and PM you a bit late. Does It make a difference??

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Wasn't aware the Samsung's were available already? I assume they look the same?

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Well I just double-checked it for you and it's nothing special, really.

The Tivo is SCART'd to the AUX input
The TV is SCART'd to the TV output

And I have it set to "YUV P-Scan" rather than "RGB" because, for some unknown reason, RGB has a heavy blue tinge to it on my new Panasonic E30B.

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I wouldn't have thought so as they're essentially the same thing.

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It probably doesn't make a difference, but it's worth considering. I haven't checked the Samsung output recently.

Make sure your SCART leads are plugged in properly. Try a different lead if you can.

There are lots of the 500GB ones being installed now, but no 1TB yet. They look much the same, but with some subtle differences (e.g they have round LEDs instead of square)

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It's a samsung.... ive tried swapping Scart Leads but it doesn't help.

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Here's a picture oh what i mean.



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OK so i did a bit messing about with a mates HDD dvd recorder. Looks like a clash with my Philips as his recorder didn't have the issue but mine did on his Tivo. So anyways i skipped to Argos and got myself a new LG HDD/DVD recorder and everything works fine..

It was time for an upgrade anyways... thanks for your help though guys :)

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Just on TIVO , Sky One HD listing 7-8pm Gadget Geeks when in fact the show is Ashley Banjo's secret street crew , just connected to Virgin media network and updated still showing wrong show :(

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Is the VM TIVO box now using targeted ads or does everyone have the Mercedes advert on the discovery bar ?

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l think everybody has it on their discovery bar MM unless someone can tell me otherwise.

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Everyone has it

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Yep been on mine for sometime. No I haven`t looked at it.
Sorry Ben beat me to it.
Have to add ,its another thing I find no use for. Not a dig just a statement. I wonder how long before its all or mostly ads?

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just checked mine MM no ads on discovery bar here

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You sure Dave.

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Thanks , on my parents it's in the Discovery bar , when highlighting the ad it says ' Escaped the map , now drive the car when clicking it you are taken to a video ad.

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perhaps he need to run the bar to see it?

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yes Den just went threw all the discovery bar no ad there

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Maybe your discovery bar is set to a different option.

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there on the standard options just checked settings

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The wonders of TiVo that you are now able to skip advets on the discovery bar:D

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I saw it yesterday, but it's not there today. It might depend on when your box last called back.

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Me too, but then I just ignore it and it's certainly not a reason not to get a Tivo; IMO :)

Not a chance.

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To be fair it's a pretty unobtrusive way of advertising , and pretty slick. VM are a business and as such need to explore every avenue of generating income.

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I doubt it somehow... I don't mind the odd advert as it keeps the charges down. nobody is forced to watch them :)

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agreed :tu:

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Now come on, guys. Don't start confusing people with common sense and logic ;):D

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It is like a lover's tiff on here between a few members on here:D:D:D

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:romance::romance::romance:

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:notme:Nothing to do with me. I demand a blood test - that'll prove it

Cheers

Grim

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Right we will go on the Kyle show:erm::D:D:D:D

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Please Mr Devil, can I have a go on the lie detector too??

Being serious, it would never happen - I'm too pretty to be on an edition of the South Yorkshire News :D:D:D

Cheers

Grim

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PMSL:D:D:D:D

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PBS App and Scooby Game App now on TiVo.

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Scoooooby Dooooooby Dooooo :D

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If it raises money that`s fine. As said before I ignore it for the most parti In eye line so see it but do not use.
Just wondered if other agency`s might give it ago. If so how many spaces does"it "have to sell .

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The only problem is l am still waiting for Kermit the Muppet app.:D:D

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With Miss piggy as well. I hope someone has told them both the story about the birds and the bees :D

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Couple of questions:

1. How many apps have people got?
2. What/which YouTube app have you got?

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21 is the answer to the first question and the answer to the second question is l have the old Youtube app.

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21 apps in total. inc. PBS and Scooby Doo.

Red YouTube and White Youtube logos here in teesside

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So is that the original YouTube app or the newer auto-playing YouTube app?

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The PBS app just crashed my box, grrr...

Are these apps just ads for the tv channels?

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Yeah, thats correct.

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:) So which one? :angel:

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Eh? How can you answer and either/or question with 'Yes'? lol

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The older one.

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lol, sorry guys! Watching Fringe and reading forums at the same time is too hard for me!

My tivo has the old youtube app AND the new. :)

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Thanks for the info. :)

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The apps need to improve and I'm sure they will however the functionality and speed of the box is excellent considering the amount of graphics and data it's handling , my parents box has only needed a reboot once since install and that was after an update so they seem to have sorted most of the stability issues.

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I thinks they have that figured. Look at Muppet Christmas Carol and they have kids, well frogs and pigs anyway. Marvels of the animal kingdom keeping the genes separate like that.

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Never seen it so didnt know they had Muppet kids

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A couple of questions for you.

1. How many App's have you got.

2. Which version have you got.

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Hahaha... Well you know if I could I would!! :angel:

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Just tried a wishlist as a trial , tried Jones Tom Sir which it found however when setup it failed to find The Voice UK tonight what have I done wrong :confused: also tried Jones Tom still nothing :confused:

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Why not try "Sheep Sh?"

No offence as some of my family and friend's are Welsh.

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:D:D I'm trying to teach wishlists however this one has stumped me

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Nothing. It's because he isn't mentioned anywhere in the listings for The Voice :)

Also, I wouldn't use the "Sir" as he will very rarely be listed with that title.

I think the best way to set up a wishlist for a person is to "search" for them in the database first and then use the 'Create Wishlist' from the "More Info" option.