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v0id	11-04-2011 22:42

Re: 500GB or 1TB option

I'm sure it was also the plan to replace all the boxes with the TV Drive/V+ "in the coming years" too when that was launched.
It's just marketing spiel, and should be taken with a pinch of salt.

Besides, as long as they can get away with charging a phantom 'activation fee' for a new box that for all purposes is rented, there's no way they'd swap every exisiting cutomers box for free

Digital Fanatic

11-04-2011 22:46

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Originally Posted by v0id (Post 35210750)

I'm sure it was also the plan to replace all the boxes with the TV Drive/V+ "in the coming years" too when that was launched.
It's just marketing spiel, and should be taken with a pinch of salt

The difference now is that TiVo is the new platform. V-HD will be the box for people who don't want PVR and that will at some point get TiVo'd.

thunderlips

11-04-2011 22:57

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my tv contract is up at the end of may so going to look into the mini Tivo ! think thats when it comes out so see what happens !

sorry to ask this question but i have looked allover these pages and the net can someone give me a breakdown on the size of the recording hardives and how many hours they hold please............. Thank you ............

muppetman11

11-04-2011 23:13

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Originally Posted by thunderlips (Post 35210760)

Roughly 120 hrs 1tb
Roughly 60 hrs 500 gb that's HD recording times for both SD will be more.

toady

11-04-2011 23:14

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My TIVO email says the 1TB box will give me around 500 hours of standard or 100 hours of HD

muppetman11

11-04-2011 23:15

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Originally Posted by toady (Post 35210782)

My TIVO email says the 1TB box will give me around 500 hours of standard or 100 hours of HD

I did say roughly and I did say you would get more SD

devilincarnate

11-04-2011 23:16

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Originally Posted by thunderlips (Post 35210760)

I can say the the 1TB box gives you 536 hours of SD and 121 hours of HD, so you will just need to divide the times.

muppetman11

11-04-2011 23:17

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Originally Posted by devilincarnate (Post 35210787)

I can say the the 1TB box gives you 536 hours of SD and 121 hours of HD, so you will just need to divide the times.

Thanks I was an hour out for HD LOL :D

Dave42

11-04-2011 23:21

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35210790)

Thanks I was an hour out for HD LOL :D

you very naughty man muppet being 1 hour out thats not on at all you know lol

spiderplant

11-04-2011 23:23

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Originally Posted by devilincarnate (Post 35210787)

I can say the the 1TB box gives you 536 hours of SD and 121 hours of HD, so you will just need to divide the times.

The bit rates of channels vary widely (especially for SD), so exact time isn't predictable.

thunderlips

11-04-2011 23:24

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thanks lads for clearing that up for me.... !

devilincarnate

11-04-2011 23:30

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Originally Posted by spiderplant (Post 35210799)

The bit rates of channels vary widely (especially for SD), so exact time isn't predictable.

They are the figures that it is giving me on the TIVO box :D

muppetman11

11-04-2011 23:30

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Originally Posted by spiderplant (Post 35210799)

The bit rates of channels vary widely (especially for SD), so exact time isn't predictable.

Thats correct and a switch to mpeg4 for VM down the line would bring the box to similar times as the Sky 1TB box which is 240 hrs HD.

thunderlips

11-04-2011 23:33

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deffo going to look into the smaller Tivo box that will do me

spiderplant

11-04-2011 23:43

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Originally Posted by devilincarnate (Post 35210805)

They are the figures that it is giving me on the TIVO box :D

OK, now go into My Shows, select a recording, and press Info. It'll show you how much space it occupies

First two in my list:
40 minute recording from BBC1 (SD): 1.25GB
70 minute recording from Quest : 1.13GB

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