Cable Forum - TiVo General TiVo Discussion Part 2

I find this dosent always work. A triple recording and watching live tv, meant i had to cancel a recording of the Mentalist, which i know is repeated, but it didnt pick it up. Perhaps because the repeat is on another channel (5 and 5*)?

Yes. Series Links are channel-specific so, in that sort of situation, as you have found, it won't find the other airing.

Andy1

05-05-2011 00:01

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Originally Posted by Sarg92 (Post 35228923)

Well I'll find out in the morning to see how many episodes TiVo records. A new episode is on at 21:30 and a repeat of the same episode is on in the early hours of the morning. I am thinking it will record the repeat because nothing appears in the Recording Hiccups section about an episode not recording due to the same episode already being recorded within 28 days (or something along those lines) because this is stated for other series links that I have set.

Im not sure but perhaps it only 'drops' the superfluous planned recording once it has actually recorded one of the episodes.

That may be how it always finds another version of the show if the recording is cancelled by a recording clash ie it keeps moving down the list until it has 'grabbed' a complete showing.

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Originally Posted by Sarg92 (Post 35228895)

I think you are right about the EPG data because the description of each episode, whether new or a repeat, is exactly the same so TiVo sees them all as different episodes. Bit of a bummer now that I'm going to have a cluttered recordings page!

For the program that cannot be recorded as a series link, it is called Bhagowali which comes on Zee TV at 14:00. TiVo finds upcoming episodes of it but it doesn't allow me to record the show as a series. This is frustrating as my V+ Box records it as a series but there were some shows that my V+ couldn't identify as a series but TiVo can! Crazy!

The option of scheduling a series link for Bhagowali is certainly showing for me through the internet site. I will try through the actual box tomorrow.

richardc1983

05-05-2011 01:43

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Originally Posted by carlwaring (Post 35229096)

Yes. Series Links are channel-specific so, in that sort of situation, as you have found, it won't find the other airing.

Maybe it's better to setup wishlists instead you can set these to new or repeats also and it's across all channels.

StickS81

05-05-2011 07:09

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Mine seems to have stopped loading info on day 2. It had loaded program info up to 10pm last night, after that it just said 'to be announced'. This morning still nothing. Been on 99% loading info since yesterday. Pulled the plugged and did a force connect, left it on loading info 3%. See what its like when I get home.

denphone

05-05-2011 07:16

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Originally Posted by ahardie (Post 35229091)

I had my Tivo fitted today at long last. I'm very impressed so far. Great to have as much hard drive space as I am ever likely to need and three active tuners and I like being able to view youtube on the tv. I was a bit concerned that youtube would have a lot of missing content but I searched for some things I have watched in the past on my ipod touch and they were all there. As for picture quality, the match on ITV HD this evening looked superb, I think slightly better than the V+. SD pq is to close to call compared to the V+. I would really need to do an A-B comparison with both boxes connected but it's not a problem on my plasma tv.
So far so good, my only negative comment would be that we need more apps.

Yes its a lovely box and yes more apps would be nice.

Perfect Choice

05-05-2011 07:23

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Originally Posted by carlwaring (Post 35229096)

Yes. Series Links are channel-specific so, in that sort of situation, as you have found, it won't find the other airing.

This could be an issue therefore. Tivo needs to have the option to cut the padding off at the end of a recording if it annot find another showing of the episode whose recording has to be cancelled since you want to watch ive TV or anothe channel not being recorded, or search all channels for another showing of the episode.

I wouldn't want to miss a whole programme being recorded just because you put padding on based on the low risk a programme is delayed. Better to cut off the padding since 9 times out of 10 you capture the whole programme anyway as no programme delay.

richardc1983

05-05-2011 08:17

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Originally Posted by StickS81 (Post 35229188)

Try the force connect things twice then restart the box through the reset option menu. Don't just pull the plug or switch off at the back. This has corrected most issues vm said to me.

StickS81

05-05-2011 08:28

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Originally Posted by richardc1983 (Post 35229197)

Try the force connect things twice then restart the box through the reset option menu. Don't just pull the plug or switch off at the back. This has corrected most issues vm said to me.

Yeah, will try that later. Only thing is, because its still on 99% loading, there is no option to force connect. The only way I've found to stop it to is turn the power off completly. Then once its back on I can force connect. Thats what I did this morning. I'll see what its done when I get home at 2.

richardc1983

05-05-2011 08:46

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Oh ok give it a whirl shouldn't get stuck like that

brava210

05-05-2011 09:46

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Well, had ours fitted yesterday...Still getting used to it.
I am gonna give it a while to settle but so far so Good.
On my Panasonic 50" Plasma the PQ is very similar to Samsung V+ I think.
It's not as good as my old SA V+ in SD but nothing ever will be i dont think.

I watched the first Episode of exile on iplayer no problem, but the second episode kept stopping and reverting to the Apps screen ? :confused:
And iplayer didn't remember my last played programme so i had to skip through it again..

Teething problems I hope but overall Good, I do understand some peoples disappointment in th PQ in SD, most probably SA V+ users.
But it is better than my humax HD PVR.
I do miss things like bookmarks etc from the Humax freeview PVR.

But with free V+ in another room, it sweetens the deal a little :)

Aragorn

05-05-2011 17:13

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Quick Q - Any more news on dates for the 500GB TiVo? Ie, when can I order?

denphone

05-05-2011 17:25

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Originally Posted by Aragorn (Post 35229574)

Quick Q - Any more news on dates for the 500GB TiVo? Ie, when can I order?

l think the dates mention were mid to late May.

StickS81

05-05-2011 18:17

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Originally Posted by richardc1983 (Post 35229197)

Try the force connect things twice then restart the box through the reset option menu. Don't just pull the plug or switch off at the back. This has corrected most issues vm said to me.

Come home from work and it had finished loading the info this time, but still nothing on the guide. Did another force connect, and it said everything was successful and finished, but still nothing in the guide. Did a full reset and it did 2 connects and updates and now I have 10 days of program info. Shall see what happens from here.:)

devilincarnate

05-05-2011 18:28

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Originally Posted by Aragorn (Post 35229574)

Quick Q - Any more news on dates for the 500GB TiVo? Ie, when can I order?

The date been banded about is the 16th of May:) Not sure if this is correct as it says for new customers on the site July?

BenMcr

05-05-2011 18:29

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Originally Posted by devilincarnate (Post 35229635)