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Good news for TIVO users , I have it on my Youview but last time I looked I still didn't have it on Samsung TV.

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Been hearing reports that TiVo has started to record 'suggestions' as a priority over 'planned recordings'. To try and achieve this, it has started to use all three tuners- a message appears if one is watching live TV to say that it is about to change channel when it needs the third tuner for a 'suggestion'.

One user has stated that the TiVo used to suggest about a dozen per week, but now it's suggesting a dozen or so every 48 hours.

Has anybody here had any problems like this?

Maybe it's a software fault; has there been a recent update?

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I was getting random suggestion a few months ago. I have now turned of suggestions as I was spending time thumbs downing all the suggestions.

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Suggestions won't take priority over scheduled recordings, but can take over live TV if you haven't pressed a remote control button for a while.

The rate of recording suggestions has been increased recently.

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I had noticed an increase in suggestions, however they do seem to have got better as I am now watching a greater number of them.

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Setup a new wishlist just now for Simpsons, as I can never remember which ones I have seen and not seen. It's got 24 set to record, but is missing 3 episodes due to air tonight. I have options set to record new and re-runs, keep all episodes, HD only and start 2 mins early finish 3 mins later. Nothing being recorded tonight, so at a loss as to why it is not recording the 3 episodes on SKY1 HD.

Thanks for suggestions.

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Those episodes aren't marked as HD. According to Wikipedia, Series 20 was the first made in HD.

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Oh. I just assumed saying record in HD meant it would just record those shows broadcast on the HD channels. So I would be better off cancelling the wishlist later and then doing 2 separate series links, one for SKY 1 and one for Channel 4 then?

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Just remove the "HD only" restriction. It should still record HD whenever available.

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Thanks, I'll try that tonight. Hopefully it will record HD versions where available and not the AD channel for Channel 4.

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Thanks spider, it has been recording the HD channels since making that tweak.

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l have set up a Wish list search for films under the genre of action adventure and on the TV EPG there are plenty of films listed under that but on the Wish List it shows nothing.

Am l typing in the right wordings for this wish list search? as l have it under Films for the main keyword and then in category l have set it up as Movies and Action Adventure.

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Try removing Films from the main keyword field and see if that makes a difference. I know there was a guide in this thread for recording movies but I can't remember what page it was on, I'll search in a second.

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Hmm, searched but can't find it.

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Yes l have just removed Films as the main keyword and now there is a plethora of films to look through.:Yikes:

Thanks Mark for that tip.

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I've got the opposite issue and often wish it would record things in SD, not HD as it takes up too much space.

e.g. I've got a Wishlist to record films with Peter Sellers, but I don't really want 1950's & 60's films in HD, little point. It tends opt for the HD version of the channel if there's a choice.

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I know theres a setting somewhere on the tivo but for the life of me I cant remember where it is. I had the box swapped last week after a hardrive failure, so I`ve got a new box.
If we are watching an oldish film on some channels, channel 5 HD is one of them but there are others, the picture is a square box but if I change to SD it goes to full screen. Could someone remind me how to change the setting please so its full screen in HD

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Go to Help&Settings -> Settings -> Video Output -> Aspect Correction Mode. I think you either want it set to Full or Zoom.

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cheers spiderplant :)

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If you select a programme from your wish list, you will see on the right hand side of your screen a short list of options. The first is 'Get only in HD'. If you 'OK' that, your wish list preference will be recorded on SD.

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I have been with Cable TV and Telephone service since March 2005, then it was Yorkshire Cable. Since then culminating in my current provider Virgin Media, the price seems to increase steadily by about £3.00 each year, from my limited knowledge of other customers are paying, it seems the more persuasive we are the less we pay. Of course it depends on what services the customers receive, but what about us comparing our charges just to see how they vary from one to another. Since changing to Tivo my past monthly payments have averaged £70.00. An email on 11/11/15 reads "From February next year, your bill will be going up by £3.99 a month" making mine £73.99. Come on then WHATS YOURS?

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Looking after the long term paying customers does not seem to be in any of the service provides remit. Why do you have to keep phoning up to hagle a better price or deal! Though I am told that we pay less than other countries.

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More suggestions have started recording in the last few weeks. Is this down to a recent update?

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Yes, the settings were changed about a month ago.

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Yes, that was a positive move. You are more likely to find a programme you like by going through the suggestions than by channel hopping.

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Im guessing virgin make more money doing this

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Given your Netflix and Amazon Prime subscriptions, how often do you have to fall back on suggestions for something to watch?

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Never, actually. However, I am aware of those who 'channel hop' and when I tried this myself in the early days, I found it an unsatisfactory way of discovering what was on. When you eventually find a programme you want to watch using this method, you tend to find that you are some way through it already, which is frustrating. At least with the 'Suggestions', the programmes are more tailored to your viewing habits and each one you can watch from the beginning.

I wasn't thinking of me when I wrote my post, I was aiming my comments at those who tend to find their programmes by channel hopping.

I have always used a more sophisticated method of planning my viewing, and now I have so much choice, the quality of my viewing is now very good indeed.

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Ok, thanks. Working more like it should have done at launch.

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Was the On demand music section completely replaced by the Vevo App?

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I believe so, yes.

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Yes, that and karaoke!

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What do you think of this Vevo app OB?.

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It's not so bad when you get used to it. It appears a bit difficult to find a good play list at first that doesn't just feature one of the artists on the main menu, but once you search and play a track that you select, it just continues to play different videos.

Remember that if you want to return to the Vevo menu, just press the left hand button on your remote for as many times as necessary and you will get there.

Don't like the advertisement interruptions, but they are relatively brief.

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Was looking a little bit earlier at the Vevo app and there are some very glaring omissions on there from certain well known artists.

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That's probably because Warner Music is currently missing from Vevo http://www.billboard.com/articles/bu...er-music-group

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So we could still have to wait quite a while it seems reading the link..

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Anymore software updates due for this Tivo or is that it now until the new box?

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BenMcr is likely to have the answer to that question but one would imagine his lips are sealed somewhat.:)

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Ben's might be but mine aren't. Yes, future updates are planned. I'm not saying what or when though.

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And will there be a new box? as the word on the street is that there is one coming..

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There is far more then that missing as many of the artists from years ago have diddly squat on there.

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AFAIK Vevo only caters for more recent bands/artists.

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Well its looks like l will be going back to the YouTube app then as l am a bit of a old timer with regards to music.:)

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The old stuff doesn't generate any profit, so, from their perspective (generating money) they see no point in filling up server space with it.

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Then it ain't much use to me then PB..

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However, for me who likes Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande it is a great addition to TiVo. Although I confess I stick to the laptop and xBox for Vevo.

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l am glad its useful for you Mark as if we all had the same musical tastes life would be rather boring.

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Whatever happened to that old maxim ' the customer is always right?'

There is actually huge demand for a variety of old and new music and providers should cater for their needs.

I agree the Young Tube could be seen as a better option, but I wouldn't have this on for my grandkids as you never know what might come on next...!:shocked:

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It's still applies.................... providing said customer will generate revenue.

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Looks like Vevo is working on a subscription version as the ad-supported service isn't bringing in the money they thought it would: http://recode.net/2016/02/17/vevo-is...ption-service/

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Yesterday evening I settled down to watch a few recordings. Time after time I would get a blank screen up to about 30 seconds whilst looking through the list. Then all I got was the whirly thing as it had a think about showing the next page. Up popped an error message for a second or two (I didn't have time to read it). Then as I moved further up the My Shows listings the top ones were blank for about 10 seconds.

Very annoying!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OkoQv9Onoc

'twas ever so.

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That song brings back a few memories.:D

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Try giving it a reboot. Call VM if that doesn't fix it.

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My box froze the other night, was watching a recording of Pointless, text froze so I went to turn it off and the whole box froze. Had to do a reset from the mains.

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I reboot my TiVo at least once per month. Rarely have any issues bar the slow Netflix load up.

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Meanwhile in America they've been campaigning to be allowed to have TiVo as a cable box: http://qz.com/619550/the-fcc-has-mov...y-cable-boxes/. Customers spend $231 on average just to rent the boxes each year.

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Just got a Hisense 58" 4k TV. Nice.......

Trouble is none of the Hisense TiVO remote codes seem to work. Anyone else got any hints or am I going to have to:

1-Give up
2-Slog through every code


Any hints greatly appreciated

:D

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Try the search method:

http://help.virginmedia.com/system/s...MER_TYPE=Cable

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Thanks that's kind of what I meant with the option 2..:dunce:

Not quite as painfull as entering four digit codes all the time though.

Cheers

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I tried to use the Netflix app for the first time recently when the one for my LG Smart TV abruptly stopped working. Painful.

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I found that the TIVO had forgotten all my Favourites yesterday. :dozey:

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I thought it did they everytime it rebooted?

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I recently signed up with Virgin after 15 years with Sky. I'm finding the whole thing a bit underwhelming to say the least.

I find the HD picture quality very variable to the point where it sometimes looks more like SD. This was the case with the the Manchester derby on Sky Sports 1. I also occasionally get some pixelation. I never had any issues like this with Sky unless we were having heavy rain.

One of the first things I did was buy an rf modulator and attach it to the scart port. This gave me a pretty decent picture on my bedroom TV. I actually think it was better than using the rf out on the Sky box.

Now all of a sudden the rf picture has become grainy and horrible. I managed to get it working again by doing a full reset on the Tivo but this morning it's gone again. Did an overnight update break it?

If I report this to Virgin will they do anything or will they just tell me off for using the scart/modulator? Have I likely got a faulty TiVo or is this expected behaviour with Virgin?

I'm only on a 12 month contract and I've still got my Sky dish.:D

Cheers.

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You should report the pixellation to VM. That will be due to a signal fault on your cable and can be fixed by a technician visit.

The poor picture on your modulator is probably due to a bad connection (if it uses coax) or interference (if it's wireless). Check all the connections and try tuning it to a different channel.

ps. Welcome to the forum!

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The output from the SCART socket will be SD only in the first place. If the picture is grainy, then the problem is at your end with the RF modulator setup.

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If i get any further pixellation I'll give them a call.

I'm aware that the rf signal is never going to be fantastic but it's watchable especially on a smaller screen. I used channel 41 on my Sky box and carried on using it with the Tivo/Scart/modulator connection. Something seems to have changed and I've now got a decent picture again using channel 45. I can pick up Freeview TV from three different regions so there's a lot of channels taking up space and possibly interfering. One of those transmitters might have changed something so I'll let Virgin off for now.

Cheers.

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The performance of my Tivo has gotten worse of the last few weeks. It seems like a widespread issue that most likely won't be resolved anytime soon.

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Very very true. Have tried to load both at the same time the smart TV option is so much quicker. How I HATE tivo.

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Gave up using it a couple of years ago, Been using Chromecast and, then, the LG app.

Got shouted down here, 18 months ago, for suggesting Virgin needed to think about a new box :rolleyes:

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Been say that it was a bad move since it was FIRST said that Tivo was coming ,boy did I get shouted down over that:erm:

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Virgin/Tivo will have been working on a new box not long after the first VM Tivo was released here and the Premier was released in the USA; companies always plan a few years ahead for the next model especially in the consumer electronics industry.


It was not a bad move; Tivo has, by far, the best functionality of any PVR of that generation. It was not the fastest, but I'll take functionality over speed anytime. It was fast enough for me, though granted this software update seems to have slowed it down a bit; still very useable for me though. I assume that they are working on a fix for that.


The increased use of OTT services has now made this Tivo pretty much passed it's sell by date. Which is why a new generation of PVRS has started to appear; Sky Q for Sky and the new Tivo for VM.


I really don't get what your issue is; Maybe you would like Virgin to release a new PVR every year? Just be prepared to pay the increased cost if you do. Or, you could just move to another provider.

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I agree with you that the TiVo was not a bad move. However, I do think there was a lack of foresight in that it was always intended the a range of apps would be available on it (remember Cindy Rose?). But the box wasn't up to it, which is why there are not more apps on it now and probably explains why it is so slow.

Hopefully the next one will be futureproof and has sufficient ooomph to do the job.

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Itshim has always had a issue with this and that as moaning is in his daily DNA it seems.;)

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Some people find it too complicated to operate, but to be honest I like the functionality of the TiVo. The problem is that the existing boxes don't have sufficient power to do the job.

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I was a big fan of the TiVo back when it first arrived. TiVo continued to innovate. Virgin stuck with the same box for too long.

No one is suggesting they should swap all the boxes every year, or even few years, but look how many Suerhubs there have been since the TiVo came out and people had a chance to upgrade if they wanted.

At the time of my earlier post I was just saying that after many years the time was now right. Some here argued there was absolutely no need to even think about replacing and that the box was quite snappy enough and capable enough. 6 months later the Sky Q was announced.

Now Virgin are a year behind releasing their 'equivalent' and while, it's true, we don't know all it can do yet, the little we do know - faster, yes, but basically the same UI and 6/7 tuners - it does not sound like it's even a reasonable competitor, let alone a leap-frogging move ahead. But I guess we will see.

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My TiVo seems to have a strange glitch, just finding out if anyone else has experienced it:

While it is in standby, every so often the hard drive spins up, which is normal. I guess it's waking up for a recording or network check.
However, when the hard drive spins up I get what can only be described as a 'warble' from the speakers for a second or two, even though the TV is in Standby too.

I first noticed this a long time ago when the old TiVo was in the Living room and just put it down to my out of the ordinary set up (HDMI splitter, Cat6 HDMI extension and using an amp). Now that this TiVo is upstairs and connected the normal way, it still happens.

Is it on its way out? Or has anyone else noticed this?

Thanks

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I suspect a software fault rather than something wrong with your box. See if your TV has an option to disable CEC. (The manufacturer may call it something else. See this page for other names it might be called, but don't follow the advice to enable it)