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Have a look in the explore this show for The Voice UK he's listed as Sir


Tried that also but it only picked up stuff from some music channels , thanks for the help no big issue anyway.

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I often use the brackets option. So you could have put (The Voice) for title entry and (Jones Tom) for actor. That way, if Tivo sees a show with either The Voice as the title, ot Tom Jones as an actor, it will record it. Leaving the brackets off will require a show to have the voice as a title AND Tom Jones as an Actor.

I find the '-' ones very useful. For example, I have Jason Statham as an actor and -Crank as the title. That way it will record all Jason Statham films except Crank, which I have on DVD.

Apologies if you knew that already.

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Much appreciated , im getting there trying to educate , it's a feature my parents haven't a clue with , so it's a bit like the blind leading the blind :D

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I did. Never spotted that :o:

Erm... because he's primarily a musician, perhaps ;)

Edited to add:
Okay this is weird. If you do what I suggest above, a Wishlist for "Jones, Tom" does, as I said, not pick up 'The Voice UK' (as it is listed the the EPG.) However, the programme is listed in Tom Jones' entry as something he has appeared in. Huh? :confused:

Incidentally, muppetman11, in his entry, as mentioned above, there are many TV shows and a couple of films, but nothing from any music channel.

He also has two entries for "Jones, Tom" and one for "Jones, Tom Sir"!!

This just gets weirder :confused:

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"Jones , Tom" brings upcoming programmes like Pop Go the sixties , The Fresh prince of Bel Air , Outtake TV.

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Yes, I know.

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Getting TIVo installed on Monday (against my better judgement) it better be good.:mad:

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Yes Henke the Tivo is a excellent box now all we need is more channels and content to go with it.:)

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Why are you getting something you clearly don't like or want? :confused:

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Trusting you here Den have most of the TIVO problems been resolved?

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So, last night I was speaking to a guy in retentions about adding a 1TB Tivo. The conversation went something along the lines of:

VM advisor "I'd leave it a few weeks if I were you - the prices might well be changing"
Grim "I understand what you're saying"
VM advisor "good, because I cant say more than that at the moment"
Grim "cheers, I'll leave it and call back sometime towards the end of April?"
VM advisor "yes that might be a good idea"

So did I just cross paths with the worst saleman in the world? :)

Discuss

Cheers

Grim

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wouldnt suprise me the tivo box prise would go up then.. conning u..

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Good point, so a good salesman :D

Cheers

Grim

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how u finding virgin media cable tv?

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We like it. Mrs Grim never has a problem finding something to watch. My only gripe is F1, but that's a gripe with the BBC not VM.

Cheers

Grim

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l have rarely had a problem with my Tivo Henke and any problems associated with Tivo have been greatly exaggerated in my opinion.:)

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That'll do for me Den. Really sceptical but was getting weeweed off at the updates being on TIVO and not on my HD box. Virgin phoned me and offered me the upgrade to TIVO and broadband upgrade. Tied into it for a year so time will tell. Thanks for taking the time mate.

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Only just used remote record since getting my 2nd TiVo and have noticed remote record works on the newer of the two TiVo boxes but doesn't work on the original one now? Anyone have any ideas?

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The only thing i don't like about TiVo is the remote control, the older V+ had a much better one.

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l have to say that l prefer the TiVo remote control but what suits one might not suit another.:)

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I think it depends which Tivo the online TV guide can "see". Not sure how to change it as I only have the one, but I imagine a call to CS might be required :)

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Thanks Carl, had suspected that may be the case but always try other avenues before ringing those awful off shore call centres!

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Indeed.

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Carl can not speak for him but I got it because my package was reduced by £10 per month if I took it ! & yes I did ask if they would just knock off £10 & leave me as I was .The answer was that, the offer was only available if I had a TiVo . So two boxes instead of one ( my V+) To me that is plain daft, but £10 is £10 :D

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More beer money :D

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No not for me as l am teetotal.:D

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I thought that was only on a Tuesday night? :D

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Helps towards my classic car insurance :(

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I do hear them insurances are expensive :(

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last year that car cost over £2,000 :(

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Ouch :(

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You know what my wife keeps on at me to sell it :shocked: I offered to sell her instead , lucking she thinks I was kidding :shocking:

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Would you fetch alot for her? :D

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I plead the 5th amendment :D

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Whats the 5th amendment?

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Something that has no legal basis in this country ;)

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It is part of the American constitution.
It is the incorrect use of it ,but it is taken to mean that I have the right to remain silent.
Or put an other way not drop yourself in it! :D

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Quite correct Ben;)

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As far as I understand it's not a completely right to remain silent, it's the right not to self incriminate.

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Its gone over my head :(

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You are quite correct:-
"No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger."

The Fifth Amendment protects witnesses from being forced to incriminate themselves. To "plead the Fifth" or to "take the Fifth" is a refusal to answer a question because the response could form self incriminating evidence.
Hence I "took" the 5th :D

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3 more apps added to the TiVo apps section and they are as follows.:cleader::cleader:

Britains Got talent
Hangman
Word game

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Oh got you know :D

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Here to help ;)

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Wow I can not wait to get home :LOL:

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Den I can see your excitement;) What will you do if something worth while like Netflix arrives ? :D

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l could always put on a show for you.:juggle::D:juggle:

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Den,

Await with baited breath your comments on new bundles.

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Have you looked at the NEWS section - Guess he was right

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Very good lol:D:D

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Just got it installed today. Not had much time to play about with it, but impressions so far. Love the display of genre of tv/film that I like and then it gives you what's available all over tv, on demand etc, love that it allows you to plan future new episodes of programmes that's new series ain't on yet. Not keen on the fact that you have to revisit a current series link and amend it to only record new episodes. Two week guide is a plus. Tried you tube, great but haven't worked out how to stop a video I'm watching without coming out of it all together. Will mess about later. So far pretty impressed.

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I've not got to the point of completely trusting the 'new' setting, so for nearly all* my shows I use new & reruns.

If the 'new' tag gets left of the EPG data, the show won't record. The downside is that by using new & reruns, you may have to delete some shows that it's recorded that you've already seen.

In fairness, I think the EPG has got a lot better than it was a year ago when I first got Tivo, and there's not as much risk of a new episode not recording these days as there used to be, but I err on the cautious side.

* If I'm not that fussed if I do miss a new episode, then I will use 'new'. For example Law and Order SVU on Universal, where there isn't an ongoing storyline, so it's not a biggie if you miss one episode, and to not use new would give you lots of deleting of old episodes.

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Instead of Express series link, use Explore this show->Get a series link->Options.

Press the down-arrow to get back to the menu

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Cheers, that was kind.



Not keen on it recording stuff it thinks I might like. Well had a play, not the amazing bit of kit imo that some have enthused over but some very good things about it. Reminders will be a big miss, but all in all a improvement but not a massive improvement on my HD box. Certainly wouldn't have paid top dollar for it.

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You can turn it off if you want. I leave it on and just ignore it because it deletes these shows automatically if space is needed. As you use tivo more, the suggestions will be more to your likeing, especially if you use the thumbs up and down button.

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Thanks, have turned it off, worry was that I'd get heaps of soaps recorded care of Mrs Ghost:(

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The thing I don't quite understand with having TiVo for 4 months now is when you go into screens like planned recordings you lose the recommendation bar + live TV window, is that likely be rectified in the next code update?

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Wouldn't have thought so. Some people don't want it there at all. :) (Not me, btw. I don't have a problem with it!) It's not needed all the time.

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Live TV , I like. Recommend bar - can live happily with out.

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Well I could too, but my point was that I don't have a problem with it being there.

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I appreciate it's only April 3rd but anyone any more news on BBC Red button roll out?

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From what l know its being rolled out throughout April so expect to see something soon one suspects Mobes.

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Den is reminder button coming in that rollout?

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No. Reminders require a firmware update. BBC Red Button rollout doesn't

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what is the current firmware version of tivo

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What do you mean? Everyone will has the same version

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The simple answer to that is no.

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I wondered when this would be asked:fit:

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as in is it still on 15.2?

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Yes the current build is 15.2.

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Pick and Nick and Outpatients added to TiVo apps section.

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sorry what on earth are they ?

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An extra 2 apps :D

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I read on DS that a 'Star Trek' app is to launch on April 11.

Wow! One app I might actually have to use for a while :)

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Games apps my dear chap.:D

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Its seems you are a trekkie like me prof waring.:D

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Thank you, pushing the point should I know what they are ?:confused:

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Just in case anyone hasn't seen it yet, here's the first new Tivo ad with DT :)

http://youtu.be/28FVcGlKYi0

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I guess that's timed for CBS Action showing the remastered TOS as that starts at 18:00 on the 11th.

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And in my mind Lew the original series is still the best even though the other series were still very good.

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Sorry guess i was wrong in thinking that Sky sports red button was on Tivo:confused: Match choice as Den pointed out was available on HD box for champions league last night but not on Tivo and it appears that red button is also missing on TiVo for the masters:( Looks like to get all services you have to have various different Virgin boxes. That I'm afraid to say is very very unprofessional

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And not very energy efficient for us friends of the earth :)

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:D MM, but really who launches a new supposedly upgraded box that lacks many of the good things that the old box has, ie red button on various channels, easy recording and reminders. TiVo has some decent features but some very large glaring og's:(

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Sometimes parts of VM could not organise a **** up at a brewery.:td::(

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Lucky you both have the use of the VHD box. But, I have to say what are VM playing at?

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Ah well it is getting a Star Trek app:rolleyes:

How the hell can they not have red button service for the biggest football club competition in Europe and for one of the golf majors but have it on the old box. Beggars belief!

Explain that away

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Because I for one would rather have the Tivo as it is now than not at all before they add miminally-useful stuff like reminders.

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I don't think they have "red button" in the US, so it's had to be added and that has taken some time. Possibly longer than they thought it would.

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Carl, obviously you are entitled to your opinion but to me TiVo is beginning to look like a large space to store hours and hours of tv and not a lot more.

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Sorry carl but l think you have got this one wrong.:)

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SkY sports red button on TiVo launched 02/03/12 http://community.virginmedia.com/t5/TiVo/Sky-Sports-Interactive-Now-Available-on-TiVo/td-p/1071289

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Or as it appears, didn't launch:mad:

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Well it did launch but again we have a inferior red button service or no service at all.:(:td:

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Because when Sky started development on the applications for VM, TiVo hadn't even launched. Quite reasonably, they did the apps for the highest numbers of users first.

As explained on that vmcommunity post, the TiVo apps will be delivered over several months, just like happened with the Liberate apps last year.

Even the mighty Sky can't do stuff instantly.

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So it's Sky's fault, who'd have thought it eh? Am I right in saying that red button is available on F1 channel for TiVo but not on HD box? :confused:

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Yes thats correct Henke.:)

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I do not have Sky sports red button on the F1Channel on my VHD box, it is due in July.

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Which is exactly what it is supposed to be (ie a way to find things you want to watch from whatever source) and I'm more than happy with that.

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So how can red button be developed for TiVo for F1 but not golf or football?

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So why is it we had Masters on the range on Sky Sports red button on TiVo this week then and not the Masters SP.:)

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l am sure someone has got a wonderful explanation Henke.:)

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Because they don't have infinite resources. Maybe they could have done golf instead of F1, or football instead of F1, but for whatever reason it was decided to do F1 first. Considering the popularity of F1 and the number of races, I think they made the right decision.

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Don't know. But I'd bet there is a good technical, commercial or operational reason.

Everything happens for a reason. :)

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So basically if you want all the services that virgin tv provides you need two boxes. Sorry that is not good customer service. Splitting the HD and red button available between HD box and TiVo box smacks of maximising your profits to the detriment of the customer.

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sky movies collection on tivo is £21.50/ vm website £19.50 ? or are my eyes playing tricks on me ? lol can anyone confirm this or i might be wrong ?

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You will make a excellent politician SP because you seem to have all the answers.:)