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Unusually I agree with you, most people watch and delete which is why I have never understood the need for a 1TB HDD.

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Thanks, it was just a question , nothing sinister.:D

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If you record a lot of HD, then 1TB is really handy ;)

Plus you may want to record a series and watch it at a later date, possibly in HD. :)

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Well it was the only one available at the time... so it was that or nothing ;)

I could ask them to swap it for the new 500GB model but it's really not worth the hassle!

This is true.

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I would make use of an edit feature actually - I make the odd TV appearance every now and again and my massive ego requires me to save them for posterity. ;)

It would be handy to keep just the section of the programme I was on rather than the whole thing.

I can see there would not be a widespread demand for the feature though.

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Assuming alwaysabear doesn't realise that you can't archive in the same way as V+, maybe he was wondering you could edit out adverts and the like before doing so? :)

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I would have thought you wanted to keep a copy of those, so you could edit the copied version.

shows I copied from V+, I copied to a HDD/DVD recorder's hard drive, edited out the adds and then copied to DVD.

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How many reboots are people having?

I've had 3 reboots and several lock ups in the past week. I'm assuming this isn't normal?

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Families tend not to delete if shows watched at different times. And kids are a different story altogether, as they love watching the same crap over and over. I can't delete the 55 spongebobs on my TiVo as littlun wants all of them.

But 1TB over 500Mb... not sure even with our family usage we'd need that.

Boz

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I don't always have the time to watch my recordings, so they can build up for a few weeks. So I can sometimes end up with a few episodes of a series to watch or a few series building up so the space comes in handy.

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Recording loads of stuff from Sky Movies HD fills up the disk space pretty quickly as well. I'm building up quite a nice library of films here. :)

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Well, I'm intrigued (or just nosey- take your pick;)). What sort of programmes do you appear on?

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l must be lucky as l have had no reboots so far.

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The activation fee for existing users is supposed to be £49 + £40 install and I believe that the £3 per month is by account not each box.

Perhaps one of the VM staffers could confirm?

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The monthly fee is per account for definate

The briefs say the the first 500GB TiVo would cost £49.95 and further 500GB cost £99.95 (Plus install). It's not exactly clear the situation if you already have a 1TB TiVo as to which price applies.

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Mainly live and pre-recorded interviews on news and consumer affairs programmes - nothing too interesting i'm afraid! :)

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Yes it would be nice if someone could clarify the situation.

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Have posted the question on the VM forum will let you know if i get a reply

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I tried to order 500GB TiVo yesterday and couldnt as they said its one TiVo per household until after summer and as I had a 1TB one that was it:(

regards

John

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They will not sell many if tivo is limited to one per household will they.

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I'd ring again. I had 2 1TB Tivos installed with no problem.

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Did you have free installation on both of your tivo boxes.

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Yes. Pretty much why I decided to replace both V+ boxes at the same time as I knew I'd end up replacing the bedroom one fairly soon anyway.

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Thats not true at all.

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Well that's not strictly true since I have 2 x 1TB ones at the moment and I know several others with the same. Maybe though there's less of the 500 ones about so they are limiting them to 1per household - which may mean that if you have one of either size they're not letting you have a second in the 500 version?

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Same here

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Why won,t they let us purchase another box even though it is the smaller box, can,t Virgin plan and deliver anything properly and on time.

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I suspect the CS person got it wrong and you can have 2 Tivos. Sadly, CS giving out wrong information is way too common.


These days, before I change any of my VM services, I check out the forums to see what the 'right' answer is before phoning CS, so i can put them right if necessary.

I checked on here that it was possible to have 2 tivos before I ordered.

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Yes it is very common when you get one of their foreign call centre staff.

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Don't know - and it could just be misinformation on the part of the CS agent that dealt with the call asking for a 500 in addition to the 1TB. I'm just commenting on a possible explanation - I have no knowledge if this is the case.

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In my experience, they don't have to be foreign!

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Thats were all my bad experiences have come from.

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I have found Manila to be the best call centers, really professional and coherent.

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Not in my experience.

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That is very well said:) As if all the staff are briefed, Kept up to date and monitored every so often they would all be able to give out the same info.

I have worked in a call centre and the amount of people who gave out the wrong info was just wrong and they put it in their notes, So when I was part of the complaints team we reported them. IMHO This is what seems to be lacking:D

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You can, just sounds like someone got their info wrong at the callcentre. Try again.

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Thanks for that information as l am keen to get a baby tivo as well.

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Sounds like you need a Male and Female TiVo in the same room:p::D:D:D:D:D

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Excellent sense of humour.:D

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Which one are you.:D:D:D:D:D

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:d :d :d

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Most suitable indeed.

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https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2011/05/75.gif

More babies :)

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Yes they can give you headaches with their crying, l never cried that much when l was younger.:D:D

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Hi, wonder if someone can help. Just ordered the 500GB TiVo for installation next Monday (great :tu:). The person I spoke to in Manila (who I had a bit of difficulty understanding) took my mobile phone number and said a technician would call.

I'm assuming she meant that the Virgin installer would call me on the installation day, to tell me they're coming. I'd just like this confirmed though, as I don't carry my mobile around with me, and might miss this call if I don't have it on me.

Thanks.

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When I had mine installed I asked them to phone 20 minutes before he arrived so I could get home from work. This he did and I arrived home about 2 minutes before he arrived. A great service from a pleasant and knowledgable installer.

If you're home anyway it shouldn't be a problem, but the phone call helps if you're not there!

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Anyone care to share some of there tv settings with the tivo. Especially those with samsung tv's cause thats what i have , the c650 to be precise or others. :D:D

Im especially interested if you changed any tv settings , different from what they were with your previous V+ box.

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Hi- yes I got a call from the guy to say he was on the way and would be with me in 5 mins.

Hope you enjoy your new toy!

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Thanks to both of you for the information :tu: Good, I'll just keep my mobile with me on the day of installation then.

And, yes, I'm very much looking forward to my new toy :)

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Is this post correct with regards to series link

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...7&postcount=80

Seems rather long winded .

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Yeah - it is because it is linked in with other options you can set like padding and how long it should keep the recording. it could definately be streamlined but is only really a minor inconvenience.

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Aren't you sort of missing the point of it being a mobile phone?:confused:

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I have a 40" Samsung (A656) and haven't had to change any settings on my TV. To my eyes the HD picture is better than on the V+ and the SD picture is very very similar, just maybe a touch softer, but not enough difference to make me want to change any settings (or need to).

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It sounds long winded when written down, but it practice it doesn't take very long.

When i first got Tivo, i set up around 25 series links all in one go. Even going in and modifying the options, it was way quicker than setting up the same number of series links on V+.

It would be nice if the options menu either rememberd last used settings or had user definable defaults, but in reality, it takes no longer than a few seconds to modify the options and it is nice to have the flexibility.

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Just sounded long winded and tedious compared to most PVRs were you highlight your program press R and then choose record once or record series.

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…and hope the person at the other end who is responsible for setting up the series link has included every episode.

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I can only compare to V+ and Sky , both of which I've never had any series link issues , apart from V+ not having a dynamic epg and missing 1 or 2 minutes at the end Of a show , not had this with Sky though.

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How does Sky's EPG get on with the BBC's tendency to run everything about 3 minutes early?

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I tape frequently on the following channels BBC One HD , ITV1 HD , ESPNA HD , Sky One HD , Universal HD and Living HD and never had a missed start or finish.

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Sky automatically buffers based on the EPG data so you dont have to manually add padding, although the option is there if you prefer... wish Virgin would go this way.

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Buffering? Do you mean padding?

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I think you need to update your equipment:D:D:D:D:D

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Yes the wife keeps tripping on the wire to the remote :D

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What's this 'remote' thing of which you speak?

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I have A Freeview+ DVR and have never had any issues with series links and because there is a dynamic epg if there is a last minute time change due to an overrun it still records the program.

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LOL have you not got one yet :D

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Yes sorry!

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It does seem strange that tivo didn't get a dynamic EPG. OTOH, what happens on a dynamic EPG if it says BBC1 is running late and won't finish until 9.05 and your tuner needs to switch chanels at 9:00 to record another channel?

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I wonder if this app is going to be coming soon on tivo.:confused:

http://www.brandrepublic.com/news/10...sung-iptv-app/

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My freeview + has two tuners, if there is a clash it will continue to record and use the other tuner. Should there be a clash of three programs then it will look for a later airing.

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It is otherwise known as a reaching stick. Only problem is I had to upgrade to a longer stick when we moved the chair further back.

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Tivo does that, but i find all three tuners being used quite often, so the question is, what does it do when it hasn't any free tuners or can't find repeats?

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With the amount of repeats on TV I'am not sure :confused:

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For me that has never happened. I do not record that much, only programs that clash or I cannot watch, that is why I do not need TiVo.

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Agreed usually ITV repeat the repeats :D

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They repeat them on ITV2, then ITV3, then ITV4. Lets hope they do not set up more channels:confused:

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ITV 2 is IMO the worst for doing that, but all channels are doing it now.:D

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These connected TV's , blu ray players , youview could soon start eating into the pay tv companies revenue streams ie PPV Movies.

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You forgot the +1 channels.:D

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Yes I know:D

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Smart TV's,etc are certainly going to add choice to the viewer in the near future. VM have positioned themselves well though.

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Yes l agree with you on this.

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So, in the event of there not being all these repeats, does anyone know how a dynamic EPG would handle the situation I outlined?

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Failed recording is the only answer I guess.

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Not a clue pal , I always check my recordings and make sure there's no clashes , my Sky+ app tells me alternative airings for all shows , so I just set it to record at a time it won't clash.

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This is going to be the future and as you have said VM have positioned themselves very well. They and a few others are getting themselves ready for this.

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l just check my recordings each day to make sure things don,t clash as well.

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While I agree re TIVO , I still think the big threat is from sub free connected TVs and Youview , don't forget you have to pay a sub for TIVO .

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Yes I know that, But how many Apps are going to be free of charge in the future or the ones now also offer a premium product as well. So if they are able to get the premium ones in the subs:) It will be very interesting times ahead:D

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But who know in time the sub might be dropped but l do agree the next couple of years are very interesting.:(

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I've had several instances of missing episodes from series links, and series links breaking half way through a series and having to set a new one. As an example, on my parents' V+ box they have a series link for The Ultimate Fighter on ESPN, which missed last night's episode (and it doesn't help that the repeat of that episode has been bumped from the schedule due for the NBA playoffs).

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I must have been lucky with my links , I can defo say though thats never been an issue at all with Sky.

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Don't forget that all the five main channels now have Catch-Up services available on VM ;)

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I did too :(

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Can you see a Lovefilm app becoming a part of say XL ? I can maybe see TIVO users getting a discount to sub to them but can't see free , but who knows we'll have to wait and see.

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Lets see what apps come in the next year.

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True so lets wait and see what the next year brings:D

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Almost never use catch up; remember, I'm a 'record everything' Tivo person! :D (shame on you Carl for suggesting anything else :D;))

I was just interested as to what would happen. On the face of it, a dynamic EPG sounds good and people wonder why it wasn't incorporated into Tivo. I was just thinking of possible downsides, and the one I described could possibly be one?

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But it isn't really a downfall of dynamic epg its a downfall of having two tuners and not three , imagine the three tuner TIVO with a dynamic epg , now that would be something.

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Just ordered my TiVo 500GB box! :) Install id on Wednesday between 1 and 6 so not a long wait.
Just a few questions - is the BBC Red Button on the box yet and other red button e.g ITV and Channel 5?

Also, has anyone got any videos of them using the box on YouTube for example?

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The BBC red button isn't on yet.