Originally Posted by passingbat (Post 35204118)

Well, it's about time there was. The CEO office are refering to it as an option for those not prepared to pay the 1TB price. If the CEO office is talking about it, surely functionality specs should be made available, otherwise, how can pepole make a valid choice now.

Originally Posted by passingbat (Post 35204118)

Well, it's about time there was. The CEO office are refering to it as an option for those not prepared to pay the 1TB price. If the CEO office is talking about it, surely functionality specs should be made available, otherwise, how can pepole make a valid choice now.

Originally Posted by Masque (Post 35204126)

Not really as they are just concentrating on the present box that is soon to become available to all any other boxes for the moment are secondary.

Originally Posted by ntl.wotcha (Post 35204124)

Beg to differ, I have had issues, particularly US shows which do not show UK premier air dates.

Prime example, Spartacus: Gods of the Area, Mon 4th April will be a UK premier but it's shown with the US air date of 21 Feb and is seen by the box as a repeat. I already reported this one here... still not fixed.

One of the selling points for TiVo is that it can make suggestions on new shows that may interest you, but if the new shows are not correctly flagged then how can that function work properly ? I actually missed the first ep of Spartacus and only found it browsing the Guide.

While I'm at it, I'm still not sold on the whole concept of thumbs up/thumbs down. Yes it theory it sounds great. Thumb up the stuff you like and thumb down the stuff you don't and then in theory it should automatically record stuff you like. The problem is, let's say I like stuff like Quantum leap, so should I thumb up it ? Well if I do then I will get several hundred repeats (as I have watched every episode already) but then if I thumb down it, or don't thumb it, how will it ever learn what I like ?

Additionally I hate coming into a show half way through a season. So what I really want it to do is automatically record *anything* that is S1Ep1, regardless of my likes/dislikes.

Don't get me wrong, I think it's a pretty good start, but there is clearly work needs to be done still.

And personally I think even just for it's PVR functions it's worth the £190 quid. I don't think you can buy any decent Freeview HD PVR for less than 200quid.

Originally Posted by Stephen (Post 35204127)

after all the new Electric magazine does hint at a lower capacity HDD TiVo being made available at sometime.

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Originally Posted by passingbat (Post 35204113)

That's not really a satisfactory solution now though for people who just want a PVR; 20 hours HD recording just isn't enough.

Maybe VM need to offer a pure PVR only, with a decent size hard drive, and less the £3 charge for the Tivo functionality. Maybe it's already in the works?

This reduced sized Tivo coming in June for a rumoured £49 still has a question mark over it as 'reduced spec'; this could mean reduced hard drive only, or reduced hard drive size and reduced Tivo functionality. No one seems to want to expand on that.

Originally Posted by mersey70 (Post 35204082)

With respect you have previously said you get staff discounts on your services so £3 may not be much to you.

As I said us punters will decide if £3 is hardly anything, it's not as if it's for content.

Time will tell.

Originally Posted by LoveFibre (Post 35204140)

Have all the e-mails batches been sent I still have not received any e-mail?

Despite pre-reg and entering the draw.

Double :-(

Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35204103)

In 3 years time it will still be available will it ?

Originally Posted by ntl.wotcha (Post 35204124)

Beg to differ, I have had issues, particularly US shows which do not show UK premier air dates.

Prime example, Spartacus: Gods of the Area, Mon 4th April will be a UK premier but it's shown with the US air date of 21 Feb and is seen by the box as a repeat. I already reported this one here... still not fixed.

One of the selling points for TiVo is that it can make suggestions on new shows that may interest you, but if the new shows are not correctly flagged then how can that function work properly ? I actually missed the first ep of Spartacus and only found it browsing the Guide.

While I'm at it, I'm still not sold on the whole concept of thumbs up/thumbs down. Yes it theory it sounds great. Thumb up the stuff you like and thumb down the stuff you don't and then in theory it should automatically record stuff you like. The problem is, let's say I like stuff like Quantum leap, so should I thumb up it ? Well if I do then I will get several hundred repeats (as I have watched every episode already) but then if I thumb down it, or don't thumb it, how will it ever learn what I like ?

Additionally I hate coming into a show half way through a season. So what I really want it to do is automatically record *anything* that is S1Ep1, regardless of my likes/dislikes.

Don't get me wrong, I think it's a pretty good start, but there is clearly work needs to be done still.

And personally I think even just for it's PVR functions it's worth the £190 quid. I don't think you can buy any decent Freeview HD PVR for less than 200quid.

Originally Posted by pauldavies83 (Post 35204136)

Amen to that. If they are going to charge so much for TiVo, then why can't they swap the hard drives in V+ boxes to add a bit more recording space.

I'd happily pay £50 to be able to record 40/50 hours, instead of the 20 if you lucky

Originally Posted by Stephen (Post 35204108)

Who knows.

Perhaps if TiVo is the only thing available there won't be the extra £3 charge. It could just be included in your monthly fee by then.

Originally Posted by pauldavies83 (Post 35204136)

Amen to that. If they are going to charge so much for TiVo, then why can't they swap the hard drives in V+ boxes to add a bit more recording space.

I'd happily pay £50 to be able to record 40/50 hours, instead of the 20 if you lucky currently.

Doesn't even need a new box, just a refurb and drive swap. I'd do it meself if it didn't risk me getting in hot water!

Originally Posted by LoveFibre (Post 35204140)

Have all the e-mails batches been sent I still have not received any e-mail?

Despite pre-reg and entering the draw.

Double :-(