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BBC/Sky/ITV red button is not currently available on TiVo. There are a few vids on YouTube if you search.

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I seem to have 3 tuners recording regularly, and the potential problem would still occur if all three tuners are recording.

I'm not knocking dynamic EPGs I'm just looking to see if there are any potential negatives as well as the positives.

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Thanks for that. Also, can BBC shows still be accessed through Catch Up TV > All Days
???

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no, you either press RED on BBC channels or go to the BBC iPlayer App. It's like the internet version. It has it's own search also.

BBC content will go back to the VoD menus at a later date.

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Not at the moment? They are working to get all this done though. It is all done through the BBC I-PLAYER app.

Damn you DF you beat me to it. I would never win fastest finger first:D:D:D:D

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Ah that's fine, was just wondering. Is the search function fast?

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Faster than the V+.

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Pretty much, yeah

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he he :D

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Any exact dates for these.:erm::erm:

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I bet that TIVO box is glad when you goto bed LOL :D

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We've not been told yet, Denphone. Sky Sports Red button I believe will be before the new footie season.

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No it seems to miss people as it still records:D:D:D:D It prefers human company:D:D:D:D

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l thought you had great influence but truly if we can have the full red button before the start of the football season that will be a great bonus.:D:D:D

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Certainly not your company me thinks.:D:D:D:D

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OHHHHHHHH Handbags at 20 paces:D:D:D:D

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I think Tivo has a serious addiction problem; it still seems to keep recording even then, suggestions I assume.

If it carries on, I may need to stage an intervention :D


But seriously the three tuners keep getting used because all the new series are shown at prime time between 9-11 on all the channels.

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As l am a man l do not carry handbags.:D:D

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Someone carries it for you? :D

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Yes a paid chauffeur one has to have.:D:D:D

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Indeed. But if all else fails... :p:

Well if it can't find a repeat it won't be able to record it. Fairly obvious I would have thought ;)

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No sorry I meant a Man Bag:erm:

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I'm so glad I'm mixing with the 'well to do' on this forum. Above my station, but hey... :D

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Or it could record the extra time on programme one and miss that same amount of time at the front of the next one? Same thing that tivo could end up doing if you set padding under the current padding rules! :)

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I for one am not above your station as we are all equal one here.

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Yes l have to have my etiquette classes once a week.:D:D:D

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"Microsoft Should Buy Tivo Next":
http://seekingalpha.com/article/2697...-buy-tivo-next

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Very good post, But I am unsure whether this would happen:confused: It may or it may not we will all just have to wait and see:confused:

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Can't wait to get my TiVo now!! :D How long does all the Catch Up content take to load up? And also, is the TV Choice layout the same e.g with By Channel, Genre etc.

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With the TV CHOICE I for one as the same as a few others are having problems, This is due to going in to the A-Z and not been able to scroll past the first page. This has been reported, So waiting for it to be resolved:(

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l am sure these little issues will be sorted out.

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Mine is being installed tomorrow, i am just a little bit excited :hyper:

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Which is it the 1TB or the 500GB, Either way you will love it :D

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1TB, looking forward to all the on demand content will have access to.

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More good reads: ;)

After 10 years, I'm done waiting for TiVo:
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine...9036058154.htm

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There are iPhone apps to emulate the TiVo remote but they seem to need the ip address of the TiVo.

Do these work with the Virgin TiVo? If so, how do I find my ip address?

Thanks

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No they don't work with the Virgin TiVo

In the US, to get an internet connection, TiVo has to be connect to your home router, so you can connect your device to the same network and talk to it

Virgin TiVo has it's own direct connection to the net, so no communication is currently possible

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Thanks - I can now stop trying to get it to work!

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I should check that you have got the right TiVo
I booked my TiVo on when I got my email first they could not install it until April 28 on the 27 vm rang and said the engineer was I'll we can not install until 12 may which they did
But I was just look at the setting can record 59hrs of HD check the box it came with 500mb version but of course my online bill says 1tb
I think I am going to be on the phone a lot tomorrow

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What is the email address of the manager of virgin media

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You don't need it at this stage :)

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Have you currently got V+? Because TiVo doesn't have any more on demand content than the V+, unless you count You Tube. :erm:

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and iPlayer. the TiVo version has more than the VoD version does ;)

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Fair point! I tend to forget about iPlayer because I try to avoid using it as the picture quality has always been horrendous whenever I've watched anything on it.

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Yeah I would prefer the VOD iPlayer over the web iPlayer as the VOD iPlayer has broadcast quality.

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is remote record down just tried to record football for tomorrow from my pc at work & my mobile & no joy.

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My box was indicating problems some some features such as recording about 15 mins ago but it now is showing no problems.

Perhaps try again.

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TiVO installed yesterday, loving it so far. Not noticing the picture quality issues reported by some and loving the it so far. Seems pretty quick and intuitive to me, even though the installer said this was only his third TiVO install, he even set up the remote for the TV. Shame there are no compatible codes with my Yamaha AV Amp. Volume would be good.

Anyway looking good lets see what recommendations start rolling in. Well done VM for uping the game in the STB stakes.

:)

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Yes its a huge step up from the V plus.

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still not working dosn't give me option to record now.

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I just tried a record from the website. It attempted a record but then said it couldnt do it.

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Hi

How do you switch this on ? i have the media access key .. but not sure how to use it ?
thanks

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Have you considered logitech Harmony remote? You'd control Tivo, TV and amp from one remote and the annoying thing of having to enter your pin number so often, becomes a 'one button press' operation.

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I agree with this. Even though there is more content on the i-player app than on the V+ i-player, the quality is nowhere near as good and I've just discovered that it doesn't 'fast-forward' - it just jumps ahead, so you can't choose to pinpoint where it stops.

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At the moment you can't. It will be enabled by a future software update.

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Tivo is in :)

after using it for about 10 mins i am very impressed, really easy to use have set up my series links in no time.

Nice clear menus, happy with SD picture quality.

HD is quality is outstanding.

Don't think i'm going to regret leaving Sky.

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Glad you are happy with your tivo because in my mind it is light years ahead of any other set top box, one word enjoy.:D:D:D

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Now, how long will it take muppetman11 to realise that?! :D:D

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About another 25 HD channels :D

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His dark powers are fading as he is gradually being drawn to the good side.:D:D:D

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Oooooooh! Nasty!:shocked:

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Here he goes again having another go.:D:D:D

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Does anyone know when the Catch Up On Demand via the EPG is going to be working. Mine is still taking me back to the menu where you have to go through the whole thing everytime :rolleyes:

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Just banter mate :D

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its good to have a laugh as some people take it oh so seriously.:D:D

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Couple of months then... :D

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LOL

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We wish,More like years :D

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Yes with Virgins slowness in adding channels.

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Sorry Hugh.:(

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Wednesday can't come quick enough for me, waiting for my TiVo to arrive! :D How long does the installation take roughly?

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If you say an hour you will be fine. Some have had it less and some have had it take longer? So as I say about an hour and you will be fine:D

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Well, in a round about way, if it's just the lack of HD channels stopping people moving from Sky to VM for Tivo, then maybe it is Tivo related? :D


But point taken.

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You heard what the man said! Hugh has spoken!:notopic:

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And the law must be abided by.:D:D:D

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Mine worked perfectly earlier. I watched 'Long Lost Families' from Thursday night and from the EPG, it gave me the option to 'Watch from On Demand' or something like that which took me straight into it. I have however experienced the issue you mention above in the past.

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Mine is also working fine. The only links which don't give me the option to play direct are for programmes broadcast very recently - ie where they are not yet available on-demand or the link has not been created.

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It appears a bit hit or miss to me. I've looked at Thursday 12th May on ITV1. You can watch "This morning" direct but the Jeremy Kyle show you have go via Catch Up menus.

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I have just noticed something on the newly changed page for TiVo? When you look at the App's page it has the BBC I-PLAYER, YOU TUBE, E.T.C but it is also showing FLICKR as well ( It is in the box with Picasa and Facebook?).

http://tivo.virginmedia.com/

Not sure it has been mentioned before?

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What i would like to see is a link for movies to IMDB so you can get better movie info.

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Would be very good:D

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Agreed.

I don't know if they intend to add to the actor's film/tv appearances data, but thy're not complete ATM.

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Haven't been reading this post for a while but just wanted to add that I got my TiVo box installed yesterday and first impressions are positive. I was flicking through the TV guide and saw 'Game On' listed somewhere on the previous night's TV and clicked on it, then clicked a few more buttons and whilst there weren't any editions available to watch, it took me through to YouTube, automatically searched for it and I watched an episode from there.

Not bad I thought.

And for once I wasn't thinking about the mid-twenties Samantha Janus when I thought that.

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She is called "Womack" now. Whoops :o:

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She'll always be Mandy Wilkins as far as I'm concerned :)

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Very true:D:D:D:D "Game on"

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Has any one noticed any programmes ending early the BBC I-PLAYER APP as some over here have? Also if you have will you post so that they are able to look at the problem. I have already posted about one that stopped early?

http://community.virginmedia.com/t5/...me/td-p/493155

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Just got TiVo installed yesterday. So far no problems (Picture Quality is no worse then previous V+, reponsiveness is fine). At the moment just teaching it my likes/dislikes.

One question though. With my previous V+ I would switch it off overnight, more out of habit then anything. Just wondering if the TiVo needs to be on 24/7 or can also be turned off at night? I know the guide updates in the background, so would this be affected?

Apart from that (and the small picture flicker, when pressing Home), so far I think its great. The TiVo man took around 45 minutes, and the installation was straight-forward (even though he told me one install took over 3 hours). Hopefully, I'll start getting some recommendations through soon. All in all - I'm pleased :)

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I turn mine off at night and it has had all the updates so it does not matter if on or in standby:D

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If off = standby then yes, that's fine. Of course, "off at the mains" won't record anything :D

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http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcas...s-tonight.html

A sports show , initially on Facebook , YouTube , tablets and smartphones.

TIVO ?

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Thanks to both of you - I should have said off at the mains :( But, yeah, looks like if I switch it off at the mains, it won't record any recommendations overnight (which is obvious to me now I've written it down :) ) I'll keep it on 24/7 then, and just switch to standby at night :tu:

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Only 24 hours now until my TiVo installation :) coming between 1 and 6 tomorrow and can't wait for it now! I think the positived definitetly outweigh the weaknessed but then again that's what software updates are for

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Had my TIVO installed this morning at 8AM

First box was dead on arrival, all the lights were on and stayed on :(

Engineer had no other TIVOs in his van, but got a colleague to deliver another in under 20 minutes, I'm sure the tea and biscuits helped :D

Took around 3 hours before the EPG updated for the next seven days or so

SD looks just a little bit worse than my old SA V+ but I don't miss the Blackpool illuminations on the front of the old V+

Find some of the SD screens a bit disappointing when you switch from a HD menu to a SD one

Taking a while to get used to it, there is so many options but thanks to everyone on here with all the tips that aren't in the instruction book :tu:

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Well SD PQ softening affect has now been confirmed as a fault and requiring a firmware update in the next release, see other PQ thread or link below for statement.

Toady - should address the slight SD affect you referred to, I have a softening affect on my Sony TV so this will help me as well. It has not affected everybody only some, but at least the cause has been found.

http://community.virginmedia.com/t5/...ty/td-p/500443

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Great news about the firmware update!

SD picture quality was by only niggle!

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.. Update might take months... that doesn't sound like VM. :erm:

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True this is a line form the post over on the VM TIVO Forum:

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What will these new features be.:erm::erm:

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I am sirprised that they can't put the PQ fix out as a separate update.

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That is what I thought they would do :confused:

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If you read it, they basically need real people to test it, tweak it and test it some more, i bet on monitors the poor pq is hard to replicate

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It may mean creating a new code instance and testing programme (in parallel with the code instance that is being developed), and perhaps the feedback on the issue has not been severe enough to warrant this?