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Well my 1TB TiVo is sitting at 47% used simply because everything I record is HD now and most of that is movies, mostly for keeping to watch at some point as TV shows get watched as soon as possible. I prefer the ability to keep all the stuff I want so I can watch when I want, rather than before the HDD fills up as it would if I only had 500GB.

I appreciate that that is your opinion.

IMHO It does not matter whether the stored material is a movie or anything else. I still don't see how you could watch all 120 hours of HD material. You are simply using up part of your storage for archived material.

I see the extra disk space being used to record suggestions which you may watch or just delete.

For me 0.5TB will be more than adequate for my normal viewing and recording suggestions. I don't feel the need to keep copies of things.

muppetman11

04-04-2011 11:27

Re: TiVo

I think it was priced like this for demand reasons , people upgrading and the mass exodus from Sky.

mersey70

04-04-2011 11:33

Re: TiVo

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Originally Posted by RobboEdin (Post 35205664)

I appreciate that that is your opinion.

IMHO It does not matter whether the stored material is a movie or anything else. I still don't see how you could watch all 120 hours of HD material. You are simple using up part of your storage for archived material.

I see the extra disk space being used to record suggestions which you may watch or just delete.

For me 0.5TB will be more than adequate for my normal viewing and recording suggestions. I don't feel the need to keep copies of things.

I agree, in my opinion the 500Gb box has got the potential to be a hit with many more mainstream customers.

How many 1TB PVR's do you see on the highstreet? Not many if any and for good reason.

Sky's 1TB box sales are tiny, that's why they don't subsidise it as most people don't need one.

nick_f

04-04-2011 11:35

Re: TiVo

Thanks for replys guys :)

Can anyone with TiVo tell me if the recommendations and apps consume HD space or have separate storage?

RobboEdin

04-04-2011 11:36

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Originally Posted by nick_f (Post 35205670)

Thanks for replys guys :)

Can anyone with TiVo tell me if the recommendations and apps consume HD space or have separate storage?

The recommendations/suggestions are simply recordings so use up your space.

muppetman11

04-04-2011 11:42

Re: TiVo

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Originally Posted by RobboEdin (Post 35205664)

You and the majority of the UK , if the switch to Mpeg 4 came at some point as well on a 500gb HDD you'd be looking around 120 hrs HD recording time.

Stephen

04-04-2011 11:43

Re: TiVo

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Originally Posted by RobboEdin (Post 35205671)

The recommendations/suggestions are simply recordings so use up your space.

Suggestions don't seem to impact on storage space so they must be stored on a seperate partion. I could be wrong though.

Same with old shows sent to the trash bin, they don't count toward the storage.

Digital Fanatic

04-04-2011 11:45

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Originally Posted by RobboEdin (Post 35205671)

The recommendations/suggestions are simply recordings so use up your space.

Yes and no... while suggestions will take up HDD space, your available recording space will not be affected.

If TiVo runs out of HDD space, then older suggestions are deleted to make room :)

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Originally Posted by mersey70 (Post 35205668)

I agree, in my opinion the 500Gb box has got the potential to be a hit with many more mainstream customers.

How many 1TB PVR's do you see on the highstreet? Not many if any and for good reason.

Sky's 1TB box sales are tiny, that's why they don't subsidise it as most people don't need one.

Do you have any source for that? :)

Stephen

04-04-2011 11:46

Re: TiVo

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Originally Posted by mersey70 (Post 35205663)

All I am saying is that given how you got Tivo it might be an idea for you to be more understanding of your own customers concerns. They registered over 4 months ago and rightly or wrongly seem to have genuine concerns about the offer that was made. I assume you have seen the straw poll result which for a mostly supportive forum like this makes very bad reading for Virgin.

How I got it is nothing to do with it. Once I have to give this box back I will be paying the cost for the box and the Â£40 to get the TiVo 1TB installed and on my own customer account and am happy to do so.

I also know plenty of colleagues who have taken up the 1TB and were happy to pay the cost of the box and the Â£40.

Digital Fanatic

04-04-2011 11:53

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35205675)

You and the majority of the UK , if the switch to Mpeg 4 came at some point as well on a 500gb HDD you'd be looking around 120 hrs HD recording time.

The 500gb TiVo is the real game changer as far as the masses go... the 1TB is our premium TiVo product.

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Originally Posted by Stephen (Post 35205680)

How I got it is nothing to do with it. Once I have to give this box back I will be paying the cost for the box and the Â£40 to get the TiVo 1TB installed and on my own customer account and am happy to do so.

I also know plenty of colleagues who have taken up the 1TB and were happy to pay the cost of the box and the Â£40.[/

Yep, same here.. plenty have had to pay up for a 1TB TiVo.

muppetman11

04-04-2011 11:54

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[QUOTE=Digital Fanatic;35205683]The 500gb TiVo is the real game changer as far as the masses go... the 1TB is our premium TiVo product.

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Originally Posted by Stephen (Post 35205680)

How I got it is nothing to do with it. Once I have to give this box back I will be paying the cost for the box and the Â£40 to get the TiVo 1TB installed and on my own customer account and am happy to do so.

I also know plenty of colleagues who have taken up the 1TB and were happy to pay the cost of the box and the Â£40.[/QUOTE]

Yep, same here.. plenty have had to pay up for a 1TB TiVo.

So the demise of Sky starts when this game changer launches.

Digital Fanatic

04-04-2011 12:16

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35205687)

So the demise of Sky starts when this game changer launches.

Why do you have to bring Sky in to this? :confused:

It's a game changer for VM customers, nothing to do with Sky. :rolleyes:

muppetman11

04-04-2011 12:23

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Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic (Post 35205700)

Why do you have to bring Sky in to this? :confused:

It's a game changer for VM customers, nothing to do with Sky. :rolleyes:

Because many have stated on here its a Sky killer , a few pages back a mod stated Sky can't compete with TIVO :D

Stephen

04-04-2011 12:26

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35205687)

So the demise of Sky starts when this game changer launches.

How has my post you quoted got anything to do with Sky??

Stuart

04-04-2011 12:31

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35205582)

I think Stuart is having a funny turn please sit down and count to ten Stuart

I'm not.

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35205702)

Because many have stated on here its a Sky killer , a few pages back a mod stated Sky can't compete with TIVO :D

If you are referring to me, I didn't say that. I said:

Quote:

Personally, I like to think I am neutral. If I think someone would be better served by Sky, I say so. In this case, however, I think Tivo is something Sky will have difficulty competing with.

Saying something is difficult does not mean it cannot be done.

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