Originally Posted by Stephen (Post 35346475)

Also TiVo on VM doesn't have WiFi either. It connects by ethernet to your router.

Originally Posted by Kingofthedead4 (Post 35346566)

I know this has been asked before, but do virgin sell a keyboard control for TiVo?

Originally Posted by zekeisaszekedoes (Post 35346473)

Cheers Ben, I read that post a little while ago but couldn't be bothered to go find it. It's what tempted me to consider the slide remote in the first place.

The fact it is wider but not as long would make it much more comfortable for those with small hands. Obviously the colour buttons are in the wrong order but AFAIK the red button functions will still be done with the leftmost one in the row. I could do away with the USB keyboard too, which I like as a means to manage links and type search text but is a bit cumbersome for regular use.

We're quite lucky, as since the upgrade the TiVo can be controlled in more than one way. Here's the full list as I know it:

• Regular VM-branded long remote
• US TiVo Bluetooth slide remote with keyboard
• Regular USB keyboard or PS/2 keyboard with USB adapter
• TiVo Commander Android app
• Modified version of official US TiVo iPad/iPhone app
• Simple "Peanut" remote iPhone app
• Windows "VM TiVo Net Remote" beta, written by Andy Wheeler

Originally Posted by kgollop (Post 35346681)

Worth pointing out, that if you are using Andy Wheeler's app then you can use your PC/laptop keyboard for text entry :tu:

Originally Posted by dwarfofpoison (Post 35346462)

zekeisaszekedoes I'd hang on to your money, it's very doubtfull the US TiVo slide remote will work with the Virgin TiVo. The US slide remote uses a bluetooth conection a different animal to the Wi-Fi connection used here.

Originally Posted by george.bailey (Post 35346765)

It's worth me trying it just for that! How do you do text entry on it?

Originally Posted by borrissey (Post 35347121)

Is it possible to connect my TiVO box to my tv and Cinema amp?

Originally Posted by philwhite100 (Post 35347151)

Can you be a little bit clearer please. When you say connect it to your TV i assume you mean for separate audio as this will normally be done via the HDMI cable.

I have my V+ box connected to the cinema system via the Optical cable.

Originally Posted by borrissey (Post 35347163)

Sorry.

At the moment I've got my Tivo box running to my cinema system via HDMI. Can I run an optical lead straight into the back of my TV also from my TiVO?

Originally Posted by borrissey (Post 35347163)

Sorry.

At the moment I've got my Tivo box running to my cinema system via HDMI. Can I run an optical lead straight into the back of my TV also from my TiVO?

Originally Posted by passingbat (Post 35347186)

Don't understand why you would want to.

If the tivo is connected via HDMI to your amp, the normal thing to do is connect the amp output to the TV via HDMI

Unless you want to get sound from the TV without using the amp? Some AV amps have HDMI pass through, which wil do that. mine doesn't but I always have the amp on anyway; why not have good quality sound all the time?