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Just seen one of the adverts.
It was the box being shown with a green thumbs up and information of a program that I did not see in time to realise.

Not bad, but could be better and show the interface :)

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l suspect they will to start off with showing little glimpses of the Tivo to start off with.

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I bet iphone wont get this app!

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Ah, so to make it a big tease? :p

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Yes, they are teaser adverts.. the big one is very soon ;)

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The mind is boggling.;):D

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Got my overtime booked next month for the TiVo promo :)

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Pardon DF :erm:

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he he :p:

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Getting extremely fed up with the lack of a dynamic EPG.
Recorded smackdown last night on sky sports 3, started an hour late, so I missed the last half hour as even having half an hour of padding apparently isn't enough might just start recording for 2 hours before and after, and on all the sky sports channels for the times it gets moved around without the EPG updating.

Downloaded it instead so I could actually watch the thing, got it in HD, and with no adverts and am starting to wonder just why exactly I bother paying for a far inferior product.

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Is a dynamic EPG something that could come as a software update?

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Theoretically.
But seeing as how the Tivo epg currently works, I'm not holding out much hope for it as it'd be a pretty major change.

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Where has this myth that Tivo has dynamic EPG come from? IT DOESNT LOL.

No tivo box ever made has a dynamic epg. Its not going to happen the only dynamic epg in operation on this planet right now is running on Snowflake which sky will be rolling out soon.

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Please point to someone saying Tivo has a dynamic EPG please. All I see is people complaining that it DOESN'T have one.

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Well in that case well done on noticing Tivo the state of the art STB doesn't have a dynamic epg. By the way sky will late this year or early 2012.

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Way to raise a straw man argument, then use it to make a cheap point....

(and point out that Sky doesn't have it either....)

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So I achieved my goal, a £99 Tivo box doesn't have a dynamic epg, an neither does a free sky box.

You also need to look into the meaning of a straw man argument...I never attacked or refuted his original point.

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Actually a Sky box does update epg dynamically. TIVO is a completely different offering and has many strengths.

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It does 95% of the time but once or twice a year they dont;)

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Yes, you do...;)

A "straw man" argument is where one simply ignores a person's actual position and substitutes a distorted, exaggerated or misrepresented, for instance, by stating at 16:36 in this thread I never stated you had attacked or refuted his (whoever "his" is) point - your proposition was non-specific to any poster, but a "straw man" nonetheless.

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I posted the above post in early April. How stupid could I have been???? :shocked: I should have waited - then I could have used the red button on my V+ for Wimbledon and then bought the Tivo at a far lower price than I was being given with their 'special offer'. It makes my blood boil that the price has been reduced only a matter of weeks after us so called loyal customers were hoodwinked into thinking we were getting a special deal.
Poor show, Virgin. :mad:

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hmmmmmmmmmmmmm you're stretching the context of "straw man" too its limit and I think you know it, but I guess it works...BARELY!

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You haven't seen me complaining that it doesn't have one.


I've posted that a Depg has plus and minus points, and if one is implemented, we need the option to have it on or off, as you can do on Sky.

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I had a cool Tivo moment last night, I had been on holiday for the last week or so so was catching up some recorded shows, I watched a episode of Smallville and during the break I saw a add for a new show called Sirens.

Now I don't use catch or OD that often but as soon as Smallville was finished I jumped into the EPG, I couldn't remember the name of the show but I could remember when it was advertised to be on, jumped back to the right day and played the show direct from the EPG. Very cool.

And I had not set a series link for the new Top Gear series but my suggestions folder had it and in HD, how can people not like suggestions?

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I agree with you , you also have to remember that the advantage with TIVO is three tuners as opposed to two , I get round this by recording the repeat on some shows however this is a real plus for VM the fact you can record three at once. As you have also said wishlists are a unique feature as is the advanced search. For me VM need to have a massive push and really sell these advanced features , they now have the box pricing at a great point so a big push could reap benefits. I think a DVD illustrating the many advanced features sent to potential customers would be a good idea.

---------- Post added at 18:41 ---------- Previous post was at 18:40 ----------

I recorded Sirens , not watched it yet though , sounds a nice feature.

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Take the quote in context please.
I wasn't saying that everyone is complaining that it doesn't have one. I was saying that the only time people mentioning a dynamic EPG is when they're stating it hasn't got one, not saying it has as the other poster implied people were claiming.

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An interesting read with TIVO mentioned.

http://www.betanews.com/joewilcox/ar...too/1309556448

---------- Post added at 19:29 ---------- Previous post was at 19:27 ----------

http://www.fiercecable.com/story/rep...ate/2011-07-01

Apps On TIVO

http://www.fonehome.co.uk/2011/06/23...-app-detailed/

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Yes a interesting read and who knows what might happen.

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Google buying Hulu will have no bearing on TiVo or content in UK. Even right holders in the UK find it difficult to supply US content on the various free on demand services.

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Don't know if it's been mentioned, but is it possible to set TiVo to record suggestions in HD where possible? I'd prefer it to record films etc. in HD seeing as though I pay extra for it. Also, it seems really keen to record each Simpsons episode off C4 AD, which I find amusing :LOL:

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No, at the moment suggestions will record in SD.

It doesn't matter if they record of the AD channels. They are no different to the normal channels. Unless you manually select the AD track.

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Yeah, I've noticed they're no different, just found it slightly bemusing that it would record so far up the EPG.
When you say "at the moment.." does that mean an update is possibly on the way?

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Its possible, however as they are only suggestions it will try to record in SD so it doesn't use up a lot of space on the HDD.

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It has recorded a few suggestions of the HD channels for me, even if the show isn't in HD. It recorded The Simpsons as a suggestion off Channel 4 HD the other day when none of the Simpsons episodes on channel 4 are HD.

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Harry Potter app from the 7th July. It says in the news section of the July electric mag?

http://electric.virginmedia.com/issue34.html

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I have had some suggestions record in HD. The bulk are certainly in SD though.

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anyone else having problems with Tivo tonight, i tried to delete a show & got the red polo symbol, then tried to do a reset from remote, didn't work, had to turn off box from switch on box then took ages to come back on.

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Yep recording two HD shows and watching a third tried to delete once finished and it locked up with the spinning circle. The thumbs down thumbs up play x3 worked though.

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Spotify deal

http://pressoffice.virginmedia.com/p...330&highlight=

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Nice one, I use Spotify already and have Tivo so will be taking advantage of the Tivo app when released.

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Good news. I would have prefered other providers but happy we have a music service coming.

I hope we get preferential pricing.

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Same here.

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Anybody else heard about this? Sorry, on my iPhone, don't know how to create links, this came from Crave- an iPhone app:

If you recently bought a 1TB TiVo box and found you missed those spent notes that used to make your wallet fat, then here's some good news -- Virgin Media has decided to give you £50 back. And you didn't even have to ask for it. Great stuff.
Virgin Media has cut the price of its 1TB TiVo box from £149.95 to £99.95, apparently to celebrate its new TiVo ad campaign. We're not sure why an ad campaign warrants a reduction in price, but we're certainly not complaining.
If you've already bought one of the boxes for its original price, then you can expect to receive a £50 refund -- just give Virgin Media a call and ask: "Where's my monies at?"


And also just found this on VMs site! Woohoo! :)


Pricing refund for early 1TB buyers
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on 05-07-2011 11:19

Hi
*
As many of you will have seen, we have just launched the marketing campaign for Virgin Media TiVo.* As part of this campaign we've decided to lower the price for the 1TB box to £99.95.** We're conscious that the earliest buyers of this great product paid £149.95, which was an offer only available to existing Virgin Media XL TV customers at the time.
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We want to ensure that those who bought TiVo early are not missing out on the more competitive price now available.* We're therefore pleased to say that we'll be crediting all those customers who bought the 1TB box at £149.95 with the £50 difference.* This will appear on your bill in the next two months.* We'll be emailing all these*customers shortly, to confirm this.
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We hope that you'll continue to enjoy your TiVo experience, which we think is the best way to watch TV, ever!
*
Thanks for your support
*
Alex
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Alex Green
Executive Director, Commercial, TV & Online
Virgin Media

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It's been mentioned on this thread and others already and many people have recieved an email telling them they are getting £50 credited back.

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Oops! Silly me. Haven't been checking in so much lately, these threads seem to have died a death. And after posting I checked my email, and found my email had been sent about 4 hours before. I'll get me coat....:dunce:

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Something I've never noticed until today but the channel logos in the guide is a nice touch

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If you hadn't rebooted your TiVo since it was installed you wouldn't have seen the channel logos. They only seem to appear once your TiVo has been rebooted for the first time.

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That would explain it

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How long before the TiVo settles in? Speed wise, it seems no better than my Samsung if not slower. I am assuming that is because it is downloading a load of info?

Also if I make a mistake when typing, where is the delete button? I press clear and it takes me all the way back to the home screen.

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Computer Active on TIVO

http://www.computeractive.co.uk/ca/c...90/tv-fun-tivo

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Use rewind [<<]. Fast-forward adds a space, BTW

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Yes a interesting review.

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I've had one since the end of march (now got two) and never figured that out. Doh!!!!!!:dunce:

Cheers for this although i do feel a muppet now lol

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Haha, cheers dude for that!

While you are here, I used to be able to push left and right to scroll through channels. Can only seem to scroll through by getting the mini guide up? Oh and how do I get info from a programme that is on the mini guide but on a different channel as info does not work?

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It doesn't currently work for shows currently on however if you press record it will give you the prog info, once you have read it just press tv to cancel out.

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This guy understands ;):D

:D

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LOL :D I had a feeling you'd pick up on that :D

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Not sure what you mean, if you don't mean using the miniguide or Channel +/-.

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You can use channel up/down to page up/down in all menus/guides

You have to press 'record' in the EPG to bring up the menu on a programme and choose 'explore' to get info on it - counter-intuitive we know but it works until it's fixed

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I just press the ok button for shows that are not currently on. No need to go to explore as that brings up a synopsis.

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So does anyone know what error/message 86 is? i was trying to set a wishlist to auto record but kept getting a error that says your request can not be completed right now message 86.

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TiVo app jumps from iPad to iPhone ;)

Yes please!

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Wow i thought a iPhone TiVo app would get a little more excitement that that!! :shocked:

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Well yes, but that's the TiVo iPhone app, not the Virgin TiVo iPhone app

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But as you know Ben the VM deal with TiVo includes feature parity so that means we get it. Seeing as that is a official TiVo universal app (iPad and iPhone) I find it difficult to believe that this isn't going to be the app we get, rebranded.

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I don't think that the remote record app that'll be popping up on the iPhone shortly will be that one. It'll be a version of the Android app that has already been released

Remember the Virgin Media TiVo is different to the US TiVos. It connects to the internet differently, the authentication used for remote record is Virgin's not TiVo's etc.

The iPad app (and by extention the iPhone) will come to Virgin Media TiVo platform but not without changes to support the Virgin Media TiVo's differences

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Yes I get that it's not identical in features but it's going to be built off the same codebase, by TiVo right?

[EDIT]Are you saying Ben that there is an iPhone app coming out soon?[/EDIT]

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Yes - but as I said it'll be similar to the Android version that was released the other week. It's not going to be the TiVo iOS app

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Minus those that have tested the TiVo, its been 'out' for just a few weeks so I wouldn't be expecting anything soon.


Or maybe not. :p:

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iPhone app now available http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/virgi...449156074?mt=8

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Are there any plans for a Blackberry app?

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Thanks for the heads up.

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I would like to know this as well? As all the others are getting it and we are been left behind:(

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New App works on iPod Touch too :)

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Right I think I get it after using the app.

This is the Virgin Media iPhone app with TiVo remote record and there will also be the Virgin Media Tivo app for iPad/iPhone.

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Correct

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TiVo Feedback Tool

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VirginMediaTiVo

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http://community.virginmedia.com/t5/...601609#U601609

That's a no by the looks of it.

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am I missing something? I don't see any of the movie channels available to record from - it's giving me M, L, XL and custom (I'm VIP with all movie channels) but I dont see the option for any movie chanels on there?

I suppose it's not a big deal, but just wondering if I'm missing something - definitely looks to be working though as just tried a remote record and says it's set.

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BlackBerry (as a company) is going down the pan and next to nobody is developing for it any more. Plus active (eg. growing) platforms like webOS and Windows Phone aren't getting apps so Virgin still have multiple platforms to build for.

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Blackberry are not going down the pan as they are on the up. They have stated that they are looking for a tie up with Android App store (trying to find the link)? They have just released the Playbook as well?

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TiVo review...

http://www.heraldscotland.com/techno...tivo-1.1112319

Hands on... Virgin Media TiVo
Grant Gibson
15 Jul 2011

Virgin Media TiVo from £49 plus subscription

Digital video recording specialist TiVo entered the UK market in 2000, a year after its pioneering disk-based TV recorder launched in the United States. Too small to commit to a full UK operation, the fledgling business partnered with BSkyB to bring its cutting-edge product to our shores.

However, BSkyB was just months away from launching its rival Sky+ system. To say that Sky’s heart wasn’t in the partnership is an understatement. Initial sales were poor and TiVo pulled out of the UK market soon after Sky+ launched.

Sky’s stalling tactic, though shrewd at the time, may come back to haunt it. Now partnered with Sky rival Virgin Media, TiVo is back in the UK. And after a fortnight of testing I think it could be a Sky+ killer.

At the heart of TiVo is its seven-day TV guide. From there you can schedule recordings, record an entire series, or even set up recordings based on a specific actor’s or director’s name. If you want to build a complete collection of Woody Allen movies, this is a great way to do it.

The TV guide is also available online, so you can schedule recordings over your lunch break or via your mobile phone.

Another noteworthy feature is called Suggestions. Giving a thumbs up to programmes you like and thumbs down to the rest, TiVo builds a picture of your tastes and records other programmes it thinks you might like. Virgin’s TiVo has three tuners, so it’s possible to record two programmes while watching a third live programme or, for real TV junkies, record three programmes while watching a recorded show.

Up to 500 hours of TV can be recorded on the range-topping 1TB box although this drops to 100 hours for high-definition recordings.

On-demand programming, such as that from STV and Channel 4, is neatly integrated into the TV guide, so if you’ve missed a programme you can go back and select it from the schedule rather than resorting to a separate menu.

A separate apps menu hosts YouTube and BBC iPlayer (which, somewhat frustratingly, isn’t included alongside the other on-demand channels) plus a range of other interactive features such as weather forecasts.

Would I recommend it? Yes, absolutely. No other system – from Sky to BT Vision, Freeview to Freesat – offers such a complete mix of live, recorded, on-demand and premium content from a single box.

Virgin Media TiVo from £49 plus subscription
Stars: 5/5

Positives: Powerful multi-channel recording paired with unmatched on-demand services.
Negatives: Only available in areas with Virgin Media cabling.

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Thats says everything about the superiority of the tivo.

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You're joking right?
They're losing market share everywhere.

Them getting android apps running on their devices is a mark of desperation.
They dropped from near 20% to 16% of the market in a year, whereas android jumped from 4% to over 22%. Blackberry is a sinking ship and both the playbook and attempt to run android apps natively are attempts to plug the holes.

There is no definition of "on the up" that covers blackberry, unless you're standing on your head.

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OK then i will stand corrected? But I would take BB over any other handset IMHO

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Pity it couldn't get its facts right. 7 day tv guide indeed!

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Can any TiVo users confirm how quick the EPG updates when there's a last-minute change to the schedule as the old V+HD EPG takes an age to update and sometimes it doesn't update at all.

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about same length on time if it does,very poor compared to sky`s epg

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Yes i've found this with VM there EPG team are very slow in getting it updated where as sky and freeview updates very quickly.

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A question on that app it says you can sign in with your virgin media email i have no idea what mines is lol

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You register here:

http://www.virginmedia.com/mytivoapps/index/login

Use you login details for the normal site ( E-MAIL )

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Just had a glance at the app on iPod touch , how come you can't schedule a recording for Sky Sports and Sky Movies ?

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Because it's not in the app yet. Same on the Android version

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Getting it right would be nice,Shouldn`t have to check stuff programmed in correctly everyday,The V+ is certainly more reliable.Feel for the peeps paying £3 for this.Hopefully they will get this sorted and its a short term problem

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I received mine yesterday (500gb) and love it.

Extra space for HD recordings is great, love the new tv guide, managed to work out series link recording....this is going to be something as features continue to grow. I think the picture quality is great.

Well done Virgin....I received it 2 days after I ordered it and installed in less than half an hour.

Even renogoatiated my contract and the box will pay for itself in 4 months with no reduction in services.

Also use the app to record and that is very useful

Steve

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Yes l have no regrets about getting my tivo and once l get my refund credited to me l am going to get another one.

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Cant wait to get mines install on thrusday, whats the main features i should look forward to

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The main features are suggestions which though a intuitive system you can rate programmes which you watch with a hand up or down system also there are wish lists and search list and also there is a far superior EPG guide in which you can go back 7 days for catch up on demand also there are several apps which will be added to in the near future by quite a bit including Spotify and ther areseveral other features which l suspect you like like, anyway good luck with your install.

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I didn't wait! I had my second TiVo installed yesterday. Very pleasant installer. He phoned the day before and also 30 minutes before he arrived to keep me up to date. So I now have a TiVo in my den that's all mine, mine, mine! He!He!:cleader:

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Whishlists; simply billiant.

Also full season and episode information right there on your TV.

Three recordable tuners

Much more recording space

These are just some things