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Sounds like you won't be getting a TIVO for a very long while then

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That'll be a while then. Nothing has been confirmed to say the V HD box will be getting the TiVo interface and it won't do streaming without it

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possibly missed at the bottom of the last page :)

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I may be wrong, but prior to streaming, didn't they still have the ability to watch shows on one box on the other (by copying?) I imagine the process is not that different? I know copying is not really an option in the UK.

The thing is, we've had the boxes connected since last Novembe; I can delete shows from the beedroom box using the lounge box and visa versa. They knew they planned to have multiroom streaming from the get go, so rights issues really ought to be sorted. People buy Network connected TVs, Games consoles etc and to get the extra connected content, they have to connect it to the network, and they follow instructions on how to do it. Why should this extra Tivo functionality be any different?

And we know multi room streaming works on tivo, because the US ones have got it.

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Because VM wants its customers to have a fault free perfect experience when using multiroom streaming , I've had a moan myself about how long multiroom streaming has took to arrive in the UK pay TV market , however thinking rationally about it you can see the issues. Many people don't want wiring going all over their homes which is probably the preferred method , wifi can be hit and miss which leaves Homeplug networking , it really is a minefield and also worth remembering no other pay TV provider currently has this feature available to date.

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Firstly, there's a huge difference between 18 months and 5 months. Secondly....

In five months, not 18 :)

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All the more reason for VM to get their finger out and be the first. With Sky now having Fibre broadband, VM's former USP (cable BB) has gone and they quickly need a new one. Tivo is a valid USP for me, but I think for most Tivo users, it's a prefered box option, not an essential one.

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No, as far as rights are concerned, multi room streaming was planned from the get go of VM's Tivo involvment, so those negotiations could have been started around 2.5 years ago.

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I Choose 5 months as the possibly least time it could be. Still it is a long time at that figure, really 5 months is short - only in the public sector - in the real world its crazy time :p:

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It is ages since I last visited this forum.

I have just been upgraded to a Tivo box and have a couple of questions.

I just tried to watch "pointless" from Friday via catch-up. The guide shows the catchup symbol but when I try to find it in the catchup list it isnt there. If you try to watch it via catchup on my V+ box (now upstairs) it is there. I realise that I can access it vis bbc iplayer but that is a bit cumbersome. Is it something I am doing wrong or do I just have to put up with it?

Secondly as I said I have had my V+ box moved upstairs but when I try to access any of the "+" features such as my recorded programs or pausing TV I get an error message. My instinct is that I need to contact Virgin direct, but any thoughts.

Many thanks for any input.

Cheers

John

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That's a fault that is currently under investigation. Pointless and a few other shows aren't getting listed by TiVo even though they are available in iPlayer.

Yes, you need to call the Faults department.

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Spiderplant - thanks for your reply, I guess it is just wait it out - I have set it to record so it is easier to access.

I will call the faults department - they were also supposed to up my broadband to 100mb but although there is a new modem I am still only getting just under 20mb download - according to speedtest.net (although the upload speed has increased).

Thanks again

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My on demand is gubbed, inconvienant but i'm pleasantly drunk:) why worry lol

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Thats right Henke you can have your moan when you wake up in the morning.:D

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:D ha ha u were right Den, engineer called for Tuesday, channels keep conking out on TiVo box, weak signal by all accounts:rolleyes:


MysticDen :-)

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Morning all
Got a strange problem with my Tivo remote......
Every now and again when I press the "Last channel" button the TV changes to
"My shows" ??
I know I'm getting clumsy in my old age, but the buttons are well apart.
Anybody else getting this ??

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So, living up (or down? ;)) to your username then? :D

Have you checked the batteries lately? That's the only possible thing I can think of.

Not had that happen here ever.

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I got that twice yesterday,I thought I was cracking up....very strange.:confused:

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I currently have all three services(tel, TV, broadband) and a V+ box. I also have an old CRT TV ( one of the few with component connectors) that allows HD.

I'm thinking about upgrading to Tivo and getting rid of the V+ box but don't like the "collections" offered.

Is it possible just to upgrade my current package to Tivo? If so what would it cost and which TV box would I get please?

Perhaps a recent convertee from V+ to Tivo could give me the benefit of their experience of the conversion process and comment on the quality of the service please.TIA.

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Just to point out that TiVo only has HDMI as HD output

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Cheers, Ben. Thanks for that. Looks like I'll have to put that on hold until my current TV expires or someone comes up with a working HDMI-to-Component cable!!

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Update, spent 40 mins on phone as engineer didn't turn up. Got call last night to confirm that they were coming but waited the 3 hours today with no show. Was told when i called to enquire where the engineer was that they had cancelled it without telling me cos there was a fault in the area!!! :mad: They checked it out and confirmed that my fault was nothing to do with the area fault but policy was to cancel any engineer visits if there was a fault in the area. They checked my box and confirmed I still have a fault and will send out an engineer!! :mad: Had nothing but trouble since this "upgrade" Internet connection which is supposed to be faster is sporadic and tv channels missing, freezing etc etc etc:( Very unhappy with service.

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l am really sorry to hear about your problems Henke and l do hope it is sorted out sooner rather then later for you.

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That is unacceptable. When you next speak to them ask for a discount. Do not let them fob you off.

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You are a lovely man who takes the time to think of others despite being on the verge of having Roberto Martinez as manager:shocked:

Thank you Den, they coming out Friday morning now, Mrs Ghost not chuffed, she doesn't work on a Friday and won't get a lie in:D

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They gave me £13 which is ok but still shocking Customer Service

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l look at it this way as there is always someone worse off then myself so l tend to looks at most things in a positive way in life.:D





Not sure Martinez is going to get the job now according to the latest rumours.

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Sorry to hear your having trouble since your upgrade M8.I hope it all gets sorted soon.

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Looks like Brendan Rodgers is now in the frame. I do not envy anyone taking over at Anfield. He will not get much time to sort it out.

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Does TiVo record suggestions in HD?

I've got 37 suggestions currently such as Mythbusters, The Ricky Gervais Show, Top Gear, Fringe, Bear Grylls, Man Vs. Food etc..... Not one of these shows is in HD. TiVo has recorded all of the suggestions from the SD versions of the channels. Strangely whenever it records a programme from BBC 1 or BBC 2 it records from the audio description version of the channels.

In the 8 or so months I've had TiVo I can't remember any of my suggestions being in HD. Has anyone else had this problem?

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I have the exact same issue, but it has once recorded a HD version of Eastenders, but that's it. I am guessing, but I think it might be to do with storage space so each recording takes up less space compared to a HD recording. That seems to be the only explanation as it can't be to do with programming as it does on very few occasions record in HD.

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My thinking is that these are purely "suggestions" and so to save disk space they will be recorded in SD. If you want them in HD then I think you need to set a series link or wishlist (which needs to specify HD). Not 100% sure tho.

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That's what I was thinking too however this shouldn't be a problem according to the Go Discover manual you get with your TiVo box.

"If there's space on your box, it'll automatically record your Suggestions for you. But don't worry, Suggestions won't replace the shows you've chosen to record. And they're always the first to be deleted to make room for specific recordings you've set up."

On the same page of the Go Discover Manual there's another statement which for me personally doesn't ring true.

"Your box learns what you like the most and makes Suggestions for you, But not just any old stuff - it suggest's programmes and movies based on your recordings and thumb ratings."

8 months in and I've still to have a movie suggested to me. If Virgin could implement the option to have suggestions recorded in HD, and for movies to be actually suggested, then I'd be a very happy TiVo user indeed.

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Hi, Chad. Are you recording movies and/or giving the thumbs up ratings? I think you need to do this before it will record any movies.

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Yeah I first realised about 8 weeks ago that TiVo had never recommended a film for me. I don't have SKY Movies but I do record a lot of films from Film 4 and the various terrestrial channels.

I posted on Virgins Help and Support forum about 7 weeks ago but never really got a definitive answer. It seems to be a common problem:

http://community.virginmedia.com/t5/...ht/true#M52214

People have suggested using Wishlists but that isn't the point. Virgin suggest TiVo will recommend movies but it simply doesn't, or very rarely does. TiVo has suggested some really good TV programmes, which I've enjoyed watching. I just want it to do the same for movies too.

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I wonder if there are some rights issues muddying the waters somewhere in the background?

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Yes you could be right as this rights issues seems to be complicating quite a few things in my opinion.

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The only other thing I can think of is that you never have three tuners free for a clear couple of hours at the same time as a film is broadcast which matches your interests. Have you looked at the suggestions made in the "browse" menu to see if there are movies suggested, but just not recorded, or just in suggestions in "myshows"?

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I do get movies suggested in the menu bar, but often these are movies I've already rated myself when the film was on terrestrial TV. Other films that are recommended are on Filmflex rather than terrestrial TV, which is not what I'm looking for.

I understand what your saying about 3 tuners not being free. I've had TiVo for around 8 months and it would be an incredible coincidence that every time it's found a film that matches my taste, it couldn't record it due to a lack of tuners.

There is loads of films on the XL package today that TiVo should really have picked up from my recommendations. For example:

Close Encounters Of The Third Kind - Watch
The Prestige - BBC Two
American Gangster - ITV4
Ocean's Twelve - Watch
The Bourne Identity - Universal
Platoon - TCM

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Go to browse TV and look in the suggestion folder there, rather than the menu bar-do any of those films appear there? If so then it should be easy to work out why they're not recording.

As far as I can work out, what's displayed in the menu bar has more to do with the show that's currently highlighted in the menu below it than your preferences.

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Okay I've checked. I have the following listed:

The Walking Dead
The Ricky Gervais Show
Bunces Boxing Hour
An Idiot Abroad
Unsolved History
Mythbusters
Wonders Of The Solar System
Ringside
Harry Hills TV Burp
The Simpsons

In terms of what's being suggested, it's a good effort from TiVo. I would watch these programmes. No movies featured in my list though.

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@Andy M

As above pretty much the majority of films I've gave ratings too have been on the HD variants of the channels i.e. Film 4HD, BBC HD, Channel 4HD etc...
I wonder if, for some reason, this is having an effect on movies not being automatically recorded as a suggestion. Just a thought really.

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Right well I'm struggling as to why no movies then-I agree it seems unlikely you wouldn't have any in 8 months because of tuner clashes. My other thought is that when you highlight a show it tells you which category it belongs to, whilst movies seem more interested in who's in them rather than what they're about, so possibly a Meta data issue-ie it isn't specific enough with the way it tags movies so if it knows you like movies the only way it would be handle that is record every movie, or none. I'm guessing now, and my understanding of how it works might be wrong.

I have the same issue with hd, but have had some recorded-a need for extra space is the only cross over I can think of.

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Glad for your time and interest in the matter Andy.

I would have thought identifying movies would have been fairly easy for TiVo. Movies just like TV shows have categories, sub-categories and a list of actors. Maybe because the info listed on movies can be very in depth, especially actor info, it takes the TiVo box longer to figure out which actors and actresses and genres I like and dislike.

It would be great to hear from someone at Virgin to confirm what the issue is.

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Couple of points.

Any idea why the films on Sky anytime don't have subtitles, although they were there when screened on Sky movies ?

Also I've been recording Harrys Law on Universal +1, but the last recording was totally pixilated, also missed the last 2 shows in the previous series for the same reason. Universal is fine, and plus 1 comes back after a reboot.

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Difference in technology - none of the VoD on Virgin has subtitles apart from iPlayer (due that being via the app rather than the VoD system)

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Thanks Ben
getting a bit mutton these days, so can't pick out a lot of the accents
:confused:

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When is the next code drop?

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Don't know mate, but rumour on Digital Spy was that reminders will launch in the next one, hope so.

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l think that code drop is a few months away yet Henke from what my sources are telling me.:)

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September I reckon

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It's no longer rumour. VM have confirmed that reminders will be back with the next major software update. It was posted on the VM site and somewhere back in this very thread. Call me old-fashioned but it's something I miss and still use on my bedroom V+ box.

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Most years I have taken up the full sky premier package which includes all the movies and keep it for a few months recording movies to watch at my leisure after I cancel the package.

That worked fine with my V HD + Box, but not with TIVO which advised I could not watch any of the movies recorded as I was not subscribed. Fair doos, but I was dissapointed that I hadn't checked this out before hand. I then reduced my TIVO box from 75% full down to 45%

I could instead have watched more movies under Sky anytime than I did. This for me is another example on how my viewing habits have changed since have having Tivo. I'll adapt but I still l think Tivo is a great improvement to what I had.

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Actually, I think you'll find that it works that way on the V+ too now :( It was changed some time ago, AIUI, at the insistence of Sky.

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Indeed, changed last November

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Anybody else getting new planned express series links recordings scheduled even though the series that you're watching is over( set new episodes only). In my case it is the series Alcatraz on Watch, it finished this Tuesday and it is showing me new recording in 2 weeks time?

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Yep, got it with Modern Family, again link was New episodes only but it set up recordings despite series being finished.

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My TiVo has been driving me mad for the past couple of days, there's been a message on my box saying ' call 150, there is no signal going to the box'.

We have contacted VM, but there general comment is, it will go right in a minute, or reboot, or its the weather.

Each we have switched over to Skysat, and the picture has been perfect, again today same thing phased and freezing pictures, same message, contacted VM and the attitude was crap, engineer is coming on Saturday to repair. Discount £1.50 what a joke.

It cannot be the weather VM have said, but surely they have these giant dishes that transmit the pictures down the cable for us. Any ideas what could be wrong - crackly picture then goes totally.

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This is not a fault. The problem is that the episodes in question will have generic data and so Tivo doesn't know whether it's a new or old episode. Nearer the time it should fill-in with more accurate data and will then follow the rule set.

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Had an episode of the Middle did not follow this rule set, series finished but upcoming episode this past Monday morning was set to record by series link, recorded it and you guessed it it was a repeat:confused:

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The only thing i don't really like about the TiVo is the pishy peanut remote control, it's a disaster! One of the worst remote controls i've ever had, imo it's awkward to use and just doesn't "sit right" when you handle it, so come on Virgin, give us something decent to operate what really is a cracking set top box.

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Re. Tivo remote. It has a tendency to fall off the arm of your chair/settee. It could do with a flatter bottom (underside). Google tivo qwerty remote.

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Two apps added to TiVo app section.

Living the dream.

Aviva Athletics

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Sounds like my mrs :(

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Yes. Like I said. Whatever you have the SL set to, episodes with generic data will always be recorded.

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Agreed which is a weakness of Tivo, never had this issue with V+ but Tivo schedules recording based in programme content I believe so even when set for “new only� on recordings, it will record a programme when there is only generic information available.

My son records a programme (Wipeout USA I think) for which there is only 1 new episode per week, but there are 3 lots of repeats per week as well and Tivo records every one despite “new Only� being selected. So every week we have to delete the repeats after they have been recorded or go into “Planned Recordings� and delete the scheduled future recordings.

A real nuisance I have to say and something Tivo and its programme content providers need to eliminate. I would propose an option for users to select “do not record if generic content programme information available� is added to Tivo recording settings and could be invoked for an individual series link to deal with the odd case like this.

I believe VM did do some work last year in reducing instances like this since they were certainly much more common from my perspective. However I now only have the 1 instance of repeat recordings I do not want as detailed above. I think there is a web site still available where you could actually log instances such as this, has been done in my case but problem still remains for me.

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It has quite a flat top. Try putting it buttons down on the arm of your chair.

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That would be because the V+ only ever recorded exactly what you told it to and didn't have the intelligence that Tivo does. An intelligence which, I admit, is only as good as the meta-data it uses. That said, would you rather it record an episode and it be a repeat or not record it and miss a new episode? :)
Oh I agree completely. But then I don't think the problem will ever be completely eliminated. I accept that no technology is perfect and some user-interaction will always be required.

No thanks or, unless it gets updated before broadcast, my Tivo would not record "A Town Called Eureka" next Wednesday as it currently only has generic data and yet I know it is a new episode.

There is now an email address for this; TivoGuideErrorsATvirginmedia.co.uk

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The idea was a user option to activitate per series link not global so if you know your series link needs to record everything to capture a new episode then don't invoke it.

This whole issue comes down to Tivo trying to be too intelligent, sometimes the basic functions of V+ is all that users require and V+ never recorded repeats.

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It's not about being clever or not, it's about the concept of what a PVR is

For TiVo it's about the content i.e. you want to record 'Eureka' not 'Whatever is on Channel 4 at 8pm on a Wednesday'

For the V+ it's the other way around for the most part - when you set something to record you are doing it based on the time/date more than what the show is

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Okay. Fair enough. However, isn't it preferable that it records when it shouldn't as opposed to not recording when it should? :confused: So that option isn't really needed.

And sometimes didn't record new either. So like I said, technology isn't perfect :)

Nearly. It's on SyFy at 9pm ;)

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Understand the principle of content based searching and would be happy with that approach if TiVo did it properly. Content based services are subject to the quality of the content source and that is clearly lacking thus reason why generic content seems to appear on some programmes and we get this mess. The issue is Tivo works on assuming a “perfect source of information� which is not reality and it handles the lack of specific programme content information poorly.

I am actually looking forward to content based searching which is really of use i.e. when Tivo has access to content based sources rather than channels. On the subject of movies for example, I remember a demo of the Tivo Premier in the USA search for movies across all its sources namely Netflex as well as channel sources, so searching for content from any source.

Happy when Tivo gets there, but still waiting and content access to films is just one area I feel Tivo is looking like it is getting left behind with TV/Xbox/PS3 having film access sources and then I also have to watch those iPad users travelling back on the train from London watching their programmes taken from their Sky box. Catch-up please Tivo!

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The Music Search app is now in Apps & Games.

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Should also be in the 'Music On Demand' menu too

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Nonsense. Tivo isn't "assuming" anything. Remember GIGO?

How else could it handle it? :confused:

"Is this a 'new' episode? No idea. I'd better record it anyway, just in case."

Sounds perfectly reasonable to me :)

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What programmes do Sky users get on their iPads?

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No but unless things have changed a lot in the last year the V+ series links were rubbish. They would miss episodes, couldn't cope very well with time changes, some times would stop halfway through a series. Some long dormant links would suddenly start recording repeats but totally ignore new episodes.

At least with TiVo you have a much better chance at getting your shows recorded, it ain't perfect but IMO way better then what we had before.

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Just Sky Go/Anytime which blows anything Virgin have like that out of the water

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Have had a couple of phantom "records"

The one I recall was last week the boss likes Royal pains on Universal .

It came up as being recorded & as a new episode. It was neither,because it simply was not on. A quick check on web site & its was not on at all. Why TiVo thought is a mystery .

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Tried out the new music app and thought it was pretty nice and well laid out and far quicker the. Search on a V+ box.

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Yes l tried it as well and l have to admit l was well impressed.:tu:

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Not yet! But is it on red button on channel 300.

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Change “assuming” to “dependant” then if that makes you feel better.

Sounds perfectly unreasonable to me. Content based only programming needs accurate data and Tivo is still to getting that from its content service provider.
If you want to regard something a reasonable which does not work properly then that is up to you, strange!

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Accepted zantarous, forget the shortfalls of V+ since was an early adopter of Tivo. Time change issue still applies to Tivo though.

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Agreed for now. Tivo doesn't have anything yet, we are still waiting for it. Sky have been smart here getting "off-line" viewing going for people who want to watch "on the go" or in my example, find something to do for a 2 hour train journey which is what I would welcome. Tivo is promising more when it arrives i.e. streaming between multiple TIVOs but we are still waiting despite the code update many months ago, which provided the enabler for this.

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I was just having a look at next weeks Eureka and even though it has a generic synopsis its is still tagged with it being Season 5 episode 5 so would still be treated as a new episode.

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You may have got these things quicker if VM/Tivo hadn't spent their time and money working on redundant, out of date, legacy features, such as reminders?

Just my opinion.

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Now that is another issue!

Would prefer smaller feature enhancement updates rather than 1 major update which seems to be the way things are heading.

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Oh dear PB.:sniper::D

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I tried to resist. Honest! ;):D

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99% of my SL's work as expected 99% of the time.

To expect perfection from anything is strange.

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Fair enough. Didn't look too closely :) My point still stands, though. Better to record it and not need it than need it and not record it.

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Quite :p:

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Typical VM, delivering early :rolleyes: ;)

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One thing sticking up for TiVo though, I have my first WishList set search find a film i wanted to record and set it up in my programme schedule! :)

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I'm perfect but very strange:erm:

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:disturbd:

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Never said perfection, but to put up with an annoying Tivo shortfall is foolish IMHO, you really don't have to feel obliged to defend Tivo in every aspect!

Right now, Tivo is starting to feel "behind the curve" on innovation(see other comments earlier), time to catch up VM or am I starting to talk myself into wanting a Sky+ box!

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Just used new music app, must say I like it so one up for VM then! Now what VM really need to do now is to have a link to buy music online but that would require a browser interface on Tivo!

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So when you said...
And I replied...
How is that "defending Tivo"? :confused::rolleyes:

I was merely stating that if you expect perfection, especially in technology, then you are going to be disappointed.

Nowhere did I state that Tivo could not be better.

Well if you want to go back to something as "dumb" as Sky+ or V+ then no-one's stopping you. Personally, I'm happy with my superior, if not perfect, Tivo.

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So the TiVo reminders were "coming in the next code drop" back in February its now June have they arrived yet?

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No because the next major code drop hasn't happened yet

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Oh ok, will it happen before February 2013?

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Yup

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Wellthats great news for TiVo users, they were told about it in February 2012 and it will land before February 2013.

Will it be released before July 2012 ends?

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Do you really have nothing else to worry about? I wish I had your life :)

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I reckon it will be September

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Yeah seems like a reasonable length of time for testing then running a beta then full release. I would say September is a good call. Although anything sooner will be great for TiVo users.