Why TiVo
 

could someone explain why TiVo is so good, i am seriously considering more and more. thanks

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tell you the morrow night, providing the install engineer turns up :rolleyes:

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Hope this helps you

http://www.youtube.com/watch?nomobile=1&v=jUUfMVtNjqI

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Here are a couple of unbiased reviews for you.


http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/perip...gin-media-tivo

http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/pvrs/...media-tivo-1tb

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Here you are as well?

http://www.youtube.com/user/VirginMe.../0/nwTWz3JW3ns

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wow thanks for the replies

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Do you have a Virgin Media shop in your town centre? Or anywhere near for that matter? If so, go in, have a play. That's how I was persuaded, I wasn't bothered one bit before.

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hmm nearest one is 10 miles away...if i get time will check it out

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Heres my 2 cents

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Looking at your services in your profile thing, you have a VIP package so I can safely assume you have a V+HD. The V+ only has a 200gb HDD (I think).

The Tivo has either a 500gb or 1tb HDD so without even considering the Tivo features you already gained a considerable amount of space for recording HD content.

If you find V+hd meets your needs then you can safely go get a Tivo as I believe it matches V+ then adds a whole lot more.

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V+ has 160GB so TiVo is 3 or 6 times more space ish

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That is excellent. Much more useful information than any of the reviews I have read.

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yh the 2 cents thingy is good

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So se if I have right . No RED button ,
No advance notice of programme,
poor picture ( so some say )
LOTS more space ( how much do I need have 50 hours free at the moment)
Charges to get it & extra £`s each month.
I ll wait.:D

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Tivo box being delivered next week-looking forward to it.

I read the article today from the Herald giving the Tivo box 5/5. You have sign in (no payment) to read it all, so the full article is below.

Grant Gibson
http://www.heraldscotland.com/techno...1.1112319?5104

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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l hope you enjoy this wonderful set top box because its only going to get better in the next year.

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Were have I heard this before. O`yes its called " coming soon " however I do hope you are right roll on 2012 or was that 13 no no 14 or perhaps 15:shrug:

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Tivo is the future THE FUTURE!!!!!

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A proper pessimist today.:)

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I've had TiVo over a week and, barring bbc news, I've never watched anything live. At any time of day, any day of week there is something to watch. Series links, wish lists, on demand, suggestions, one-off recordings, youtube - its absolutely stupendous.

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And l agree with you totally in that the tivo is a inmense step up from Virgins other boxes.

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There is quiet a few good things about the TiVo 1 is the Recording Hiccups, If someone has deleted one of your recordings thinking you have watched it you can get your recording back, Another is that you can access your TiVo box online from anywhere in the world just by logging into your VM account on thier website and set your recordings, But you can also access YouTube, Ebay, News, Weather, There is a couple of games on thier also, You can record upto 276 Hours Standard TV or 59 Hours HD where as with the V+ You couldnt, You also get the option to have your V+ moved from downstairs into a bedroom / kitchen free of charge. There is alot of good things about the TiVo but if your unsure, Call virgin media and get them to send you a TiVo booklet out, Or if you see an Engineer out and about as them for one, And have a good read through it.

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That's exactly the TV viewing experience I've been having for the past 2 years with my V+ box. I only watch football and boxing when it's actually being televised, everything else is recorded and watched when I want.

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In the FUTURE we will all be dead !.
Sorry Virgins track record on coming soon is NOT great. Still I stick with them ( Cable Tel - NTL now Virgin) As a company I have no problem but i would buy (or is that rent) on what is in the market place not coming soon. However I doubt its the future ( sorry can`t resist this. Wasn`t 3.5" floppy the laser disk, Mono rail fax machines{remember them on tomorrow world} & even the V+ all also the future):erm:

---------- Post added at 14:45 ---------- Previous post was at 13:22 ----------

I was trying to be optimistic :shocked: a pessimist would have offered in the next millennium as thefulfilment date:)

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Perhaps once you have had a couple of pints you will be even more optimistic.:D;):D

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My friend who has TIVO says suggestions have helped him find shows and channels he didn't know , he called them at first but now says the box has learnt his likes/dislikes and helped him find some gems.