About time TiVO had an update don't you think?
 

I still feel it is unfinished, what with the non hd menus and still sluggish response. Then the fact that you can't make your own folders for organising recordings or better control of the express link. Also the apps are a joke, to the point I don't even use them! The menu navigation is slow that navigating on demand is a nightmare.. Then you have Youtube which is a slow clunky piece of crap and unusable for me.

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I agree TiVo should do a lot more like the US TiVo boxes

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Can't see that happening now,vm will only be seeing out existing deal with TiVo nw then switching to there own boxes so a long as the box works they ain't gonna be to bothered improving/investing in TiVo now

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Despite the fact I agreed with you on the day Liberty announced their intentions to buy, the TVDrive/V+ has been in the system since 2005 and is only being phased out now (and as per Chad's thread they're still selling them to a small degree) they're getting the most out of the current products which is a lot cheaper than replacing people's boxes at their own expense.

Anyway, IPTV will be the norm in ~5 years and both the Virgin TiVo & Horizon will need to be replaced.

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The apps certainly need to be updated. Why have an ebay app that you can't sign into?
Spotify ought to be updated as well to include a search function.

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While I agree with you in regards to the poor choice of apps I do have to wonder how wise a move adding the likes of Lovefilm , Netflix and other OTT providers is to a pay TV platform , I'm sure its possible for them to coexist however there's also an element of risk to the pay TV platform in my opinion , the risk in my opinion is greater to lower tier customers who could potentially subscribe get hooked to the services and decide there's no need to sub to pay TV and take a direct subscription with the OTT provider on another device.

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Ours does a lot more than the US TiVo. And in fact many features VM added have now been added to the US software.

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They'll need replacing in less than 5 years simply because technology moves on. Each STB typically only has a life of 2 to 3 years.

Incidentally, TiVo already supports IPTV.
http://www.tmcnet.com/topics/article...tv-swedish.htm

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I can see no reason why the HD menus wouldn't be added to VM's Tivo, though they have not been available for that long on the US Tivo and it must take some time to port them to the VM Tivo.

If they don't appear on the VM Tivo, then it may be a sign that the future of Tivo on VM is uncertain?

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While few people know for certain whether VM will keep Tivo, and I suspect those that do are covered by non disclosure agreements, Liberty Media are (at least publically and at least for the time being) supporting Tivo.

http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2013/...nsumer-growth/

http://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?...OC444L9OGL983C

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It's safe to say nobody does. It will depend on performance over the next few years.

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Thanks for confirming this, I thought I had been mistaken....

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Personally not having HD menus does not worry me at all.....

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The thing that I really want, which the HD menus will bring, is to still have the mini TV screen there when you go in to the currently SD menu screens, such as planned recordings.

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That's where the TiVo IPad app is great, I can set and delete recordings without effecting the TV picture:) though the app needs a few different updates

1. Set new favourite channels
2. Having the deleted folder in my shows to undelete programmes

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Well, VM could send me a free ipad instead of doing the HD screen update. I don't think I would mind too much ;)

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If VM embraced these different providers, that itself would be a selling point for the VM TIVO. It appears to be the Liberty approach and one that I certainly welcome. Why should we have to pay for a plethora of alternative devices to access this content? I want to access everything from my TIVO.

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well I hope it comes then, but it is not something that will be high on my list of wants....

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That is one of the most optimistic postings have ever seen on here! ;)

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Agreed, restriction of access is not a good idea and one thing Netflix/Lovefilm provide is a different approach to subscribing to films, etc as a monthly premium versus pay as you go like now. Personally I prefer the pay a you go approach to films simply because our family hardly buy any films and never seem to have the time to watch loads anyway as we always have plenty of programmes to watch on TV or recorded on Tivo.

However one thing I thought I would highlight and based on a demo I saw of Tivo from the USA last year (it was freely available on the Internet from some show promoting the Premier box I think), is that it can search across channels and content sources.

The demo was to search for a film by title across all sources be it TV and Netflix for example, so you could pick your source to view it and not be locked down to one source.

So what VM need to get in place based on this, is the ability to search from any source including Internet based sources like Netflix and Lovefilm, on top of Filmflex of course plus TV channels, then present all the available sources and any cost associated with it, be it subscription account required or the one-time price or free of course.

This would really open up the power of Tivo effectively using its wish list software code to search all sources I guess but crucially also give you a price comparison service on top.

This would give VM and Tivo a unique advantage over the competition. IT may yet need a server based approach to do this( i.e. input search in Tivo, Tivo box submits query to VM networked server which does the actual search and then presents the answer back to Tivo to present to you) but is this the future of moving Tivo to the Cloud which could be more than just online storage for programmes as I believe I’ve read is one reason for the intended future of Tivo assuming VM keep this box long term of course.

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I'm basing my opinions on the fact that as far I'm aware there's no pay TV platform that currently has Netflix available for its customers however I'm happy to be corrected.
I believe the new Roku software available from April will search across all apps for movies/content.

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Another thing, why no app button on the remote?

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Because there are no apps worth pressing it for, and it would therefore be redundant?

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Well I would be more likely to use them! I personally think the whole menu system needs an overhaul, it takes too many clicks.

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The app button would probably still have the text clearly printed on it, such would be its uselessness!

VM's TiVo searches across content providers-i player and you tube are both included in the search results aren't they?

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Absolutely spot on, I thought TiVo would be brilliant but imo its way overrated!