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Well looks good

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/new...-in-wi-fi.html

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This is US only, nothing to do with the Virgin Media TiVo indeed:

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Oops my bad i didnt read that bit. But just think how cool it would be to have that box here in UK

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Anything is possible a few hardware adjustments etc the so called tivo premiere was us only now we have a near like offering apart from the tivo stream box and peanut qwerty remote.

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Thought new owners said they wanted to move away from TiVo. So I think that mean until the TiVo deal runs out, we will get nothing new in the way of software on TiVo boxes.

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No, they haven't said that.

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Personally l cannot see the TiVo being ditched anytime soon.

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Neither can i

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i would love a TiVo stb like this....it would blow Sky out of the water

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http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/20/46...mio-pro-review

3 years.....to convert to a all-new HD interface.....on new hardware.

:erm:

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do you think we'll ever be able to watch recorded shows through mobile etc? that would be absolutely amazing. no way sky could counter that!

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Could have sworn one of the news stories linked here when the deal was announced said that the new owners were looking to ditch the TiVo and replace with their own boxes in the future. Might have changed since then, I lose track with all the different news about the takeover.

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It was probably just a blog sprucing their article up rather than it being an actual quote.

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It would have to be an additional box to the current Tivo's like the Tivo Stream box in the US or VM would have to release new boxes based on these new US models.

The current boxes don't have the hardware required to encode the video so it is suitable to playback on a mobile device. They could possibly do it via the cloud as another option.

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ah! i doubt they will then. :(

If the new owners have their own box and software i'd imagine tivo will be phased out once the contract ends they'll see that as a big way to save money i'd guess?

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Although it's not quite the same, there are still a few dialogue boxes and screens in Windows that don't look any different in W7 than they did in Windows 95.

I would assume TiVo have devoted their development time to adding the new features, rather than tidying up the remaining SD screens. I agree that they should though.

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I suspect that is what they would like to do. But it is possible that the success VM have had with Tivo might just convince them to leave VM alone with regard the set top box they use. If Tivo hadn't been such a success, I think we'd be heading for the Horizon box for sure.

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But the two main screens crying out to become HD on VM's Tivo; My Planned Recordings and Manage My Series Links, are available on the US Tivo on which VM's software is based. These were added several months ago in the US, so should be implemented in the next VM update. Or so I would have thought.

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Yes, I'd expect so. But that isn't what was being referenced was it - it was the fact that even with the brand new box TiVo have just released, there are still SD screens.

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But the question asked in the article re HD screens was also answered in the same article:

My Planned Recordings and Manage My Series Links are priority screens and were done.

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The TiVo quote is referencing that TiVo obviously prioritised development of the new parts of the Roamio over the remaining SD screens in the US version.

The fact that VM haven't got the previous HD screen updates, is a separate thing and is down to the fact that the VM TiVo hasn't had a major update since TiVo did the change. I would expect them to show up as part of the next update

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I don't think anyone was confused about that.

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Ok. I'm going to give up as I've very confused now lol

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As long as the actual picture output from the bleeding box is in hd, I won't be worrying too much.

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agree completely with your point but you're going off the assumption that people in the board room use common sense!

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I'm hoping they adopt the view of, 'if it aint broke...'

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Maybe you should have stayed with Sky; they have a box with basic functionality which still manages to do that :D


Ooops... I'm in trouble with the Sky guys now. Just kidding... :)

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To be honest I can see the traditional cable/satellite boxes eventually giving way to people using numerous devices around the home , Comcast in the US are already trialling a cloud DVR with no local storage , the service will also have mobile apps that allow you to access your cloud recordings and live channels initially while in the home , these type of services can potentially work in any IP based device in the house so potentially games consoles , connected TVs and streaming devices.

In the USA TIVO already has these kind of capabilities with the TIVO Roamio , TIVO stream and TIVO Mini products likewise Sky's joint development of SAT>IP offers them the potential of similar functionality around the home.

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*cough*

http://www.cable.co.uk/news/virgin-m...ans-801476204/

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Wasn't I kind of suggesting that anyway ? That link has been posted on here many times. You need to get something for that cough :D