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i love virgin 13-04-2011 01:12

Tivo advice please
 
I have got Tivo booked for next wednesday but i am so confused by the whole thing:)

I know the EPG is better but what other things can it do?

I have looked at Virgins website but it does not really tell me much.

Also what things can i connect to it as i have my sound going into my home cinema kit via optical input so does it have that input on it?

anap 13-04-2011 01:22

Re: Tivo advice please
 
Surely you should find this out before ordering?

i love virgin 13-04-2011 01:29

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Quote:

Originally Posted by anap (Post 35211723)
Surely you should find this out before ordering?

Well yes i did find out a bit about it but not about the inputs.

passingbat 13-04-2011 01:34

Re: Tivo advice please
 
There's an optical out that will feed into your AV amp and give 5.1 audio.

i love virgin 13-04-2011 01:37

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Originally Posted by passingbat (Post 35211728)
There's an optical out that will feed into your AV amp and give 5.1 audio.

Brill many thanks for that.

Just got to wait a week now till it arrives.

Could be a long week.:)

passingbat 13-04-2011 01:48

Re: Tivo advice please
 
This review should give you an idea of the functionality

http://www.techradar.com/reviews/aud...-938954/review

And this as to future plans for tivo functionality re connected content..

http://paidcontent.co.uk/article/419...-tv-explosion/#

savvychels 13-04-2011 02:07

Re: Tivo advice please
 
I don't know where I got them off the top of my head, but I pulled two different pdf files from the internet (may have been mediaboys blog) with the full TiVo manuals - one the manual and one a quick start. they have a TON of info in them. If you do a google search you should find them, or perhaps someone here may know the links.

arcimedes 13-04-2011 07:34

Re: Tivo advice please
 
You can get the tivo manual from

http://www.virginmedia.com/tivo/tivo_complete_guide.pdf

clinteastman 13-04-2011 10:37

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Quote:

Originally Posted by passingbat (Post 35211737)
This review should give you an idea of the functionality

http://www.techradar.com/reviews/aud...-938954/review

And this as to future plans for tivo functionality re connected content..

http://paidcontent.co.uk/article/419...-tv-explosion/#

Better review here:

http://www.trustedreviews.com/home-c...red-By-TiVo/p1

OLDGOLD 13-04-2011 10:39

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Quote:

Originally Posted by passingbat (Post 35211737)

And this as to future plans for tivo functionality re connected content..

http://paidcontent.co.uk/article/419...-tv-explosion/#

Where is the online forum that she refers to in this section about third party apps?

In the States, TiVo Premiere also offers third-party entertainment services from Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI), Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX), Pandora, Rhapsody, MusicChoice, Live365 and more. So could Virgin’s Brit TiVo offer equivalents like Lovefilm and Spotify?

“We’re talking to everybody - all those that you named and more,” says Rose. “We’re very open to all of them. It’s just a question of doing the right deal, making sure our customers actually want it - power to the people; we’re a Virgin company. We’ve got an online forum we’re moderating to ask what they want.”

clinteastman 13-04-2011 10:41

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Originally Posted by OLDGOLD (Post 35211826)
Where is the online forum that she refers to in this section about third party apps?

In the States, TiVo Premiere also offers third-party entertainment services from Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI), Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX), Pandora, Rhapsody, MusicChoice, Live365 and more. So could Virgin’s Brit TiVo offer equivalents like Lovefilm and Spotify?

“We’re talking to everybody - all those that you named and more,” says Rose. “We’re very open to all of them. It’s just a question of doing the right deal, making sure our customers actually want it - power to the people; we’re a Virgin company. We’ve got an online forum we’re moderating to ask what they want.”

There is a private TiVo forum on the VM community forums, you need to have a TiVo to get in.

OLDGOLD 13-04-2011 10:50

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Originally Posted by clinteastman (Post 35211827)
There is a private TiVo forum on the VM community forums, you need to have a TiVo to get in.

How do they know if you've got a TiVo? Is there some secret password handed over by the installer along with the url of this forum?

clinteastman 13-04-2011 10:59

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Quote:

Originally Posted by OLDGOLD (Post 35211829)
How do they know if you've got a TiVo? Is there some secret password handed over by the installer along with the url of this forum?

No I think you apply with your account number once you are installed and then your given access, not positive as I haven't got one yet.

Digital Fanatic 13-04-2011 11:34

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Quote:

Originally Posted by clinteastman (Post 35211833)
No I think you apply with your account number once you are installed and then your given access, not positive as I haven't got one yet.

That forum should be open to all now. It was only private during the pre-release stage.

clinteastman 13-04-2011 11:36

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic (Post 35211850)
That forum should be open to all now. It was only private during the pre-release stage.

Yep your right:

http://community.virginmedia.com/t5/TiVo/bd-p/Tivo


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