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Originally Posted by swanny
Any initial thoughts on it vs the mighty TIVO sir?
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Hmm, to be honest if you're happy with a single tuner then I'd stick with the TiVo right now, at least until there's a few more bug fixes.
Don't get me wrong, when the TVD is playing nice it's a great bit of kit, however it can be bloody fustrating when it isn't.
The most annoying thing is the box appearing to lock up causing the remote to be unresponsive until the box comes back to life. It happens A LOT when playing back recordings, almost every 10 minutes. The counter on the front of the box also freezes, so don't bother pressing any buttons until the counter is running again. I was watching a recording of Stargate last night and I started to fast forward the ads 30 mins into the show, by the time I could use the remote again I had watched the rest of the show whizz by.
The guide data needs a bit of work. I have a series record for Greys Anatomy which airs on Thursday night, but TVD also wants to record a repeat on Sunday causing a clash with Lost and Torchwood. You can get around this by giving Greys a lower priority than the other two shows though. Some shows such as Standoff (Sky One), Click (BBC NEWS 24) and some others I can't remember off hand wont currently allow you to set a series record. I think there's a a number you can call to request these though.
Finally, as others have said, it would be nice if there was a way to search for shows by keying in the start of the title and have it list upcoming episodes. It would make sorting out clases and setting up series records much easier.
Still, it is a nice bit of kit and once the bugs are sorted it'll be great.
Oh, and it does work nicely with TiVo using the Pace 20020 codes. Handy if you're going away to still record things remotely. However each morning my TVD has tuned to channel 0 and the miniguide is on screen. The miniguide being there prevents TiVo changing channels, so I'm hoping if I turn the miniguide off when away it should be ok.
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