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Originally Posted by Wabiloo
I find the interface clunky at best. The user experience is very un-polished. Why on earth are some UI screens HD quality but then it will switch to SD screens for things like Series Link recording options or settings or that sort of things (during which the current channel playback stops, not just video but audio as well). The search feature is unimpressive. The mini-guide is under-powered. And there are so few options to customise your interface or experience! Only one list of favourite channels? And not even reorderin of channels? Dude!
I can't believe that a product that has been in the making for such a long time by such a large company manages to offer such a poor experience...
I won't even mention the fact that the ethernet connection is disabled (MAJOR feature loss), which means no local network streaming; that remote recording from the online tv guide fails every time...
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I don't know what box you've been using, but the UI is pretty good and a vast improvement over the likes of V+. Yes there are still SD screens, but this is because the software is being re-written for VM using the US Premier code as a base and that's where the SD screens come from. We should see more HD pages added with new updates as the year goes on. The mini-screen stops because it was never incorporated into the SD UI. Some Series Link pages are in HD, depending how you access them.
I don't see how the search is unimpressive, the results pop up almost instantly as you type. I haven't had any show take more than 4 characters to appear on the first page of results. Yes it may not be right at the top, but that's what the down arrow is for. The box learns what you like so your most popular searches will start to appear at the top.
I don't see why re-ordering of channels is such an issue, it's not something I've ever felt the need to do.
I'm sure the ethernet ports will be enabled as the Premier boxes in the US can stream recordings to other boxes or you can copy content. Everything is already in the code and you can see clues in some of the system info pages. There's no reason for VM not to implement it.
Remember many of the features are being added at request of VM. VM do not do any coding as this is done by TiVo themselves, VM just license the code. If you're happy with Freeview and your Topfield (twice the price of the TiVo and is basically a PC in a nice box) then stick with it.
I'll admit I do find the SD a pain myself and the box can be sluggish at times, but it will improve. It's not on general release as yet, but is pretty much good to go imho.
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Originally Posted by Rattus
At the moment i'm not even 100% convinced 3rd tuner will arrive any time soon.
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This is definitely coming very soon and I'm sure it will be vastly better implemented than on the V+
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