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Originally Posted by HDFootyMan
Ask yourself this - why does Sky+, the most popular PVR in the UK, have reminder functionality? Ditto V+ HD?
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Because they are both extentions of the EPG designed before the PVR came along
Before the addition of the Hard Disk, Reminders were needed so you could set the STB to change channel when your VCR switched itself on. When the Hard Disk was added to Sky and Virgin, the bits needed to run the HDD were just added to the existing code, which is why Reminders stayed.
TiVo is designed from the ground up as a PVR, and designed to handle the channel changing itself, so Reminders weren't required so are not part of the EPG