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chrisidaho · 03-12-2011, 21:52

A nicely balanced OP. I think the TiVo box is more complicated to use initially than sky+ or indeed a v+hd box. To me this is similar to much other equipment such as mobile phones eg comparing a smartphone to a standard mobile. Many more options and buttons to press on the smartphone, but also much more capability and user defined options
. Some of the features on the TiVo are great (wish lists, search function, use of 3rd party tech to interact with the TiVo) but with this is definitely a greater investment of learning how to use it and the odd function that is not as accessible as it could be.

What i am encouraged by is the last software update, which suggests that VM are responding (all be it not as fast as some would like) to people's suggestions and issues. If this continues then I think the TiVo will be a great pvr. Not there just yet but promising already.

03-12-2011, 21:52	#8
chrisidaho Inactive Join Date: Apr 2011 Services: Triple XL Virgin Media and TiVo Posts: 26	Re: 1 week in, my initial thoughts... A nicely balanced OP. I think the TiVo box is more complicated to use initially than sky+ or indeed a v+hd box. To me this is similar to much other equipment such as mobile phones eg comparing a smartphone to a standard mobile. Many more options and buttons to press on the smartphone, but also much more capability and user defined options . Some of the features on the TiVo are great (wish lists, search function, use of 3rd party tech to interact with the TiVo) but with this is definitely a greater investment of learning how to use it and the odd function that is not as accessible as it could be. What i am encouraged by is the last software update, which suggests that VM are responding (all be it not as fast as some would like) to people's suggestions and issues. If this continues then I think the TiVo will be a great pvr. Not there just yet but promising already.