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sn00p · 27-12-2011, 19:39

Considering how long TiVo have actually been around, it's very surprising at how bad the interface actually is. There are really basic things missing from it that you would expect to be there and then the things that should be simple to use are just so convoluted.

Even I struggle sometimes! I don't even bother with catchup, it's one big flat horrible mess too.

I wrote (the windows/mac app) that allows the US TiVo iOS app to work with the VM boxes and even I struggle to use the "normal remote control" interface. My wife hated the TiVo before we were able to use the iPad app because it was just too many clicks to get it to do anything! She was cursing me!

That said, things have improved with the last software release. Things are about 100000000% better with the iPad app, but there's no way I'd let an elderly relative near it, it might just finish them off.

Maybe in 6 months time virgin will have pressured TiVo into fixing all the usability issues, because apparently lots of the long standing gripes that US TiVo owners have had to live with without hope of being fixed have suddenly got fixed with virgin leaning on them.

27-12-2011, 19:39	#10
sn00p Inactive Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 24	Re: V+ or Tivo easier for the elderly Considering how long TiVo have actually been around, it's very surprising at how bad the interface actually is. There are really basic things missing from it that you would expect to be there and then the things that should be simple to use are just so convoluted. Even I struggle sometimes! I don't even bother with catchup, it's one big flat horrible mess too. I wrote (the windows/mac app) that allows the US TiVo iOS app to work with the VM boxes and even I struggle to use the "normal remote control" interface. My wife hated the TiVo before we were able to use the iPad app because it was just too many clicks to get it to do anything! She was cursing me! That said, things have improved with the last software release. Things are about 100000000% better with the iPad app, but there's no way I'd let an elderly relative near it, it might just finish them off. Maybe in 6 months time virgin will have pressured TiVo into fixing all the usability issues, because apparently lots of the long standing gripes that US TiVo owners have had to live with without hope of being fixed have suddenly got fixed with virgin leaning on them.