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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu
Finally persuaded the wife to get rid of Sky and get TiVo, being installed on Wednesday.
What are the benefits of TiVo over the Sky +plus box, l have been told many different stories, such as red button is poor and the HD quality isn't good, can someone clarify.
Also what is the difference between the two boxes. I am getting the 250 hours record box.
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Ok, I'll give you a short summery as I have had both recently.
Sky+ mainly records the thing you already know you like/love. Tivo helps you find things that you'll love. There is a great feature where you can search for shows on a certain topic. Just type in a keyword..for example I searched for "Heroin" and "Hookers"....and within a blink of an eye Tivo found me shows on these topics. You can also search for upcoming shows with your fave actors. Tivo's main feature is that you can rate shows you have watched and judging by your ratings it'll find other shows you might like.
Tivo also acts like a mini pc. You can tweet, youtube, spotify on it too.
HD both in quality and number of channels is better on Sky+. I see no difference in SD picture quality on the main channels. Better quality on the more obscure channels. Plus the quality of the picture is not affected by weather. Heavy rain or snow sometimes makes the picture break up on Sky...not so with cable.
Maybe someone else can answer your red button question. I never used it on Sky.
Catch up and On Demand is just AMAZING. Great service...and catch up is free! Many times people tweet or talk about something amazing that was on tv the day before. With this service you can go back and watch it.
For me personally, SKY+ HD only beats Tivo in that it's free (for the pvr service) and it has more HD channels. The majority of the other channels it has you don't want to watch or are FTA anyway.
One last thing. The youtube app is pretty cool (although can be improved so much). You can watch so many great videos on you home movie center rather than on your laptop/pc/smartphone. So many goodies uploaded up there you can enjoy.
I think your wife will love tivo! Please report back how you get on with it. What you like/dislike. Maybe you find a feature I'm not aware of yet
