I have never looked back since replacing my V+ with a TIVO box. When i look at the V+ box now, I am reminded how bulky, clunky and noisy it was, although we preferred that to the Sky HD box, mostly for the extra tuner, though!
Being able to record three programmes at a time, the intelligence within the box that will find another time to record when there is no capacity for a recording at the time you've tried to set it, the displays and that delicious red background, the fact that you can 'undelete' your deleted programmes and set up wishlists.... I could whitter on for ages.
VM made an excellent move when they decided to run with the TIVO box. I only hope they now utilise its full potential. I'm still waiting to get more from the internet through the TIVO, such as streaming movies/box sets through providers of my choice, like Netflix and Lovefilm!
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Originally Posted by muppetman11
Pretty much what 90% of the UK public would vote.  |
H'mm... that doesn't tally with the votes on this thread....
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Originally Posted by v0id
For someone who just wants to watch linear TV and maybe record a few shows, the V+ is by far and wide the simplest solution.
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I disagree. It is just as easy to use a TIVO to watch linear TV, and the recording functionality is much better and transfers recordings where there are clashes to an alternative repeated listing. Additionally, there is so much more recording space that you don't have to keep deleting programmes you haven't yet seen to make room for new ones.
There are three tuners on the TIVO, the box does not seize up at midnight and is far quieter than the V+.
You don't have to use the other functions if you don't want to.
If that is all you want to use the TIVO for, how is it more complicated?
I think it is better for people to try to keep up, because as technology gets more advanced, they are going to get left far behind. Not only will they be losing out on what is available, when they do eventually change because the older technology is no longer around, they will find it a far bigger leap than if they took the bite size advances and got used to the latest technology that is available now.