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raylove · 09-11-2013, 10:16

I have the update and generally like the new 'look and feel'. However, there is an issue for me with the 'standby' thing.

I have ALWAYS put my box into standby when not in use and have always left it plugged in. When going to bed at night I would make sure it was tuned to the news channel before putting in to standby, which meant that no matter what time I got up in the morning I was always able to power up and immediately rewind to the last 'top of the hour' to watch the news over breakfast.

I no longer get that option - TiVo starts 'capturing' the channel tuned to only from the moment it is powered up. I guess from reading what is on this thread it is because the hard drive now powers down as well - I wasn't aware that this wasn't happening previously - I can't hear mine, it is silent.

This was actually quite useful at other times as I often switch on the TV and see something that looks interesting on the channel that it started up on - I would frequently immediately rewind to watch it from the start.

I guess I have two options here 1- actually set up the box to record the news in the morning at the earliest hour that I am ever likely to get up (cumbersome) OR (in order to have the instant rewind available at any time) never put TiVo into standby though this rather defeats the object and breaks the habit of a lifetime for me! Am I missing another option here that allows TiVo to behave as it did before?

09-11-2013, 10:16	#18
raylove Inactive Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 17	Re: TiVo update - standby option I have the update and generally like the new 'look and feel'. However, there is an issue for me with the 'standby' thing. I have ALWAYS put my box into standby when not in use and have always left it plugged in. When going to bed at night I would make sure it was tuned to the news channel before putting in to standby, which meant that no matter what time I got up in the morning I was always able to power up and immediately rewind to the last 'top of the hour' to watch the news over breakfast. I no longer get that option - TiVo starts 'capturing' the channel tuned to only from the moment it is powered up. I guess from reading what is on this thread it is because the hard drive now powers down as well - I wasn't aware that this wasn't happening previously - I can't hear mine, it is silent. This was actually quite useful at other times as I often switch on the TV and see something that looks interesting on the channel that it started up on - I would frequently immediately rewind to watch it from the start. I guess I have two options here 1- actually set up the box to record the news in the morning at the earliest hour that I am ever likely to get up (cumbersome) OR (in order to have the instant rewind available at any time) never put TiVo into standby though this rather defeats the object and breaks the habit of a lifetime for me! Am I missing another option here that allows TiVo to behave as it did before?