Thread: TiVo General TiVo Discussion Part 3
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Old 20-03-2014, 20:28   #1586
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Re: General TiVo Discussion Part 3
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Originally Posted by passingbat View Post
Surely the real reason it was problematic to include reminders (in the way people wanted them) was because the people who designed Tivo were designing a PVR and Reminders have no place in a true PVR world. People were asking for functionality that was alien and pointless to the initial concept. So not surprising they were difficult to implement in a cost effective manor.
I agree wholeheartedly, PB, and I still don't understand why people wanted a reminder when they could simply programme it to record.

Old habits die hard, I suppose.
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