Cable Forum - View Single Post

yooper79 · 05-05-2015, 23:20

Thanks for the reply and for indulging a moaning old fart.

I was doing some digging on my gripes and it seems I'm not the only one but it also seems that they are there to stay as you mention. The TV guide and not remembering my preferences around favourites list is quite frustrating, probably the most frustrating thing actually, especially when not all the coloured buttons seem to have a fucnction in the menu. Press yellow for favourites for example would be great.

The main thing I find sluggish is with things like on demand. Seems to take a long time to populate the screen and the fact it doesn’t seem to categorize by show and then episode..instead just showing one massive list of episodes of everything...probably doesn't help! It does seem to have plenty to watch though, probably just a case of getting used to it

Thanks for the tip about recording new only by default, that's really handy.

I don't really understand the logic behind it being designed for recording so it doesn't do reminders, it would make sense in the event of a clash but otherwise seems odd. I never had this issue with my Sky+ box. I've since Googled it and I see that's also here to stay so again I'll just have to get used to that!

Thanks for your time. Any tips on getting the most out of it would be appreciated, particularly shortcuts etc as I seem to be spending a lot of time navigating menus.

---------- Post added at 22:20 ---------- Previous post was at 22:13 ----------

I was just reading a post on the VM forum about the point I raised about it not remembering my favourites and reverting back to default and the reason given is that it's considered a "multi user" system and showing "my" favourites would spoil the experience for others.

I do see that as a valid point in those types of scenarios, but it's not in my case so this seems a classic case of a developer deciding what's best rather than what people would like....there is a case for both so surely a setting to "remember my preferences" wouldn't be too much to ask? My mrs and I simply add channels to our favourites list and we'd prefer it to only show those channels all the time...or at least not have to go into menus to change it to favourites. Alas, not something I will spend TOO much time worrying about, not with all these episodes of Only Fools to enjoy!!

05-05-2015, 23:20	#3
yooper79 cf.member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 2	Re: New to VM...and a few questions! Thanks for the reply and for indulging a moaning old fart. I was doing some digging on my gripes and it seems I'm not the only one but it also seems that they are there to stay as you mention. The TV guide and not remembering my preferences around favourites list is quite frustrating, probably the most frustrating thing actually, especially when not all the coloured buttons seem to have a fucnction in the menu. Press yellow for favourites for example would be great. The main thing I find sluggish is with things like on demand. Seems to take a long time to populate the screen and the fact it doesn’t seem to categorize by show and then episode..instead just showing one massive list of episodes of everything...probably doesn't help! It does seem to have plenty to watch though, probably just a case of getting used to it Thanks for the tip about recording new only by default, that's really handy. I don't really understand the logic behind it being designed for recording so it doesn't do reminders, it would make sense in the event of a clash but otherwise seems odd. I never had this issue with my Sky+ box. I've since Googled it and I see that's also here to stay so again I'll just have to get used to that! Thanks for your time. Any tips on getting the most out of it would be appreciated, particularly shortcuts etc as I seem to be spending a lot of time navigating menus. ---------- Post added at 22:20 ---------- Previous post was at 22:13 ---------- I was just reading a post on the VM forum about the point I raised about it not remembering my favourites and reverting back to default and the reason given is that it's considered a "multi user" system and showing "my" favourites would spoil the experience for others. I do see that as a valid point in those types of scenarios, but it's not in my case so this seems a classic case of a developer deciding what's best rather than what people would like....there is a case for both so surely a setting to "remember my preferences" wouldn't be too much to ask? My mrs and I simply add channels to our favourites list and we'd prefer it to only show those channels all the time...or at least not have to go into menus to change it to favourites. Alas, not something I will spend TOO much time worrying about, not with all these episodes of Only Fools to enjoy!!