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Originally Posted by denphone
No as they are very useful in juggling potential recording clashes for starters.
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
As far as I know, there isn't a space problem. That issue disappeared quite a while ago.
The +1 channels are still needed at the present time because they provide flexibility for recordings. Not all programmes are on catch up, and they are only there for a week on most players available on Virgin. The players that are available which retain programmes for longer are (with the exception of the BBC i-player) peppered with unskippable advertisements. It is hit and miss whether the programme you are looking for is on Netflix, Amazon or Now TV.
When the day arrives that we can playback any programme we like from the cloud or from a comprehensive archive service on a web site (which would have to be on subscription and/or pay per view), I might agree with you, assuming broadcast TV in its present form is still around at that time.
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Originally Posted by Mr K
They are quite useful when you see something whilst channel surfing, wish you had recorded it, and then spot there is a +1 channel.
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I agree with all of this.
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
They are, but tough if you are surfing and like a programme that is half way through on a +1 channel!
I have always said the channel surfing is the most inefficient way of discovering programmes to watch. I stopped doing that years ago.
Turning your suggestions on will get you better results than channel surfing, but as some may recall, I set all the programmes I want to see in advance and just watch broadcast TV from my recordings. The result: many hours of my favourite programmes, all waiting for me whenever I'm ready. This is by far the intelligent way to watch broadcast TV.
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That's one thing that I shall miss about the TiVo. Suggestions was a USP for me, which is why I haven't turned them off to try to get the box to work properly.