[Mr K]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

The features it’s missing aren’t that important to most people and some features that people complain aren’t there actually are, but called something else.

From Richard’s perspective, it’s the ability to record radio shows that is missing, and I get that, but for most it just comes down to personal choices. For example, there are those who complain that the 360 doesn’t allow them to manage their series links, but why would they need to? Adding and taking off series links can be done on the 360, so I don’t see what else there is to manage! There are no ‘Suggestions’, some say, except that there are, and they are clear to see on the Home Screen as ‘Recommended for you’.

The wishlist facility on the TiVo is useful for some, which flags up items on the search that become available at some time in the future, whereas the 360 allows you to do something similar, but only for programmes that are available now or coming soon.

For most purposes and for most people the 360 serves all their needs and it is better than the Sky Q box in a number of ways, particularly ease of use. The TiVo technology is being phased out on VM now, and it is not offered elsewhere by the major players. TiVo itself has confirmed that it has stopped selling its DVR set-top boxes, so sooner or later, people are going to have to learn to cope without them unless they decide to purchase a TiVo TV.

Believe or not OB, 'most people' isnt you ! The VM forum is full of thise regretting 'upgrading'. The functionslity of the 360 isnt as good as the V6.

Features lost include:-

• Wishlists: The ability to set the box to automatically record programmes based on specific subjects, actors, or keywords is gone.
• No central manager to view and edit all series links in one place; you can only see the link if an episode is currently recorded.
• Inability to cancel individual recordings from a series link.
• Difficulty setting up multi-channel series links, often requiring a separate link for each channel.
• Cannot ignore streaming options when setting a recording.
• Default recording options (e.g., keeping only a certain number of episodes) are limited.
• Recordings from the old V6 box are lost during the migration process as the hard drive is reformatted.
• No "Stop" button on the remote.
• No "Upcoming episodes" list for a show.
• Cannot pause live TV whilst navigating menus.
• Limited sorting and filtering options in the guide and recordings (e.g., no sort by series).
• No customisation options for the guide (like showing/hiding channel logos).
• Clunkier interface that often requires more button presses or using voice commands for simple tasks.
• Loss of the "New" indication next to programmes that haven't been watched.
• No radio channels available for recording.

Heck of a cheek to call it an upgrade. We know why they are doing it, to save themselves money with their own cheaper inferior software.