TiVo : Using 3 tuners when only 2 needed

[ZiQi]

Annoying than when recording as follows:

Movie Ch 1 14:00 - 16:00 Film 1

Movie Ch 1 16:00 - 18:00 Film 2

Movie Ch 2 14:00 - 16:00 Film 3

That it wants to use 3 tuners, when it should know that if a programme is on the same channel straight after the previous there is no need to pad beginning and end. Don't always remember to remove the padding myself each time I set a recording, plus it's a pain to keep having to do so.

Moans at me it needs to switch channels or cancel a recording, but doesn't often cancel the right one!

[Stephen]

Its the way TiVo has always worked. Its annoying to be honest but something that has been mentioned before to see if it could be changed.

It starts recording film 1 on tuner 1, then when the 3rd film is due to start tuner 2 starts recording that, then Tuner 3 starts recording the 3rd film and then tuner 1 stops recording after film 1 finishes.

Common sense you would think it would just continue recording on tuner 1 but split the recording for film 2, however I believe its the way that the coding has been done and the way TiVo stores the recordings that its not possible to do that.

[passingbat]

Originally Posted by ZiQi

Don't always remember to remove the padding myself each time I set a recording, plus it's a pain to keep having to do so.

If reports are true, after the next update, you can set your own recording defaults, so won't have to remember.

[ZiQi]

Originally Posted by passingbat

If reports are true, after the next update, you can set your own recording defaults, so won't have to remember.

That would be great!

[RichardCoulter]

Can you not set manual recordings, as you can on the V+, as a temporary workround to stop this until the next update?

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Can you not set manual recordings, as you can on the V+, as a temporary workround to stop this until the next update?

Yes, you can. I hope we get the update before all the new autumn series begin or it'll be a right faff!

[RichardCoulter]

I can understand what you mean, this does get round the problem, but as you say, it's a faff having to do this for a number of programmes.

[carlwaring]

I regularly recorded a couple of programme back-to-back (daily). Neither has any padding and always use just the one tuner.

[liquidlouis]

It's a shame you can't just use use one tuner and do a manual snip like you can on other video editing software.

[carlwaring]

Yes. Whilst the current VM Tivo keeps the entire buffer (but does begin playback at the start of the programme) the original S1 Tivo actually chopped-off any of the buffer preceding the start of the show.

I hope I explained that clearly enough