TiVo speed - not good enough?
31-08-2011, 22:22
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TiVo speed - not good enough?
I am a bit disappointed with the speed of using TiVo currently. I accept I am essentially a beta tester, but has anyone got a clue to if the hardware is capable of running much faster? I get the impression that it is, but shoddy firmware is holding back its potential.
Thoughts?
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31-08-2011, 22:29
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Re: TiVo speed - not good enough?
My tivo is running perfectly fast but l don,t know how other customers views are on this.
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31-08-2011, 22:58
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Re: TiVo speed - not good enough?
I'm hoping that the next update will bring some speed, the doughnut is getting pretty boring at the moment, I'm running at 75% capacity used
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31-08-2011, 23:11
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Re: TiVo speed - not good enough?
News Flash:
Doughnut animation causes a rise in doughnut sales!
Where are you seeing the issues?
Are they in specific areas of the software? or is global?
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01-09-2011, 00:36
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Re: TiVo speed - not good enough?
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Originally Posted by jtaylor06
News Flash:
Doughnut animation causes a rise in doughnut sales!
Where are you seeing the issues?
Are they in specific areas of the software? or is global?
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I have to admit my doughnut intake has been higher while waiting for TIVO to populate the My Shows screen 
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01-09-2011, 11:21
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Re: TiVo speed - not good enough?
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Originally Posted by denphone
My tivo is running perfectly fast but l don,t know how other customers views are on this.
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Den,what assumptions are you making to state your TiVo is running perfectly fast?,you can not be using a Sky HD box as a comparison as you stated you have never used one,this would be the nearest bench mark to base a speed test on as a V+ box does not have the same capabilities as a TiVo box,your thoughts please?
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01-09-2011, 11:30
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Re: TiVo speed - not good enough?
In 2011, I would expect that pressing the Home or My Shows button, from any screen, would be as fast as the Start Menu appearing when you click the Start Button on a Windows PC - ie instant. This isn't the case for ANY PVR, it isn't just limited to TiVo.
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01-09-2011, 11:35
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Re: TiVo speed - not good enough?
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Originally Posted by robtuk06
In 2011, I would expect that pressing the Home or My Shows button, from any screen, would be as fast as the Start Menu appearing when you click the Start Button on a Windows PC - ie instant. This isn't the case for ANY PVR, it isn't just limited to TiVo.
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But it is with Sky HD,there appears to be no lag through the menus and changing channels is instant.
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01-09-2011, 11:36
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Re: TiVo speed - not good enough?
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Originally Posted by robtuk06
In 2011, I would expect that pressing the Home or My Shows button, from any screen, would be as fast as the Start Menu appearing when you click the Start Button on a Windows PC - ie instant. This isn't the case for ANY PVR, it isn't just limited to TiVo.
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Its more like opening a folder that is filled with up to 1TB of files that have metadata grabbed from the internet every time you view them.
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01-09-2011, 11:38
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Re: TiVo speed - not good enough?
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Originally Posted by Jameseh
Its more like opening a folder that is filled with up to 1TB of files that have metadata grabbed from the internet every time you view them.
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Perfectly put Jameseh.
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01-09-2011, 11:38
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Re: TiVo speed - not good enough?
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Originally Posted by robtuk06
In 2011, I would expect that pressing the Home or My Shows button, from any screen, would be as fast as the Start Menu appearing when you click the Start Button on a Windows PC - ie instant. This isn't the case for ANY PVR, it isn't just limited to TiVo.
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My Sky+HD planner populates pretty much instantly.
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01-09-2011, 11:40
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Re: TiVo speed - not good enough?
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Originally Posted by muppetman11
My Sky+HD planner populates pretty much instantly.
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See also #8 above 
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01-09-2011, 11:59
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Re: TiVo speed - not good enough?
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Originally Posted by Jameseh
Its more like opening a folder that is filled with up to 1TB of files that have metadata grabbed from the internet every time you view them.
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Exact cause of slower speeds in my view, network queries/updates of data causing delay, clear area for optimisation so lets see what next software update does.
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01-09-2011, 12:14
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Re: TiVo speed - not good enough?
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Originally Posted by Jameseh
Its more like opening a folder that is filled with up to 1TB of files that have metadata grabbed from the internet every time you view them.
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It makes no difference if the folder is empty or full - there is still slight lag.
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01-09-2011, 12:16
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Re: TiVo speed - not good enough?
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Originally Posted by robtuk06
It makes no difference if the folder is empty or full - there is still slight lag.
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what do you mean by "slight", please?
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