My 1st thread woop! I'm in trial area for new Tivo style (sort of lol) OD search

[War On]

Hi,

My area is (according to response on DS) currently part of a trial for a new OD search feature that when you type in a word, it allows you to search through Catch up, TV Choice, FilmFlex, Music OD and/or All OD. It also shows a selection of OD content that I assume are (or will be) tailored to the sprt of things the viewer normally watches.

See here for that thread: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...1#post40406008

Main part of my feedback so far is... Just little things like it'd be good if it searched V+ recordings too. The graphics are OK but some branding would be better (at moment very simple and plain) but just a bit of VM red etc would spruce it up a little.

Speed of use, very good! Being able to search any part of the content name (for instance if you want Britains Got Talent, you should be able to find that by searching any of those words eg. Talent rather than having to type Britain...).

A 'remind me later' or bookmark feature would be good so as you come across content that you're interested in you can mark it to go back to another time (assuming content still available OD).

The ability to store search words/terms so that if it's a favourite File or Music Video you watch over and over then you can just reselect.

A new option from the 'Home' menu simply to 'Search all OD' (No brainer surely)!!!

I wouldn't be surprised though if like the original OD Search option this disappears after the trial for 2 or 3 months after it woking perfectly fine apart from on some old Pace boxes!!! Will be a shame but that's life!

Very impressed overall though. I have to say that VM really are starting to use the technology that's available on their wholly-owned network. About time too overall.

Amazing really considering it's ntl rebranded and it was Telewset that innovated, ntl used to just follow. (I'm ex-ntl btw).

They said on DS that the feedback may go further on here. Here I am, bearing my all - I welcome myself to the community lol!

[Digital Fanatic]

You are in the trial area for Intelligent TV, just a little snippet of the stuff coming later this year

Leave feedback in this thread, we do read it!

P.S. to CableForum!

[War On]

Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic

You are in the trial area for Intelligent TV, just a little snippet of the stuff coming later this year

Leave feedback in this thread, we do read it!

P.S. to CableForum!

Intelligent TV eh?! (is this any thing to do with the Tivo interface? Is this VM design only or is it something they are working on with tivo already)?

Nice they named it after me too LOLOL

OK bad joke!

I will update anything else I notice or think of

Do you know any more about it? Are the programmes shown based on my viewing habits (of linear and/or OD)?


p.s. Thanks for having me mate!

p.s.s. The emotions (or whatever they're called) are clearly much more advanced on this site

[Digital Fanatic]

Originally Posted by War On

Intelligent TV eh?! (is this any thing to do with the Tivo interface? Is this VM design only or is it something they are working on with tivo already)?

Nice they named it after me too LOLOL

OK bad joke!

I will update anything else I notice or think of

Do you know any more about it? Are the programmes shown based on my viewing habits (of linear and/or OD)?


p.s. Thanks for having me mate!

p.s.s. The emotions (or whatever they're called) are clearly much more advanced on this site

It's TIVO like, yes... can't say too much as it's all still in development... I think it's supposed to be a blind trial, so you just discover the features as they add them.

Yes I like to Emoticons on here too

[jtaylor06]

Is there any chance of a few screenshots at all please?
Would love to see how it looks.

[invisibleboy]

just spotted we have this in brighton too




its very good

[GordonD]

Same here in Gateshead

[johnasimmons]

Got this in London too, on 'TV Choice On Demand' & 'Catch Up TV On Demand'

[Hiroki]

Is this just for certain boxes?

Just I am in Gateshead like GordonD and I don't have this feature on my box.

[jtaylor06]

Can confirm this is on my V+ today in Telford area.

Must say I'm liking it and especially now you can see something similar too using "more like this"
Watched Skins, pressed more like this when pressing stop and a similar program did come up.

Great feature

All I can suggest is moving Search to Home menu, and putting Settings, Help & Info together

[Sasha222]

Originally Posted by War On

Hi,

My area is (according to response on DS) currently part of a trial for a new OD search feature that when you type in a word, it allows you to search through Catch up, TV Choice, FilmFlex, Music OD and/or All OD. It also shows a selection of OD content that I assume are (or will be) tailored to the sprt of things the viewer normally watches.

See here for that thread: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...1#post40406008

Main part of my feedback so far is... Just little things like it'd be good if it searched V+ recordings too. The graphics are OK but some branding would be better (at moment very simple and plain) but just a bit of VM red etc would spruce it up a little.

Speed of use, very good! Being able to search any part of the content name (for instance if you want Britains Got Talent, you should be able to find that by searching any of those words eg. Talent rather than having to type Britain...).

A 'remind me later' or bookmark feature would be good so as you come across content that you're interested in you can mark it to go back to another time (assuming content still available OD).

The ability to store search words/terms so that if it's a favourite File or Music Video you watch over and over then you can just reselect.

A new option from the 'Home' menu simply to 'Search all OD' (No brainer surely)!!!

I wouldn't be surprised though if like the original OD Search option this disappears after the trial for 2 or 3 months after it woking perfectly fine apart from on some old Pace boxes!!! Will be a shame but that's life!

Very impressed overall though. I have to say that VM really are starting to use the technology that's available on their wholly-owned network. About time too overall.

Amazing really considering it's ntl rebranded and it was Telewset that innovated, ntl used to just follow. (I'm ex-ntl btw).

They said on DS that the feedback may go further on here. Here I am, bearing my all - I welcome myself to the community lol!

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[BikeNutt]

Originally Posted by jtaylor06

Can confirm this is on my V+ today in Telford area.

Must say I'm liking it and especially now you can see something similar too using "more like this"
Watched Skins, pressed more like this when pressing stop and a similar program did come up.

Great feature

All I can suggest is moving Search to Home menu, and putting Settings, Help & Info together

Agreed. I use the search option quite a bit - mainly for music videos.

My top 3 wants are:

A single search option that searches ALL VoD content types
That single search option is then located on the Home menu
Wildcard searches are enabled for easier searching

[BenMcr]

Originally Posted by BikeNutt

A single search option that searches ALL VoD content types
That single search option is then located on the Home menu
Wildcard searches are enabled for easier searching

Guess what the new search does - all of VoD and the EPG

Which, by the way, everyone is going to get by mid-June

[clydebuilt]

Got the search facility in Redcar(Teesside) Looks good.

[BikeNutt]

Originally Posted by BenMcr

Guess what the new search does - all of VoD and the EPG

Which, by the way, everyone is going to get by mid-June

Top Banana!

Just need it moved to the Home menu then