My 1st thread woop! I'm in trial area for new Tivo style (sort of lol) OD search - Page 6

BenMcr · 01-07-2010, 18:07

I think whatever you type in will search the whole thing. So both Title and Genre

For instance I've just typed in 'Comedy' and it's brought up both things with Comedy in the title and things like 'Frasier'

BikeNutt · 02-07-2010, 09:28

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Originally Posted by BenMcr

I think whatever you type in will search the whole thing. So both Title and Genre

For instance I've just typed in 'Comedy' and it's brought up both things with Comedy in the title and things like 'Frasier'

Isn't that because Frasier is on 'Comedy' Central rather than because of the genre though?

BenMcr · 02-07-2010, 09:39

It also brought up from the TV Guide 'Family Guy' which is showing on FX and in Catch up TV 'Mongrels' on BBC HD

gadge · 02-07-2010, 09:59

We dont sub to movies but put a search in for batman returns which is on in a while and it didnt come up just golmaal returns which i guess is pay per view.

mr.munky · 02-07-2010, 10:47

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We dont sub to movies but put a search in for batman returns which is on in a while and it didnt come up just golmaal returns which i guess is pay per view.

If you're not subscribed to a channel its programmes are knocked out of the searchable list for the tv guide search (at the moment, anyway).

Felim_Doyle · 02-07-2010, 12:16

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Originally Posted by mr.munky

Red/Green as PgUp/PgDn are standard elsewhere - TV Guide & other On Demand listings screens, for example. It would be nice to use the actual PgUp/PgDn buttons, I agree, but not all RC units have these. The difficulty is coming up with a standard which works for all boxes and all remotes; given the very large number of possible combinations, in practice this becomes rather difficult. Your focus-sensitive blue button idea sounds rather good, actually - very useful feedback. I'll take that one away, thank you.

I appreciate that button functionality has to cater for all RCs out there although I am surprised that there are some (perhaps not that many?) that do not have PgUp/PgDn (how do those people live?

).

My RC keyboard is one of those remotes and I think it should be supported by the search as it's the very sort of application that the keyboards were intended for.

The context-sensitivity should not apply only to Blue but to Red, Green and Yellow too (or we'll need more coloured buttons!

).

BikeNutt · 02-07-2010, 12:29

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Originally Posted by BenMcr

It also brought up from the TV Guide 'Family Guy' which is showing on FX and in Catch up TV 'Mongrels' on BBC HD

Ah, that's good.

Felim_Doyle · 02-07-2010, 12:31

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Originally Posted by Horizon

....agree about the teething problems.

This new search feature has landed in my area so I thought I'd give it a quick spin.

When into it, with the blue "more like this" button at the bottom of the page. There were already four selections of programmes there so I pressed the blue "more like this" button on the Scottish parliament programme hoping to get more of the same. (Not sure why I selected Scottish parliament, perhaps I just wanted to see what those Scots were wasting our taxpayers money on...

). I digress.

But instead of getting more Scotch Parliament action, one of the options was Jeremy Kyle!

Now, I know the Scots are a rough bunch but they're not as bad as that total plonker...

I've just given it one last try, so I pressed the magic blue button on Homes Under The Hammer, an easy subject to find similar stuff, one would think. This is what I got:

Indian Hill Railways
Animal Park
A Century Of Fatherhood
Crop To Shop
Gardener's World
Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives

At least when I'm bored, I've got a new toy to play with now. I guess Gardener's World is related to stuff about homes, but Parallel Worlds??

From an episode of King of Queens ...

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"Oh my God! TiVo thinks I'm gay!"

... it's apparent that the underlying software performs some kind of profiling based on your choice of programming.

Soon you'll be getting seeds and tickets to steam rallies in the post!

BenMcr · 02-07-2010, 13:13

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Originally Posted by Felim_Doyle

From an episode of King of Queens ... ... it's apparent that the underlying software performs some kind of profiling based on your choice of programming.

Soon you'll be getting seeds and tickets to steam rallies in the post!

This isn't the TiVo software so as far as I'm aware it currently won't build a profile on your viewing habits

joglynne · 02-07-2010, 13:29

I like the fact that I can record any program that I find as a result of playing around in the search/TV guide area and that I still have access to the information option.

I know , I know, simple things but they appeal to me.

Felim_Doyle · 02-07-2010, 14:36

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Originally Posted by BenMcr

This isn't the TiVo software so as far as I'm aware it currently won't build a profile on your viewing habits

I didn't think it was the TiVo software just yet but it's a sign of things to come. Soon the box will be telling you what to watch and when to eat!

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Originally Posted by joglynne

I like the fact that I can record any program that I find as a result of playing around in the search/TV guide area and that I still have access to the information option.

I know , I know, simple things but they appeal to me.

Sure a ball o' twine would keep you amused for hours.

japitts · 05-07-2010, 20:46

It certainly sounds like the search can be quite clever when it wants to be, and I'm impressed with the interface.

But.. I've just searched for "east" - it should pick up any episodes of Eastenders from last Tuesday onwards.. surely?? Nope. Not even Sunday's omnibus. A-Z listing and scroll through, they're all there.

Not right.

zantarous · 06-07-2010, 00:06

I noticed it doesn't pick up part of a word, I was trying entour the other night to see if it found entourage and it would not, so probably the same thing for Eastenders and east

japitts · 06-07-2010, 14:46

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Originally Posted by zantarous

I noticed it doesn't pick up part of a word, I was trying entour the other night to see if it found entourage and it would not, so probably the same thing for Eastenders and east

Good suggestion well presented, unfortunately no difference. They're all there in A-Z, but searching for "Eastenders", "Eastend", "East" or "Eastender" returns diddly squat.

BenMcr · 06-07-2010, 14:55

There are some known listing issues that should be fixed soon.