TiVo : General TiVo Discussion Part 2

[HDFootyMan]

Originally Posted by AlabasterLyn

Very impressive

Thanks, just gotta work out how to do line breaks in Google Docs Spreadsheets

[scrooge]

Originally Posted by HDFootyMan

Thanks, just gotta work out how to do line breaks in Google Docs Spreadsheets

why mention Sky Atlantic not being available in HD when it's not even available in SD in the first place?

[Hambone88]

Originally Posted by brava210

Question - Does TiVo show subtitles, as I see interactive does not work

Originally Posted by fixerman

Yes! Just press the subtitles button on the TiVo remote!

They also work on BBC iplayer now which is great.
All we need is the rest of catch up now

[HDFootyMan]

Originally Posted by scrooge

why mention Sky Atlantic not being available in HD when it's not even available in SD in the first place?

Why not?

For some people, the availability of that and other Sky channels, in HD, is a key part of what PVR/platform they sign up with.

Besides, I'm not gonna list all the Sky SD channels not available on VM, I'll be here all day and frankly, most of those channels aren't worth mentioning.

[Manster62]

Installation went fine - no problems - very helpful engineer - took less than an hour and all seems to be working well.
Must admit SD picture quality doesn't look as good as the V+ and in my opinion so far HD doesn't either. Nothing bad enough to make me revert to V+ - but noticeable and disappointing all the same.
My main concern so far is that the picture quality on i-player is terrible. Switched HD on, and the picture looks 'zoomed' (edges of picture cut off) and quite blurry/jittery. I've read that other people have this problem - does it improve over time?
Going to keep an eye on things over the next few days. Hopefully won't be any major problems.

[howardmicks]

Was anyone elses tivo box playing up last nyt ? Mine keep freezing constantly then red and blue lights flashing like mad.Then re-setting itself twice

[devilincarnate]

Originally Posted by howardmicks

Was anyone elses tivo box playing up last nyt ? Mine keep freezing constantly then red and blue lights flashing like mad.Then re-setting itself twice

I did not notice anything. ( Are you sure that you were not dreaming of the close encounters of the third kind ) LOL

[pythagoras]

Originally Posted by Hugh

Very well.

They had to change the outside box (it had been there since '95, and wasn't big enough for whatever they had to fit for TiVo), swapped the V+ box for the V box in the lad's entertainment room, checked everything was up and running before they left, and took me through the main options, including how to set up a wishlist.

All in all, took about an hour, and so far everything appears to be hunky-dory. It will probably take me a while to get used to all the options, and I have to keep checking my daughter is taking all the tuners to record with her US reality show carp*...

*I just find out when it is next shown, and change the series link to that.

If you try to evade the swear filter again I will have to give you a 7 day ban

[howardmicks]

Originally Posted by devilincarnate

I did not notice anything. ( Are you sure that you were not dreaming of the close encounters of the third kind ) LOL

First time it did i thought i was dreaming,2nd time i thought i had a pocessed tivo lol

[fixerman]

Originally Posted by Hugh

Don't hold your breath....

It's just a piece of kit, and whilst I am attracted to all things "oooh, shiny", I don't get too excited/upset over small features/niggles (big ones, yes, but others' definition of small/big may differ to mine), as, after over 30 years in IT, I don't sweat over the small stuff (and it's mostly small stuff).

Anyhoo, beautiful weather, a week off, my iPad2 arriving sometime next week - I may have other distractions .

I'm sitting in garden with a beer and posting on my iPad 2 and setting up my recordings on line for tonight.

[passingbat]

Originally Posted by fixerman

I'm sitting in garden with a beer and posting on my iPad 2 and setting up my recordings on line for tonight.

Are you aiming for the 'Coolest Tivo User' award?

[fixerman]

Originally Posted by Manster62

Installation went fine - no problems - very helpful engineer - took less than an hour and all seems to be working well.
Must admit SD picture quality doesn't look as good as the V+ and in my opinion so far HD doesn't either. Nothing bad enough to make me revert to V+ - but noticeable and disappointing all the same.
My main concern so far is that the picture quality on i-player is terrible. Switched HD on, and the picture looks 'zoomed' (edges of picture cut off) and quite blurry/jittery. I've read that other people have this problem - does it improve over time?
Going to keep an eye on things over the next few days. Hopefully won't be any major problems.

I watched The Crimson Petal and the White on iPlayer hd last night and it was brilliant.

[Doz007]

Originally Posted by fixerman

I'm sitting in garden with a beer and posting on my iPad 2 and setting up my recordings on line for tonight.

Have you also downloaded the Sky+ App for iPad? Such a great app imo, highlights some shows that I would miss otherwise & also shows how great the TiVo app for iPad could be!

[carlwaring]

Originally Posted by pythagoras

If you try to evade the swear filter again I will have to give you a 7 day ban

Nothing wrong with that word. I've always thought there was something fishy abut those shows

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by Doz007

Have you also downloaded the Sky+ App for iPad? Such a great app imo, highlights some shows that I would miss otherwise & also shows how great the TiVo app for iPad could be!

Wouldnt work to well with TIVO though it is good though I use it and the next update turns it into a remote , access your planner and various other cool features