TiVo : Series link route is too lengthy!

[DaBoz]

Originally Posted by carlwaring

Like I said. Pedantic

Adding a smiley to that doesn't take away the unneccessary dig. If your box isn't slow, good for you, but don't mock those who do have an issue.

Originally Posted by carlwaring

Which would be pointless for Films and other one-off programmes, of course. ...

Fact 1/ Overwhelming majority of recordings will be set using 'series link' (any school leaver could determine this - let alone god knows how many years study the Tivo has invested in it)

Fact 2/ If there is no series available (as per movie) then series link need not appear at all! (any grade one programmer knows this much too)

Haven't bothered reading rest of your post because you have made up your mind

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Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic

So, it's a few seconds longer than V+ or Sky+... how will we get those seconds back in our lives?!

I suppose whilst ever people are happy to use it in it's morbidly crippled state then they will never need to spend 10 minutes putting it right

Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic

...unlike V+.

Never fails to amaze me how many people are contented with crap , just because they know of something even crappier

There were a some people worse that Yorkshire Ripper - but that wont put him on my Christmas card list

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Originally Posted by Stephen

Only if you choose to change it. .

Which everyone is doing on every single recording - hence i say:

Originally Posted by JethroUK

...series link settings menu already populated with last used settings and default item set to "Use these settings"...

this really is level 1 programming

.

[Stephen]

Some of my recordings are set to default. So not everyone is changing all recordings

Originally Posted by DaBoz

....The defaults need to be modifiable, so I could choose the padding, keep options and number of episodes to keep for all my recordings (as currently I always set them to the same).

you're quite right - i mentioned this in my OP

Originally Posted by JethroUK

...series link settings menu already populated with last used settings and default item set to "Use these settings" ...

and just to clarify what i meant by that

after selecting "series link" you should be whisked directly to the 'series link setting menu' (not via yet another menu)

the settings menu should already be pre-populated with your last used settings (end time + 5 mins max 10 episodes etc) - the cursor should already be focussed upon the "Use These settings" option - so unless you want to change any settings you just press "OK"

that would work much better than it does currently - and even better than V+ that has setting on a separate (less accessible) menu

[Digital Fanatic]

Originally Posted by JethroUK

Fact 1/ Overwhelming majority of recordings will be set using 'series link' (any school leaver could determine this - let alone god knows how many years study the Tivo has invested in it)

Fact 2/ If there is no series available (as per movie) then series link need not appear at all! (any grade one programmer knows this much too)

Haven't bothered reading rest of your post because you have made up your mind

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I suppose whilst ever people are happy to use it in it's morbidly crippled state then they will never need to spend 10 minutes putting it right



Never fails to amaze me how many people are contented with crap , just because they know of something even crappier

There were a some people worse that Yorkshire Ripper - but that wont put him on my Christmas card list

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Which everyone is doing on every single recording - hence i say:



this really is level 1 programming

.

ha ha ha you do make me chuckle

[RobboEdin]

Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic

ha ha ha you do make me chuckle

I think what Jethro is saying is that he has asked programmers to improve their productivity. He previously advocated that all programmimg updates could be done in an hour and he now seems to have decreased this to 10 minutes.

[carlwaring]

Originally Posted by JethroUK

I suppose whilst ever people are happy to use it in it's morbidly crippled state then they will never need to spend 10 minutes putting it right

Then you've sent yours back, right?

This from the man who wasn't impressed with it after only ten minutes

Originally Posted by JethroUK

Which everyone is doing on every single recording - hence i say:...

Please cite a source for this statement of fact or show the results for the poll you created asking everyone if that was, actually, what they did.

Either that or stop posting nonsense. On second thoughts, no. Keep posting your rubbish. It's very funny

Originally Posted by Stephen

Some of my recordings are set to default. So not everyone is changing all recordings

But they are, because JethroUK says so

Originally Posted by JethroUK

after selecting "series link" you should be whisked directly to the 'series link setting menu' (not via yet another menu)

Wouldn't that make it more complicated when I thought you wanted it less complicated? Surely only changing the defaults when necessary is a better way of doing it?

..the settings menu should already be pre-populated with your last used settings

A good idea.

Originally Posted by carlwaring

...Please cite a source for this statement [most people add padding]...

I cant prove that any more than I can prove the earth is round - but if you're so desperate to contradict me as to believe it's not true (because you do <<<<know for a fact>> it is true - there's really only one solution

peeeeerlonk!


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[passingbat]

Originally Posted by toady

Plus you have to manually add the start and end padding, even more clicks

I modify the recording options on every recording I set ---- 'Keep At Most' to all Episodes and 'Keep Until' to Until I delete. It takes a matter of seconds and no biggie. I am in favour of keeping last used settings, but it's not going to make a fuss if that isn't implemented

[carlwaring]

Originally Posted by JethroUK

I cant prove that any more than I can prove the earth is round...

Well we all know the earth is round 'cos we've all seen pictures of it.

- but if you're so desperate to contradict me ...

I'm not desperate at all. I'm simply asking you to prove your statement of fact; ie that everyone always alters all their Series Links every time.

Originally Posted by JethroUK

.. (because you do <<<<know for a fact>> it is true...)

Erm... no. I know for a fact that it is true that not everyone always alters all their Series Links every time because I don't; and I'm not the only one.

Originally Posted by Stephen

Some of my recordings are set to default. So not everyone is changing all recordings

So you are wrong.

Originally Posted by JethroUK

..there's really only one solution.......peeeeerlonk!

If you wish to ignore me now you have been proved wrong then that says more about you than it does about me.

[devilincarnate]

Originally Posted by carlwaring

Well we all know the earth is round 'cos we've all seen pictures of it.

It looks flat to me as I have not got a 3d screen

I posted same suggestion on VM board which met with 100% support so far

Does suggest negativity is directed toward me and not the post - but i can take that on the chin

[devilincarnate]

I have been reading this thread since it started and apart from my previous post I have not posted on this thread. Can I just say 2 things:

1 - If you think that are too long then that is your opinion?

2 - If you think that they are OK that is you opinion?

It seems that day in and day out we are getting more and more threads descending in to almost character assassinations. Why can't just all agree to disagree, IMHO

[Digital Fanatic]

Originally Posted by devilincarnate

I have been reading this thread since it started and apart from my previous post I have not posted on this thread. Can I just say 2 things:

1 - If you think that are too long then that is your opinion?

2 - If you think that they are OK that is you opinion?

It seems that day in and day out we are getting more and more threads descending in to almost character assassinations. Why can't just all agree to disagree, IMHO

I agree

[carlwaring]

Originally Posted by devilincarnate

It looks flat to me as I have not got a 3d screen

Well it's definately round/circular. He didn't say anything about spherical

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Originally Posted by devilincarnate

I have been reading this thread since it started and apart from my previous post I have not posted on this thread. Can I just say 2 things:

1 - If you think that are too long then that is your opinion?

2 - If you think that they are OK that is you opinion?

It seems that day in and day out we are getting more and more threads descending in to almost character assassinations. Why can't just all agree to disagree, IMHO

I entirely agree. I even posted that I agreed with his idea of user-settable defaults for Series Links.

I was challenging his oft-spouted (and always wrong) assumption that "everyone" does is his way and therefore anyone who doesn't is automatically wrong.

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Originally Posted by JethroUK

I posted same suggestion on VM board which met with 100% support so far.

And I also posted my support for the idea on here in this very thread.