TiVo 500GB to 1TB upgrade question - Page 2

howardmicks · 30-08-2013, 21:41

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Originally Posted by scaseman

I used to record everything in HD. I now only use SD as I don't think the difference is worth the storage space as the box upscales quite well anyhow.

What

seriously

ocav · 30-08-2013, 23:31

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Originally Posted by scaseman

I used to record everything in HD. I now only use SD as I don't think the difference is worth the storage space as the box upscales quite well anyhow.

Are you... Erm... Are you okay?

howardmicks · 30-08-2013, 23:57

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Originally Posted by ocav

Are you... Erm... Are you okay?

Think he needs to nip to a opticians

ThunderPants73 · 31-08-2013, 19:50

Seriously?? The SD picture on my TV is god awful.

howardmicks · 31-08-2013, 19:52

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Originally Posted by ThunderPants73

Seriously?? The SD picture on my TV is god awful.

Don't do sd at all,like going from bluray to VHS

31-08-2013, 20:24

With the problems recently I have had with my TiVo hard drive, I would not store up any level of my favourite shows for a rainy day! I hope that not in the to distant future with mpeg4 compression the file sizes of HD recordings will no longer be a talking point on VM platform!

passingbat · 01-09-2013, 11:39

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Originally Posted by ThunderPants73

Seriously?? The SD picture on my TV is god awful.

Maybe you need a better TV then?

Obviously SD is not as good as HD but if SD is as awful as you say on your TV, then something is wrong.

DaMac · 01-09-2013, 11:55

Even on top of the range sets, if your eyes are good some channels can look shocking, not everybody sees the same amount of colours, shades and gradiations.

muppetman11 · 01-09-2013, 12:09

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Originally Posted by DaMac

Even on top of the range sets, if your eyes are good some channels can look shocking, not everybody sees the same amount of colours, shades and gradiations.

I agree , when I was with VM Universal picture quality was awful from my Samsung V+ box no amount of changing the settings could change that.

howardmicks · 01-09-2013, 13:22

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Originally Posted by muppetman11

I agree , when I was with VM Universal picture quality was awful from my Samsung V+ box no amount of changing the settings could change that.

Still is that's the channels I'm looking forward to l8r........universal hd rookie blue tonight me thinks.

Not arrived yet hopefully be another 45min then I see 2nd half,could be a lot to do with the vm vans blocking me cul de sac

passingbat · 01-09-2013, 14:32

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Originally Posted by DaMac

Even on top of the range sets, if your eyes are good some channels can look shocking, not everybody sees the same amount of colours, shades and gradiations.

Not disputing that HD is much better, but to say SD is really 'awful', 'shocking' or equivalent to VHS is ridiculous IMHO and doesn't look that way on my TV.

OLD BOY · 01-09-2013, 18:25

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Originally Posted by nstokes

IMO 500GB is for the people that are as bothered about recording e.g. OAPs, sinlge people that stay at home etc

No, Mr Stokes, the 1TB box is for those who use their TIVOs correctly.

I am not one for watching a lot of TV, but when I do watch it, I want to watch something that I like.

Some people are lazy and just watch what is on the channel that is displayed, advertisements and all. Others don't want to stick with a channel on which there is not a programme they want to watch, so they 'channel hop', which is a very inefficient way of finding a programme. Most of the time the programme you land on that you like has been broadcasting already for some time and so you miss most of it, as well as having to endure endless adverts.

Surely, a sensible approach is to record everything you want to watch at the beginning of the week and just pick out the programmes from your recordings that you want to watch. That way, you always have stuff on there that you want to see (because you chose it) and you can fast forward through the ads. One hour programmes on the likes of Sky 1 can be viewed in 45 minutes in this way, so you can cram in more quality viewing.

It's really nothing to do with having time on your hands and watching TV all day. It's about ensuring that when you do sit down in front of the box, you are not bored out of your skull.

A 2TB box would be better, as well as more tuners!

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Originally Posted by passingbat

Not disputing that HD is much better, but to say SD is really 'awful', 'shocking' or equivalent to VHS is ridiculous IMHO and doesn't look that way on my TV.

Agreed, I am happy with the way the TIVO upscales the picture. Still prefer to watch in HD, however!

Stephen · 01-09-2013, 20:20

Corrected the Hard Drive size info on the title.

theone2k10 · 02-09-2013, 13:09

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Originally Posted by howardmicks

Still is that's the channels I'm looking forward to l8r........universal hd rookie blue tonight me thinks.

Not arrived yet hopefully be another 45min then I see 2nd half,could be a lot to do with the vm vans blocking me cul de sac

I've sent the squirrels around to nick your dish