TiVo : Why is there no 2TB Tivo?

[nick.king]

Originally Posted by devilincarnate

I think you need to start watching the TV

To be honest not one single recording is mine, I use the 500GB in the bedroom.

My wife records an entire series and watches in one go as well as loads of other crap.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by nick.king

To be honest not one single recording is mine, I use the 500GB in the bedroom.

My wife records an entire series and watches in one go as well as loads of other crap.

I have whole series of quite a few dramas on my TIVO. I am very selective in what I record but I still end up with so many programmes recorded that I am a bit too close to 95% full for comfort!

[Doug P]

Originally Posted by RobboEdin

A 2TB TiVo is of no use at all to those who use TiVo as intended.

It's not a device for archiving material that neither belongs to you nor could you ever find time to watch.

A 1TB TiVo can record 120 hours of HD TV. This would take five full days to watch.

TiVo is essentially a device for recording programmes to watch at your convenience.

Very well put Robbo. Thanks!

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Doug P

Very well put Robbo. Thanks!

Well, if you watched everything over a five day period, you would have to resort to live TV in those repeat-filled summer months!

I am watching TIVO exactly as intended, and a 1TB box barely meets my needs.

[Doug P]

I am sorry Old Boy but I think that the peeps who say there is no demand overall for 2TB are right....

[denphone]

Originally Posted by Doug P

I am sorry Old Boy but I think that the peeps who say there is no demand overall for 2TB are right....

We record a lot of different things for the family so we would certainly not moan if they did come out with a 2TB box.

[Doug P]

The percentages with 1TB mentioned above suggest this is rather unlikely Den...

[denphone]

Originally Posted by Doug P

The percentages with 1TB mentioned above suggest this is rather unlikely Den...

If Sky can have one Doug then why can't Virgin have one?.

[andy_m]

I have a 1tb. I went for it over the 500gb as I wanted to make sure I didn't regret having the smaller box, and I generally hover around 65% which would presumably mean 130% of 500gb (although maybe not exactly that for various reasons), so I'm happy that I made the right decision. Now, I watch far too much tv - I work shifts and find myself with a lot of time during the week with my wife at work and the children in school - and I cannot possibly fathom how it's possible to be close to filling up a 1tb TiVo without it having a lot of stuff that really won't ever get watched.

[Doug P]

Originally Posted by denphone

If Sky can have one Doug then why can't Virgin have one?.

Was this not explained above den? Is not really 2TB on Sky and costs £150?

Paraphrasing I know....

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by Doug P

Was this not explained above den? Is not really 2TB on Sky and costs £150?

Paraphrasing I know....

Sky's 2TB has 500GB reserved for On Demand , that said it still manages 350hrs HD more than double the TIVO 1TB thanks to mpeg 4. Price is different dependant on circumstances that said many existing customers have managed one for £49 however I believe the advertised price is £149.

[passingbat]

Originally Posted by RobboEdin

A 2TB TiVo is of no use at all to those who use TiVo as intended.

It's not a device for archiving material that neither belongs to you nor could you ever find time to watch.

A 1TB TiVo can record 120 hours of HD TV. This would take five full days to watch.

TiVo is essentially a device for recording programmes to watch at your convenience.

Intended by who? You?

Everyone uses Tivo in a way that suits them. It's quite possible to have shows going back to the time when people first got their Tivo and yet still haven't gotten round to watching them. Add several like that and you've soon got a full Tivo. And it's still time shifting even though the show may have been recorded two years ago.

Originally Posted by Doug P

Was this not explained above den? Is not really 2TB on Sky and costs £150?

Paraphrasing I know....

But as explained, Sky use mpeg 4, which records almost twice as many hours. So even with the space sky reserve for download, they still have way more recording capacity than VM.

What I don't get, is why people who don't need the extra space, seem negative towards a 2tB box becoming available. It's no skin off their nose but will make those who do want extra capacity happy. Personally I am continually struggling to have enough capacity on my 1 TB box and having to delete things I haven't got around to watching yet just to record something I value more.

[Doug P]

Am negative towards it being available Passingbat, just wondering whether VM would get enough take up to make it viable to issue?

[martin201002]

Originally Posted by passingbat

Intended by who? You?

Everyone uses Tivo in a way that suits them. It's quite possible to have shows going back to the time when people first got their Tivo and yet still haven't gotten round to watching them. Add several like that and you've soon got a full Tivo. And it's still time shifting even though the show may have been recorded two years ago.




But as explained, Sky use mpeg 4, which records almost twice as many hours. So even with the space sky reserve for download, they still have way more recording capacity than VM.

What I don't get, is why people who don't need the extra space, seem negative towards a 2tB box becoming available. It's no skin off their nose but will make those who do want extra capacity happy. Personally I am continually struggling to have enough capacity on my 1 TB box and having to delete things I haven't got around to watching yet just to record something I value more.

Exactly, I have loads recorded.

[toady]

I wonder how popular a 2TB box would be if customers had to pay extra each month for it?