09-03-2011, 12:12
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#3916
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Re: TiVo
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Originally Posted by devilincarnate
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Let's hope you don't have to pre order it , you may get it installed in time for new years celebration 2012 LOL 
Could this be another rumour on here that never comes to fruition.
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09-03-2011, 12:18
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#3917
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Re: TiVo
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Originally Posted by muppetman11
Let's hope you don't have to pre order it , you may get it installed in time for new years celebration 2012 LOL
Could this be another rumour on here that never comes to fruition. |
VM have said we'll bring out smaller HDD TiVo's, nothing further announced though.
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09-03-2011, 12:19
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#3918
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Re: TiVo
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Originally Posted by muppetman11
Don't worry Sky will welcome you back after 12 months.
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Without the better TiVo box though, so no contest. 
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09-03-2011, 12:40
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#3919
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Re: TiVo
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Originally Posted by Perfect Choice
Sorry thought that blog price was for existing customers not new.
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You could very well be right. I just assumed that because the only price announced for 1TB TIVO is for new customers, I assumed the 500gig drive would also be new customer pricing. But as the price on the blog isn't official, it's anyones guess.
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09-03-2011, 12:42
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#3920
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Re: TiVo
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Originally Posted by Masque
Without the better TiVo box though, so no contest. |
Depends really he may like more content , or red button services , 50 plus HD channels.
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09-03-2011, 12:49
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Re: TiVo
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Originally Posted by muppetman11
Depends really he may like more content , or red button services , 50 plus HD channels.
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Ah.. the beauty of choice
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09-03-2011, 12:51
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#3922
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Re: TiVo
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Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic
Ah.. the beauty of choice |
This is a question directly for DF
What is the £3.00 TIVO charge for and what does it offer above Sky ?
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09-03-2011, 12:53
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Re: TiVo
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Originally Posted by muppetman11
Depends really he may like more content , or red button services , 50 plus HD channels.
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And paying for repairs if the sky box develops a fault....
You are right though, it's all about choice.
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09-03-2011, 12:55
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Re: TiVo
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Originally Posted by muppetman11
This is a question directly for DF
What is the £3.00 TIVO charge for and what does it offer above Sky ?
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TiVo 
I'm not sure why you need me to go in to what it offers? You already know.
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09-03-2011, 12:57
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Re: TiVo
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Originally Posted by passingbat
And paying for repairs if the sky box develops a fault....
You are right though, it's all about choice. |
The question was to DF and box repairs is nothing to do with the 3.00 as you already get these now on all boxes.
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TiVo
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But still doesn't answer what the 3.00 is for.
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09-03-2011, 13:01
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Re: TiVo
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Originally Posted by muppetman11
The question was to DF and box repairs is nothing to do with the 3.00 as you already get these now on all boxes.
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I wasn't replying to the 3 pound question (and really, I was just having a bit of fun).
In my view, you make valid points about Sky's plus points in your posts.
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09-03-2011, 13:04
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Re: TiVo
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Originally Posted by passingbat
I wasn't reg to the 3 pound question (and really, I was just having a bit of fun).
In my view, you make valid points about Sky's plus points in your posts.
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Whatever people think I'm not promoting Sky , just comparing.
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09-03-2011, 13:08
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Re: TiVo
Question on the 3 tuners buffering (when 3rd enabled). On V+, the "active" tuner, i.e. the one I'm watching, buffers as you change channels, so flip a channel and it starts recording from the moment the channel is flipped. Then you can re-wind, pause and skip forward up to live. So, is that "buffering"?
If so, what does buffering on all 3 tuners actually mean? If something is being recorded, then presumably the tuner flips channel just before the program starts and records until approx the end of the program. No buffering there.
So what is 3 tuner buffering? Do the non-active tuners (perhaps all 3 if the box is "off" and nothing is being watched) arbitrarily decide to buffer different channels? Do they only buffer channels that are due to have something recorded soon?
It all seems a bit odd.
Boz
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09-03-2011, 13:10
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Re: TiVo
The £3 is a charge that Virgin have decided is appropriate to charge for its TiVo service. Virgin is paying TiVo on an incremental basis that rises over time (and also by customer numbers I believe). At the end of the day its a charge for a service that is optional, if you dont want to pay for it then dont take the service.
I remember paying £50 per month for 4Mb broadband many moons ago, sometimes you pay the price for being a technical trend setter...
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Originally Posted by DaBoz
Question on the 3 tuners buffering (when 3rd enabled). On V+, the "active" tuner, i.e. the one I'm watching, buffers as you change channels, so flip a channel and it starts recording from the moment the channel is flipped. Then you can re-wind, pause and skip forward up to live. So, is that "buffering"?
If so, what does buffering on all 3 tuners actually mean? If something is being recorded, then presumably the tuner flips channel just before the program starts and records until approx the end of the program. No buffering there.
So what is 3 tuner buffering? Do the non-active tuners (perhaps all 3 if the box is "off" and nothing is being watched) arbitrarily decide to buffer different channels? Do they only buffer channels that are due to have something recorded soon?
It all seems a bit odd.
Boz
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Buffering happens on a channel you start watching. If you have all 3 tuners buffering and a recording is about to start then one of the tuners will transfer to recording instead, but you will get a pop up message asking if you want to continue or cancel the recording. This happens already under 2 tuners.
HTH
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09-03-2011, 13:12
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#3930
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Re: TiVo
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Originally Posted by weesteev
The £3 is a charge that Virgin have decided is appropriate to charge for its TiVo service. Virgin is paying TiVo on an incremental basis that rises over time (and also by customer numbers I believe). At the end of the day its a charge for a service that is optional, if you dont want to pay for it then dont take the service.
I remember paying £50 per month for 4Mb broadband many moons ago, sometimes you pay the price for being a technical trend setter...
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Still doesn't answer what its for ? Sky provide free EPG data , sky recording , Android/iPhone app iPad app with recommendations.
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