TiVo : General TiVo Discussion Part 2

[spiderplant]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

Any takers , just keen to see how it handles schedule changes.

I'll do it and tell you what times/durations it records, but don't expect me to watch them! You'll have to do the correlation with reality.

At the moment it is planning to record the following:
Tue 10/05 08:00
Wed 11/05 08:00
Thu 12/05 08:00
Fri 13/05 08:00
Sat 14/05 06:00
Tue 17/05 08:00
Wed 18/05 08:00
Thu 19/05 08:00
Fri 20/05 08:00

[jobbie8]

Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic

I was talking about V+ too

I know DF, I've followed all yours and others posts for months about Tivo. I've really sung Virgin/ntl's praises for years and got 12 of my friends and family onto Virgin without any incentive for myself and was really looking forward to Tivo, probably too much.
I just feel like I've totally wasted my money on Tivo. Its not ready yet for me, I know alot of people here will think Im mad but the features I used everyday on V+ are'nt there on Tivo and Im missing them, and with the growing slowness and with the weird recordings and other issues I've mentioned before I'm gonna try and send it back.

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by spiderplant

I'll do it and tell you what times/durations it records, but don't expect me to watch them! You'll have to do the correlation with reality.

At the moment it is planning to record the following:
Tue 10/05 08:00
Wed 11/05 08:00
Thu 12/05 08:00
Fri 13/05 08:00
Sat 14/05 06:00
Tue 17/05 08:00
Wed 18/05 08:00
Thu 19/05 08:00
Fri 20/05 08:00

What im interested to see is if it adjusts , as this a show what regularly changes . Thanks

[Andy1]

Originally Posted by jobbie8

Tell me about it!

Tivo just aint ready yet is it?

Although some obviously have niggles wih the EPG data ..for me Tivo still works A hell of a lot better than V+ ever did!

[carlwaring]

Originally Posted by savvychels

this brings up a question I keep meaning to ask. If you set it to not auto record do you get a message to tell you there's an upcoming episode, or do you just have to keep going into your wishlists to check them?

The latter.

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Originally Posted by Bob

It would be a bit of a pain as it would pick up the repeat showings on ITV2 and ITV2+1. I know space isn't an issue but it means deleting it.

Only if you set it to auto-record. Then again, it doesn't take much to delete anything

*Sidebar* And again from Recently Deleted...damn OCD!!!

Indeed No need to delete anything from there though.

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Originally Posted by albertsteptoe

..also had Doctor Who set to record & it didn't record...

On the Tivo? Mine recorded fine

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Originally Posted by jobbie8

Tivo just aint ready yet is it?

No major problems here

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Originally Posted by jobbie8

...the features I used everyday on V+ are'nt there on Tivo ...

Sorry but... such as? Apart from global padding (and reminders I suppose), Tivo does everything that the V+ does, but better.

[devilincarnate]

Originally Posted by jobbie8

I know DF, I've followed all yours and others posts for months about Tivo. I've really sung Virgin/ntl's praises for years and got 12 of my friends and family onto Virgin without any incentive for myself and was really looking forward to Tivo, probably too much.
I just feel like I've totally wasted my money on Tivo. Its not ready yet for me, I know alot of people here will think Im mad but the features I used everyday on V+ are'nt there on Tivo and Im missing them, and with the growing slowness and with the weird recordings and other issues I've mentioned before I'm gonna try and send it back.

Looking at your services I would just hold fire for maybe 2 days (dependent on how long you have got for the 28 days). Just switch the box and try using the V+ or the V box that you have got and see how you feel after this.

Just a thought?

[jobbie8]

Originally Posted by carlwaring

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Sorry but... such as? Apart from global padding (and reminders I suppose), Tivo does everything that the V+ does, but better.

As I read your posts Carl, I know you love Tivo, and I kinda like it too, but as you say, padding, reminders, I used interactive everyday to check news and weather, just came home from work and pressed red button, saved time loading pc up etc, and we used Music OD alot too, but with no search option like on other Virgin boxes its a massive pain just to play a video. Typing in is a major pain too, not just for me but the rest of my family too. My wife is not impressed at all.
Also my recordings often get duplicated and with the constant epg errors, and Im now finding the Tivo slowing down as I said before, Tivo, as it is right now Tivo is not for me and the feeling of wasted money has a bitter taste.

[savvychels]

Originally Posted by carlwaring

The latter..

Thanks, that's what I figured, so I've set my few wishlists to autorecord. Had to modify a couple by adding an actor (ie Dexter) when they turned up some other things, but better to record something I don't want than miss something I do.

Having said that my TiVo has been sitting at around 50% full (I was shocked - and am a compulsive deleter LOL) since a week after install. Recording everything in HD and then being away for a week and a half really filled it! Yup - I watch a lot of junk LOL

For those who are finding it slow after getting to 40+% I've not found that at all. The only time I find it slow or delayed is when I'm changing series link priorities as I have a LOT of things set up, so it seems to take absolutely forever when I change one or two.

[Digital Fanatic]

Originally Posted by jobbie8

As I read your posts Carl, I know you love Tivo, and I kinda like it too, but as you say, padding, reminders, I used interactive everyday to check news and weather, just came home from work and pressed red button, saved time loading pc up etc, and we used Music OD alot too, but with no search option like on other Virgin boxes its a massive pain just to play a video. Typing in is a major pain too, not just for me but the rest of my family too. My wife is not impressed at all.
Also my recordings often get duplicated and with the constant epg errors, and Im now finding the Tivo slowing down as I said before, Tivo, as it is right now Tivo is not for me and the feeling of wasted money has a bitter taste.

If you are not happy, and you seem to have made your mind up on that, then call VM on Monday and go back to V+. No point in being unhappy.

Originally Posted by jobbie8

As I read your posts Carl, I know you love Tivo, and I kinda like it too, but as you say, padding, reminders, I used interactive everyday to check news and weather, just came home from work and pressed red button, saved time loading pc up etc, and we used Music OD alot too, but with no search option like on other Virgin boxes its a massive pain just to play a video. Typing in is a major pain too, not just for me but the rest of my family too. My wife is not impressed at all.
Also my recordings often get duplicated and with the constant epg errors, and Im now finding the Tivo slowing down as I said before, Tivo, as it is right now Tivo is not for me and the feeling of wasted money has a bitter taste.

I've just had a look at the letters I was sent with my contract. I thought that you only had a week after install to cancel. Separate to that statutory right though it says that if you have added a new service it is covered by a 28 day money back guarantee. I would assume that means you should have no difficulty cancelling.

[carlwaring]

Originally Posted by jobbie8

As I read your posts Carl, I know you love Tivo, and I kinda like it too, but as you say, padding, reminders, I used interactive everyday to check news and weather, just came home from work and pressed red button, saved time loading pc up etc, and we used Music OD alot too, but with no search option like on other Virgin boxes its a massive pain just to play a video. Typing in is a major pain too, not just for me but the rest of my family too. My wife is not impressed at all.
Also my recordings often get duplicated and with the constant epg errors, and Im now finding the Tivo slowing down as I said before, Tivo, as it is right now Tivo is not for me and the feeling of wasted money has a bitter taste.

Fair enough.

[Andy1]

Originally Posted by jobbie8

As I read your posts Carl, I know you love Tivo, and I kinda like it too, but as you say, padding, reminders, I used interactive everyday to check news and weather, just came home from work and pressed red button, saved time loading pc up etc, and we used Music OD alot too, but with no search option like on other Virgin boxes its a massive pain just to play a video. Typing in is a major pain too, not just for me but the rest of my family too. My wife is not impressed at all.
Also my recordings often get duplicated and with the constant epg errors, and Im now finding the Tivo slowing down as I said before, Tivo, as it is right now Tivo is not for me and the feeling of wasted money has a bitter taste.

I think the problem arises if people upgrade thinking Tivo will be Just an enhanced version of V+ when it is actually a completely different system/ technology. As such it will not (at least initially) have all the functions that V+ had. (a bit like upgrading from a bicycle to a car and being concerned that it doesn't have a bell!)

I tend to think that a lot of these functions were pretty old technology anyway for example I have several wireless devices which I use to access news, music etc. And I would never use reminders when I can record anything and watch it when I choose.

So, for me, the many advantages of Tivo make it miles ahead of v+ - even in its infancy. However I do appreciate that some people do still use these features and, for them, may be more important than the much more advanced PVR features. If that is the case I would agree it probably is not a good idea to be an early adopter of the new system.

[carlwaring]

Well said Andy.

[albertsteptoe]

is it just my Tivo box or is Comedy Central channels wrong again on EPG. its saying Soutpark is on & its showing Live At The Appolo.

[Digital Fanatic]

Originally Posted by albertsteptoe

is it just my Tivo box or is Comedy Central channels wrong again on EPG. its saying Soutpark is on & its showing Live At The Appolo.

Like I said earlier, we are aware of Comedy Central issues. Tribune have been contacted to rectify.

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