General TiVo Discussion Part 2
16-11-2011, 13:42
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Re: General TiVo Discussion Part 2
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Originally Posted by Perfect Choice
But default padding is also not as bad as others are making it to be and in fact is what I want. I manually set padding on every series link set up effectively reflecting what will be default now.
Works fine for me except for 2 points (a) overlap of 3 recordings of 1 at 8-9 and 2 at 9-10pm means 3 tuners used during overlap so stops me watching live TV on other channels – clipping needs to happen to drop padding on back to back programmes like V+, (b) default includes 10 episodes but I have 1TB box and if a series is more than 10 episodes and I record them all before watching, I will lose recoded episodes to the deleted folder.
So not perfect agree but padding is a basic need to make sure you capture a programme, the issues above need to be address not padding set by default, although I also think Tivo needs to allow you to set those default values not the box.
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I use zero padding for any evening show when 3 tuners are sometimes needed just for the 3 shows, so no free tuners to cater for padding requirements. And, I haven't had any real issues with this method. Now, I will have to go into every recording I set up and delete the padding.
It's so obvious that different people use different padding settings, so not making the default padding user defined is, in my view:
lack of understanding/stupidity/incompetance; take your pick! 
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16-11-2011, 14:00
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Re: General TiVo Discussion Part 2
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Originally Posted by passingbat
I use zero padding for any evening show when 3 tuners are sometimes needed just for the 3 shows, so no free tuners to cater for padding requirements. And, I haven't had any real issues with this method. Now, I will have to go into every recording I set up and delete the padding.
It's so obvious that different people use different padding settings, so not making the default padding user defined is, in my view:
lack of understanding/stupidity/incompetance; take your pick! |
Interesting, so you take the risk of missing the start/end of a programme to avoid the consequences of overlapping recordings while I take the opposite approach.
As you say, everybody has a different approach so agree Tivo needs to give that user defined flexibility. However, from my perspective a padding of 0 as with V15.1 software is a default I don't want!
Forgot to mention that we use the +1 channels to avoid the impact of overlaps, be it that I have to watch a programme in SD instead of HD. That has reduced the issue of 3 tunrs having to be used when I actually want to watch another live channel to around once per month from what was once per week before. Its only for a few minutes when it does happen so we put up with that knowing with the padding set, we are virtually gauranteed to capure all of a programme even if it is running slightly late (a frequent case for BBC and Sky channel programmes I find).
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16-11-2011, 14:15
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Re: General TiVo Discussion Part 2
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Got a letter and message this morning.
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I got the letter this morning too, on the back it says Spotify on TiVo launches 29th November.
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16-11-2011, 15:16
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Re: General TiVo Discussion Part 2
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I got the letter this morning too, on the back it says Spotify on TiVo launches 29th November.
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Great news. 
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16-11-2011, 15:36
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Re: General TiVo Discussion Part 2
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Originally Posted by clinteastman
I got the letter this morning too, on the back it says Spotify on TiVo launches 29th November.
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Yep posted it in the coming soon thread.
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16-11-2011, 16:16
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Re: General TiVo Discussion Part 2
Also got the letter this morning updating between the 17th and 24th November, cool!
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16-11-2011, 16:25
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Re: General TiVo Discussion Part 2
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Originally Posted by Gavin-D
Yep posted it in the coming soon thread.
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Ahh, didn't spot that.
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16-11-2011, 21:37
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Re: General TiVo Discussion Part 2
Virgin Media has given out the list on when TiVo users will get their box updated.
Some areas has been moved back by the few days.
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...9&postcount=65
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16-11-2011, 21:44
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Re: General TiVo Discussion Part 2
Thats a odd change to make, bump Birmingham up by a few days on its own then do huge geographical areas in very big groups.
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16-11-2011, 21:55
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Re: General TiVo Discussion Part 2
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I assume any area not shown on the linked on that list will have already been updated?
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16-11-2011, 21:55
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Re: General TiVo Discussion Part 2
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Thanks MB Darlington last as usual 
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16-11-2011, 22:00
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Re: General TiVo Discussion Part 2
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l see my area will be on the 24th from the Newton Abbot area.
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16-11-2011, 22:11
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Re: General TiVo Discussion Part 2
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Will the new update be preloaded on TiVo boxes that are being installed after the 25th November?
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16-11-2011, 22:19
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Re: General TiVo Discussion Part 2
I should have mentioned that we don't have TiVo at the moment but will get it soon i think.
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16-11-2011, 22:31
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Re: General TiVo Discussion Part 2
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Originally Posted by mlayzell
Will the new update be preloaded on TiVo boxes that are being installed after the 25th November?
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The box will pick it up as part of the installation
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