V+ : extra recording space

[praxis]

are there any PVR,s that can be connected to my V+ HD box to give me extra recording space ? 80 hours space when recording HD ain,t enough don,t really want a Tivo ?

Nope, TiVo is your only option.

[DaMac]

Mmm if you are capable of being a naughty boy you can increase the storage in a V+

[praxis]

Originally Posted by DaMac

Mmm if you are capable of being a naughty boy you can increase the storage in a V+

So exactlly how would I do that ?

[MalteseFalcon]

I think you can put a new hard drive in with bigger capacity, but as the box is owned by Virgin you would be breaking several rules if you put a bigger one in.

[andy_m]

Just get a TiVo - if you don't want to use all the fancy bits you don't have to, it's still a good pvr.

[MalteseFalcon]

Definitely. Looked into upgrading from 500 GB to a 1 TB TiVo the other day, £100 they want to upgrade the box. £49.95 activation, and £49.95 install. Surely if I already have a TiVo I could just have them send the box to me and switch myself?

[andy_m]

I'm sure you could do better than that if you gave them a call.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by praxis

are there any PVR,s that can be connected to my V+ HD box to give me extra recording space ? 80 hours space when recording HD ain,t enough don,t really want a Tivo ?

Why would you not want a TIVO? Don't be put off by talk of complexity - if you just want to use it as you use your V+, you can. You don't have to have wishlists and so on if all you want to do is record programmes yourself.

I have a 1TB TIVO and it is a real relief not to have to keep an eye on my recordings because I am nearing capacity. I can have about 500 hours of recordings on there, so there is plenty of choice for me now.

Go on, do it - you know it makes sense!

[MalteseFalcon]

I'm pleased I got it, makes things so much easier. Got it to record everything I like in wishlists, no need for series links. Some programmes I don't mind watching repeats of repeats of that show. And I was a total anti TiVo person when it launched.

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Why would you not want a TIVO? Don't be put off by talk of complexity - if you just want to use it as you use your V+, you can. You don't have to have wishlists and so on if all you want to do is record programmes yourself.

I have a 1TB TIVO and it is a real relief not to have to keep an eye on my recordings because I am nearing capacity. I can have about 500 hours of recordings on there, so there is plenty of choice for me now.

Go on, do it - you know it makes sense!

It doesn't make any sense at all! Even if you turn off all that nonsense, you still have to pay the TiVo tax.

There are many, many people who just do not want/need TiVo's functionality for whom it is a very bad deal.

I too wish (but do not expect to get) a Samsung V++ box with a larger hard disk and no other changes. That would be just perfect for me.

Originally Posted by JustaBloke

It doesn't make any sense at all! Even if you turn off all that nonsense, you still have to pay the TiVo tax.

There are many, many people who just do not want/need TiVo's functionality for whom it is a very bad deal.

I too wish (but do not expect to get) a Samsung V++ box with a larger hard disk and no other changes. That would be just perfect for me.

The only thing I agree with you is if you are on XL TV pack there is no monthly charge for the V+ box! I don't know if it is me but the TiVo is very simple to use PVR, sorry that is my view and probably a lot of members on this forum will agree with this statement

Originally Posted by mhatter67

The only thing I agree with you is if you are on XL TV pack there is no monthly charge for the V+ box! I don't know if it is me but the TiVo is very simple to use PVR, sorry that is my view and probably a lot of members on this forum will agree with this statement

Agreed, I've used one. It is indeed very simple to use. As is the V+, Sky+ et al. So being simple to use doesn't differentiate it.

Your description of it being 'free' on XL is inaccurate. Firstly the charge is hidden in a collection, secondly VM charge unnecessary installation charges (under various names) for the box, thirdly, if you're on a loyalty discount, they'll add the charge.

However, I understand that TiVo has features of interest to some people, just none to me or I suspect, many others. If it were a genuinely free replacement for my V+ I'd turn all the nonsense off and use it, but as it isn't, I won't.

By the way, before anyone tries to go down the technophobe path (someone usually does when I express my opinion on TiVo) I'm an early adopter who loses a fortune by always having to have the latest gizmo that does something better. TiVo for me, doesn't.

[DaMac]

Totally agree with you, I have all the latest tech, my tv cost more than a lot of people I knows car, but I have no desire to have a TiVo, there is nothing on that box I would use over my v+, nothing at all.

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Ps my tv has a pvr facilitys I have a 500gb hard drive plugged in to it, if I leave the tv on stand by I can access the recordings from my upstairs android tv box, I mean these are the most desirable of features, I don't need a TiVo, I just need vm to enable all the features my v+ and vhd are capable of, I don't need a TiVo.