TiVo Tivo Not Making Any "Suggestions"

Markjp · 13-01-2014, 21:42

Had my TiVo box for 4 days now, but as yet it has made no "Suggestions" or recorded any despite me rating programmes with the "Thumbs Up".

Any suggestions on why this might be?

MalteseFalcon · 13-01-2014, 21:53

Stupid question, but is the record suggestions option on? If I remember though, after my one was installed it took about a week for suggestions to record.

Markjp · 13-01-2014, 22:04

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Originally Posted by MarkC1984

Stupid question, but is the record suggestions option on? If I remember though, after my one was installed it took about a week for suggestions to record.

Yes it is

paultrademark · 13-01-2014, 22:16

There is some fault with suggestions since the last upgrade, it's being looked at apparently.

andy_m · 14-01-2014, 06:20

I used to have over 200 suggestions lined up, I currently have 18 and that's the highest is been since the update. Really disappointing. If it's not resolved then TiVo loses its usp from my point of view.

jb66 · 14-01-2014, 07:40

Not had many since the update, I consider the feature gone

MutleyF · 14-01-2014, 07:51

Now you come to mention it, I have had very few suggestions as well

raging bull · 14-01-2014, 10:25

My problem is the reverse, since christmas I've had 100+ recorded suggestions.
Baking programs/house buying and diy programs seem to be in abundance.

bonzoe · 14-01-2014, 10:42

Must say that Tivo suggestions are poor, seems to think that programmes I never watch have the thumbs up and at the same time ignores those which I have given thumbs up. Also, the max 5 minute recording spread still causes recordings to finish before the end even when set 1 before & 4 after (have to have 1 before or miss the start!!), why can't this spread be made up to 10 minutes??

spiderplant · 14-01-2014, 11:01

There has been a problem with Suggestions not recording for some people since the last software update. A fix is currently being tested and I'm hopeful it will be deployed in the next couple of weeks.

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Originally Posted by bonzoe

seems to think that programmes I never watch have the thumbs up and at the same time ignores those which I have given thumbs up.

It now deliberately prioritises programmes you haven't thumbed. The idea of Suggestions is it finds programmes you might like but aren't aware of. If you've set a thumb, you already know about the programme, so would set a Series Link or WishList if you wanted it recording.

Before this was implemented, people used to complain that Suggestions were full of old episodes of their favourite programmes that they'd already seen

theone2k10 · 14-01-2014, 11:41

I hadn't noticed but upon checking i had no suggestions at all despite them being turned on lol.

MalteseFalcon · 14-01-2014, 11:55

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Originally Posted by spiderplant

It now deliberately prioritises programmes you haven't thumbed. The idea of Suggestions is it finds programmes you might like but aren't aware of. If you've set a thumb, you already know about the programme, so would set a Series Link or WishList if you wanted it recording.

Before this was implemented, people used to complain that Suggestions were full of old episodes of their favourite programmes that they'd already seen

I can see the logic in that, but it seems daft that it doesn't record anything at all now. Hopefully this fix will be released ASAP.

Markjp · 14-01-2014, 13:39

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Originally Posted by jb66

Not had many since the update, I consider the feature gone

when was this update?

spiderplant · 14-01-2014, 17:40

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Originally Posted by MarkC1984

it seems daft that it doesn't record anything at all now

It wasn't meant to happen. Fortunately it's in server-based software so doesn't need a full roll-out to the TiVos.

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Originally Posted by Markjp

when was this update?

September to November.

gizuk · 14-01-2014, 19:37

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Originally Posted by spiderplant

There has been a problem with Suggestions not recording for some people since the last software update. A fix is currently being tested and I'm hopeful it will be deployed in the next couple of weeks.

It now deliberately prioritises programmes you haven't thumbed. The idea of Suggestions is it finds programmes you might like but aren't aware of. If you've set a thumb, you already know about the programme, so would set a Series Link or WishList if you wanted it recording.

Before this was implemented, people used to complain that Suggestions were full of old episodes of their favourite programmes that they'd already seen

How does that make sense? I thumb up things i like buy don't want every episode recorded. Why would it actively avoid recording these? That's not at all how tivo was originally designed even from the series 1!!

Suggestions used to be great to delve into if I'm bored. Now there is NOTHING there i want to watch. At least there is hardly any now they have limited the number of suggestions! Stupid changes!

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Originally Posted by spiderplant

It wasn't meant to happen. Fortunately it's in server-based software so doesn't need a full roll-out to the TiVos.

September to November.

Really? Server based? How can that be the case? If its a metadata problem it would be a problem for everyone wouldn't it?