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Old 23-06-2016, 19:56   #136
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Re: Major TiVo update started about 3:20am.

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Completely agree passingbat.

I find it laughable that a setting called 'Keep until I delete' does not do exactly that. Otherwise what is the point of it???

If anyone with any influence is reading this then lets get this 'feature' changed. I would much rather it stopped recording when full than to delete old shows that may not be on again for some time.

I don't know, VM do shoot themselves in the foot sometimes
That would be the poster two posts above yours.
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Old 23-06-2016, 21:13   #137
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Re: Major TiVo update started about 3:20am.

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That is not the case with me. When the hard disc was full it just stopped recording.
You were lucky. If it had needed the space for its own use, something would have been deleted.

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KUID needs to do exactly what it says on the tin.
I agree, but it's not going to happen. Relabelling the tin would be a start

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That would be the poster two posts above yours.
Sadly not. I got TiVo to fix the problem where it deleted too much, but they are adamant it is now operating as designed, and won't be changed.
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Old 23-06-2016, 21:43   #138
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Re: Major TiVo update started about 3:20am.

....good job its moving to the Horizon platform in the future then.

Keep should mean keep, but then the Americans never did speak English properly.
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Old 24-06-2016, 04:22   #139
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Re: Major TiVo update started about 3:20am.

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I'm not aware of any changes in this area. If you look on the VM Community forum, you'll find plenty of old complaints about KUID recordings being deleted.
I think it did this before the update too.
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Old 24-06-2016, 09:43   #140
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On the other hand, Series Links that can record from any channel seem far more useful, and have often been requested.
IIRC. the Tivo Series 1 used to do that buy default, and I was suprised when the VM Tivo didn't.

It was certainly handy if you did a lot of recording, as it would often record the episode from a +1 channel if you were recording something else when the episode was shown.
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Old 24-06-2016, 21:29   #141
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IIRC. the Tivo Series 1 used to do that buy default, and I was suprised when the VM Tivo didn't.

It was certainly handy if you did a lot of recording, as it would often record the episode from a +1 channel if you were recording something else when the episode was shown.
No it was always a single channel. From the series 1 manual "A series pass records every episode of the series that airs on the selected channel". If you wanted every channel you could use a wishlist. I remember one time getting home to find the F1 had been moved to BBC2 and being delighted that Tivo had recorded it as a suggestion, which I could then use to create a 2nd series link for the future. Sadly that would never happen since VM changed the suggestions algorithm. Of course we did not have an many channels back then.

I see there are lots of reports of the new update being even slower than it already was. I wonder if that is caused by all channel series links with it processing hundreds of channels in the background every few hours. I bet many of us have old series links that will result in "all channel" links unnecessarily as well as cases where we genuinely want to record from 2 channels without hundreds more.



On the subject of deleting programs, which someone said is fixed, is that in the current update? The usual problem is where Tivo is nowhere near full but clears Tivo down to something like 60% full apparently to make room for future recordings. Is that officially a bug or by design and has it been changed?
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Old 25-06-2016, 10:27   #142
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On the subject of deleting programs, which someone said is fixed, is that in the current update? The usual problem is where Tivo is nowhere near full but clears Tivo down to something like 60% full apparently to make room for future recordings. Is that officially a bug or by design and has it been changed?
There have been two bugs like this. One is fixed in the current release. The other is fixed in the new software, but you are unlikely see it even if you don't have the new software because a workaround is in place
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Old 26-06-2016, 14:08   #143
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I use Spotify daily, my main Tivo is connected to my amp so I can listen to the music nice and loud, not on a laptop or mobile.

I have had Spotify since it launched on Tivo, so 5 years is a long time to use a service for it to be discontinued without any warning. Totally wrong in my opinion.

The updates for Tivo always take alot of time to write as we all know. I'm aware that the software is a UK version of the US version, so has Spotify been removed from US Tivo? I can't seem to find anything about that.

I just can't believe Spotify or Virgin would let this happen, regardless of how many people use the app. there was plenty of time to sort something out. Spotify don't seem to have a problem creating apps for other services.

So much was made of Spotify launching on Tivo too. I does seem like a major step backwards. Prices go up and services keep getting removed, Music OnDemand, VM Cloud app, things I used as a customer.

I know a company can't please everyone, but they have now lost my custom as a TV customer after 18 years. I'm another 'number' to add to the list of people ditching the TV side of VirginMedia.

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Vevo is an awful app, terrible replacement for Music OnDemand
The new box may incorporate airplay like Sky did with Q , I use my Spotify by sending playlists from my ipad it's much easier and faster than trawling menus on the TV.
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Old 29-06-2016, 05:04   #144
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Re: Major TiVo update started about 3:20am.

Just received three more updates, it's rebooted and now says that it's installing software and that the power must not be turned off.

What will this do?
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Old 29-06-2016, 09:20   #145
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Re: Major TiVo update started about 3:20am.

I don't know Richard but you have certainly recieved a lot of updates recently
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Old 29-06-2016, 09:37   #146
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Re: Major TiVo update started about 3:20am.

For the trial areas they are revisions to the same major code release
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For the trial areas they are revisions to the same major code release
What are these revisions supposed to do?
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What are these revisions supposed to do?
They fix bugs that were found in earlier versions. Hopefully today's version is the final update for the initial pilot regions.
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Re: Major TiVo update started about 3:20am.

Well so far after this mornings update the Tivo has actually speeded up, it's like a band new box :-)
Just wander how long before a new update to break it again lol
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Well so far after this mornings update the Tivo has actually speeded up, it's like a band new box :-)
Just wander how long before a new update to break it again lol
It will just because as part of the update it reboots the box.
Give it a week without rebooting and you will be back to your trusty clunky box again.
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