TiVo Multiroom streaming ... who's ready? - Page 12

Sirius · 27-01-2013, 11:00

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Originally Posted by denphone

Indeed me as well but as we all know its coming soon.

ian@huth · 27-01-2013, 20:25

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Originally Posted by nstokes

I dont see where Carl is going with this. MRS is obvious its called MULTI ROOM STREAM for RECORDED content. Like everyone has said if you have 2 boxes then no need to stream LIVE channels. Streaming RECORDED content makes sense

My problem with MRS is that half of the recordings we do will not stream to the other TiVo due to licencing restrictions. I cannot see how this should be a problem as both TiVos are in the same house and content on both can be viewed by anyone in the house, Parental Guidance permitting.

howardmicks · 27-01-2013, 21:23

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Originally Posted by ian@huth

My problem with MRS is that half of the recordings we do will not stream to the other TiVo due to licencing restrictions. I cannot see how this should be a problem as both TiVos are in the same house and content on both can be viewed by anyone in the house, Parental Guidance permitting.

Yer another vm cock up I'm afraid been banging on about TiVo2tivo streaming for 12 months and havent bothered to change contracts with operators when active.so typical of vm

Sirius · 27-01-2013, 22:23

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Originally Posted by ian@huth

My problem with MRS is that half of the recordings we do will not stream to the other TiVo due to licencing restrictions. I cannot see how this should be a problem as both TiVos are in the same house and content on both can be viewed by anyone in the house, Parental Guidance permitting.

My feelings as well.

Firmsky · 28-01-2013, 16:15

Completely agree, all of the program's we record aren't possible to stream with the exception of a few program's on Discovery.

I also find that trying to stream HD program's really do stutter. Tried with home plugs and a wifi router acting as a bridge.

Sirius · 28-01-2013, 16:20

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Originally Posted by Firmsky

Completely agree, all of the program's we record aren't possible to stream with the exception of a few program's on Discovery.

I also find that trying to stream HD program's really do stutter. Tried with home plugs and a wifi router acting as a bridge.

I had to connect my tivos together via cat5 and my router to get HD working well.

davidthornton · 29-01-2013, 22:06

The lack of universal channel MRS is ridiculous. If I were building my house from scratch I could easily put an HDMI splitter box behind a TiVo and then run it to both a local and a remote television using either a long HDMI cable or HDMI over Ethernet for the remote one. I know it's not quite the same because both televisions would be showing the same programme which doesn't have to be the case if one TiVo is streaming from another TiVo via MRS. I'd have expected the main five networks to have made arrangements with VM by now to enable MRS.

How many streams can a single TiVo cope with? Can I record three programmes whilst watching a fourth locally and stream a different fifth and sixth to remote TiVo boxes too?

muppetman11 · 08-02-2013, 16:11

Are the terrestrial channels part of the MRS product ?

08-02-2013, 16:36

Virgin haven't updated the page since the Time Warner so here's hoping CN, TCM and all the Discovery channels are now included;

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davidthornton · 08-02-2013, 17:06

The terrestrial channels aren't.

paultrademark · 08-02-2013, 17:31

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Originally Posted by Jameseh

Virgin haven't updated the page since the Time Warner so here's hoping CN, TCM and all the Discovery channels are now included;

Spoiler:

Has anyone tested it out?

davidthornton · 08-02-2013, 18:26

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Originally Posted by paultrademark

Has anyone tested it out?

I've seen recordings stream successfully from Disney Channel. Any particular channel you want testing?

Update: CN (Cartoon) on 704 won't multi room stream. Just made a recording and tried. Nothing I've recently recorded from Channel 4 or 5 does either.

Update 2: TCM HD is also restricted so won't multi room stream either. Just tried.

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I'm very disappointed with lack of MRS particularly on the terrestrials. I cannot understand what the hold up is. Don't VM have enough security in place preventing MRS ever working except between TiVo boxes linked to the same VM account which would/should all be located on the same premises? Assuming they do, other than exchanging signed pieces of paper, what more could broadcasters realistically expect or require?

muppetman11 · 08-02-2013, 18:32

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Originally Posted by davidthornton

I'm very disappointed with lack of MRS particularly on the terrestrials. I cannot understand what the hold up is. Don't VM have enough security in place preventing MRS ever working except between TiVo boxes linked to the same VM account which would/should all be located on the same premises? Assuming they do, other than exchanging signed pieces of paper, what more could broadcasters realistically expect or require?

I'm amazed its not available on the new channels recently added , the offering is disappointing in its current form.

passingbat · 08-02-2013, 18:38

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Originally Posted by muppetman11

I'm amazed its not available on the new channels recently added , the offering is disappointing in its current form.

I'd go for pathetic.

VM had a brilliant, limited time, USP on their hands and have blown it.

davidthornton · 08-02-2013, 18:55

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Originally Posted by passingbat

I'd go for pathetic.

VM had a brilliant, limited time, USP on their hands and have blown it.

Well it does work, just not with most of the popular channels including terrestrial! Does Sky have an imminent MRS streaming product? If they do surely theirs would potentially be open to wider abuse because AFAIK Sky's way of ensuring multi room boxes are within the same premises is by requiring each box to be connected to the same telephone line. With clever use of VoIP surely that's possible to circumvent?