TiVo General TiVo Discussion Part 2 - Page 221

TheDon · 01-05-2011, 20:51

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Originally Posted by sixfoottwo

Got my Tivo yesterday and am most unhappy. Watch Chelsea win and Utd lose. I am looking for a significant improvement.

I can see where the complaints about Tivo's picture quality are coming from now though, it was so bad I couldn't even see Chelsea's 1st cross the line!

Wishlists aren't working either, I've set a wishlist that Vidic will stop getting away with red card offenses, but lo and behold...

howardmicks · 01-05-2011, 20:52

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Originally Posted by TheDon

I can see where the complaints about Tivo's picture quality are coming from now though, it was so bad I couldn't even see Chelsea's 2nd cross the line!

Wishlists aren't working either, I've set a wishlist that Vidic will stop getting away with red card offenses, but lo and behold...

lol

cupcakes aka dd · 01-05-2011, 20:57

Another tippee toe eggshell day on here then..............sigh.

Have I mentioned I love my Tivo yet?

herby247 · 01-05-2011, 21:31

Was reading the great review of the Tivo box on the VM blog ... http://virgintivo.blogspot.com/p/tv-...-reviewed.html

What i ve still not managed to figure out 100% after having the Tivo box for about nearly 3 weeks is the 3 tuners inner workings!
In the review above it says....
"You can view what's on each tuner without switching to it (via the Info bar) and of course, change the channel on that tuner".

Now i can view the other 2 tuners and click on them and even rewind them! But HOW do i "change the channel on that tuner"?

Or is it just a case of the last channel you have been on becomes one of the tuners, as it seems over complicated that way, please tell me i am missing something simple?

Cheers in advance guys.

devilincarnate · 01-05-2011, 22:01

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Originally Posted by cupcakes aka dd

Another tippee toe eggshell day on here then..............sigh.

Have I mentioned I love my Tivo yet?

I do not know have you LOVE your TIVO on here if not you should

. Also bugger the eggshells as they have already been broken

AlabasterLyn · 01-05-2011, 22:04

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Originally Posted by herby247

What i ve still not managed to figure out 100% after having the Tivo box for about nearly 3 weeks is the 3 tuners inner workings!
In the review above it says....
"You can view what's on each tuner without switching to it (via the Info bar) and of course, change the channel on that tuner".

Now i can view the other 2 tuners and click on them and even rewind them! But HOW do i "change the channel on that tuner"?

Or is it just a case of the last channel you have been on becomes one of the tuners, as it seems over complicated that way, please tell me i am missing something simple?

Cheers in advance guys.

Good question as I was wondering that too. Quite often when I click on Info and scroll down 2 of the tuners are on the same channel, yet neither are channels I have been watching

Johnlouis · 01-05-2011, 22:20

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Originally Posted by AlabasterLyn

Good question as I was wondering that too. Quite often when I click on Info and scroll down 2 of the tuners are on the same channel, yet neither are channels I have been watching

I've noticed that too. Woke up this morning and all 3 tuners were on Pick Tv. And I never watch that channel. While I'm here, does anyone know if there's a way to record a specific season of a show? I've watched the first two seasons of Fringe on VOD, but it was only when I finished I noticed that season three was halfway through broadcasting on SKY1. I don't really want to record the first two seasons.

Andy1 · 01-05-2011, 22:31

Yeah easy just go into Search and Browse - find the show and you can set Wishlists for any particular episodes you want.

spiderplant · 01-05-2011, 22:41

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Originally Posted by herby247

Now i can view the other 2 tuners and click on them and even rewind them! But HOW do i "change the channel on that tuner"?

When you highlight one of the two background tuners and press OK, it becomes your current live tuner, and what was your live tuner becomes a background (in other words, it swaps them). Channel change always works on your current live tuner, so if you want to change channel on background tuner, swap them, change channel, then swap back again.

Andy1 · 01-05-2011, 22:43

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Originally Posted by AlabasterLyn

Good question as I was wondering that too. Quite often when I click on Info and scroll down 2 of the tuners are on the same channel, yet neither are channels I have been watching

You change the channel on the tuner by selecting the tuner (from the info menu) and then changing the channel. You can then switch to another (from the info menu) and change that channel if you wish.

Thats what you would do if you were, for example, wanting to retain a buffer for 2 sporting events.

borrissey · 01-05-2011, 22:56

I hope they add page up and page down button in the guide like on the V+ box.

Andy1 · 01-05-2011, 22:58

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Originally Posted by borrissey

I hope they add page up and page down button in the guide like on the V+ box.

You use the channel up and downbuttons

herby247 · 01-05-2011, 23:08

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Originally Posted by Andy1

You use the channel up and downbuttons

+1

But it annoys me it doesnt keep your place at the last prog you highlighted on the main guide, it always reverts to the first list of channels on the guide when you press it.

I am sure V+ never done that?

borrissey · 01-05-2011, 23:09

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Originally Posted by Andy1

You use the channel up and downbuttons

Yeah your right thanks a lot.

carlwaring · 01-05-2011, 23:13

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Originally Posted by Johnlouis

Woke up this morning and all 3 tuners were on Pick Tv.

That means your Tivo re-booted.

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And I never watch that channel.

That's odd then because (I presume) it's supposed to re-start on the last channel watched. It does with mine anyway; when it reboots.

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While I'm here, does anyone know if there's a way to record a specific season of a show? I've watched the first two seasons of Fringe on VOD, but it was only when I finished I noticed that season three was halfway through broadcasting on SKY1. I don't really want to record the first two seasons.

Well there's only S3 being shown at the moment but I would wait for the repeats as we're only a handful of eps off the Season Finale.

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Originally Posted by spiderplant

Channel change always works on your current live tuner...

Actually... not always; but I still haven't managed to figure out why