TiVo - Page 33

fixerman · 15-12-2010, 17:47

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Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic

indeed, there are a few already ongoing.

I get mine installed next week

Well? Has anybody got it yet?

BenMcr · 15-12-2010, 17:49

Yes, but the terms of the installs prevent people from talking about it, otherwise they have it removed

devilincarnate · 15-12-2010, 17:52

Yes they have but after this that DF posted a while ago we all will have to wait:

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Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic

Unfortunatley, the T&C's mean I'm unable to discuss the TiVo trial on public forums. Sorry everyone.

And for one i am gutted about this as i was wanting to know how good it was.

vanman · 15-12-2010, 18:10

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Originally Posted by BenMcr

Yes, but the terms of the installs prevent people from talking about it, otherwise they have it removed

but surely they can say if is as good as they say or better than they thought it was going to be
without saying too much

vm_tech · 15-12-2010, 18:25

jb66, you are one of the tivo 500 installers right? Got a few questions for you if you are, had mine installed today but wasnt able to be in for the install, so have a few questions for you if you can answer? I will answer a few questions (in pm) if you want to verify im on the 500. Cheers

fixerman · 15-12-2010, 18:46

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Originally Posted by BenMcr

Yes, but the terms of the installs prevent people from talking about it, otherwise they have it removed

You mean they cannot even confirm that they have had it installed?

Flyboy · 15-12-2010, 19:06

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Originally Posted by Stephen

Yes it will. Say you have been watching a channel for 35 minutes and hit record for the rest of the show it will also record that buffered 35 mins :-)

That's it, I'm sold. I have waiting for that since I dumped Sky. It is one of the few advantages they have had over V+.

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Originally Posted by BenMcr

Yes, but the terms of the installs prevent people from talking about it, otherwise they have it removed

How would they know who it was?

Peter_ · 15-12-2010, 19:11

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Originally Posted by Flyboy

How would they know who it was?

It is not worth the hassle as it can affect all the other triallists.

royaltiger · 15-12-2010, 19:37

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Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic

indeed, there are a few already ongoing.

I get mine installed next week

I get mine next Year

Felim_Doyle · 15-12-2010, 20:19

Well if one of 'the chosen ones' was asked if TiVo was good or even better than expected but declined to answer then you could reasonably assume that it was bad or worse than expected. That could be anything from riddled with teething problems, to it caught fire and burned down the house, given how speculation runs riot in these threads.

So the best option, if they wish to keep their TiVo and their jobs, is for the guinea pigs to say they can't answer any questions whatsoever. In summary, to avoid causing embarrassment, don't ask!

JayAy · 15-12-2010, 20:30

This does rather dampen the "soft launch" effect though as none of the 500 will be able to act as unpaid marketers. Oh well, we'll just drop back into "coming soon" mode...

Stuart · 15-12-2010, 20:37

However, in using IrDA, the early pace boxes were the exception rather than the rule...

zantarous · 15-12-2010, 21:11

Plus not al the Pace boxes used IrDA and you could buy a rather inexpensive device to covert the commands to IR.

jb66 · 15-12-2010, 21:21

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Originally Posted by vm_tech

jb66, you are one of the tivo 500 installers right? Got a few questions for you if you are, had mine installed today but wasnt able to be in for the install, so have a few questions for you if you can answer? I will answer a few questions (in pm) if you want to verify im on the 500. Cheers

No I wasn't on the course I'm afraid, getting mine Friday so doubt I'll be able to help you :/

Begize · 16-12-2010, 09:00

Mmm, quite interested in TiVo from what I've seen so far. Not sure I can justify the price yet and the none working third tuner is a deal breaker for me, so I won't be an early adopter. Also agreed, the box is very cheap and nasty looking but I suppose at least it's fairly discrete.

Anyway, a couple of questions, sorry if they've been asked before.

Does anyone know if it will have the ability to stream recordings to a remote box elsewhere in the house - i.e. a dumb V HD box in the bedroom?

Also, will it have the "Home Media" option TiVo has had since Series 2 where I can play media from a PC (or other device) on my home LAN? As my NAS box also has a TiVo compliant ReadyDLNA service, will I be able to watch stuff I've got on there too?