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Old 18-02-2014, 12:29   #46
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Re: Tivo Not Making Any "Suggestions"

TiVo is what TiVo made it to be. They simply shouldn't have changed it all, be it reminders or suggestions. I'm beginning to think that if they weren't prepared to make the argument for TiVo they shouldn't have bothered getting in to bed with them.
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Re: Tivo Not Making Any "Suggestions"

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TiVo is what TiVo made it to be. They simply shouldn't have changed it all, be it reminders or suggestions. I'm beginning to think that if they weren't prepared to make the argument for TiVo they shouldn't have bothered getting in to bed with them.
True, but I don't mind the 'Reminders' tweak. At least that didn't spoil the service for everyone else.
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Old 18-02-2014, 16:21   #48
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Re: Tivo Not Making Any "Suggestions"

It's getting beyond frustration that this part of TiVo has been destroyed for most of us that actually used it to a point that people are now leaving as a result. It was a major part of the TiVo experience for many of us that used it and what has been left is now a total nonsense and of no interest to anyone.

In the three months since this was changed despite constant complaints on the official VM TiVo forum they have continually failed to accept any responsibility for or confirm things we were reporting as bugs were actually deliberate ill conceived changes. The only place these changes have been confirmed has been on this forum and I thank that person for his honesty. Their present stance on that forum is to completely ignore the post hoping that it will eventually die down. No contribution has been made to the post by VM personnel now for over a month.

As VM are currently struggling against both BSkyB and BT re sign ups, I would guess is the last thing Liberty Media the new £15bn owners would want to hear about is disgruntled customers leaving because unnecessary changes have been made to the TiVo by it's own personnel.
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Re: Tivo Not Making Any "Suggestions"

Sorry, I cannot agree with this.

Yes, the suggestions is not as good as it was, and I do with they could put it back as it was, however, I have no intention of leaving simply because something that I never had prior to Tivo is not working as it should !

I guess I am not alone in this, but obviously cannot prove it.
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Re: Tivo Not Making Any "Suggestions"

Mutley, I purchased a service which was what I wanted it to be. It's been changed and is no longer what I want it to be. Why would I stay?
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Re: Tivo Not Making Any "Suggestions"

Personally on the whole l have to say my experience has been a good one but l am sure there are things that still could be done to improve things for the user.
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Mutley, I purchased a service which was what I wanted it to be. It's been changed and is no longer what I want it to be. Why would I stay?

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I turned "Suggestions" off on my Tivo months ago ..... The thing had a mind of it's own and tbh some of kack it recorded was erm...... kack .
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Re: Tivo Not Making Any "Suggestions"

Am I correct in thinking that the original intent of suggestions was for it to be based on your thumbs up history? That is, if I thumbed up Casualty say, then Tivo wouldn't record more episodes of Casualty itself, but would record a different medical show, or even programs where cast members in Casualty also appeared. And if I then thumbed up that medical show then even more medical dramas would be recorded.

Must admit I also preferred the old bar across the top of the screen that made suggestions (is it the Discovery bar?) - now restricted to 4 shows only, most of which I've already got as wishlists.
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Am I correct in thinking that the original intent of suggestions was for it to be based on your thumbs up history? That is, if I thumbed up Casualty say, then Tivo wouldn't record more episodes of Casualty itself, but would record a different medical show, or even programs where cast members in Casualty also appeared. And if I then thumbed up that medical show then even more medical dramas would be recorded.

Must admit I also preferred the old bar across the top of the screen that made suggestions (is it the Discovery bar?) - now restricted to 4 shows only, most of which I've already got as wishlists.
Yes that is the discovery bar rhooton and yes l preferred the old discovery bar as the new one seems very restricted in comparison.
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Am I correct in thinking that the original intent of suggestions was for it to be based on your thumbs up history? That is, if I thumbed up Casualty say, then Tivo wouldn't record more episodes of Casualty itself, but would record a different medical show, or even programs where cast members in Casualty also appeared. And if I then thumbed up that medical show then even more medical dramas would be recorded.

Must admit I also preferred the old bar across the top of the screen that made suggestions (is it the Discovery bar?) - now restricted to 4 shows only, most of which I've already got as wishlists.
The original suggestions for the S1 Tivo (and the U.S now still I believe) work in the very same way as you describe. So I thumb up Forrest Gump and I may get a recording of that but also due to Tom Hanks may get a recording of Castaway.
Recording random episodes of series is where I see a downfall but where it worked perfectly was with films and by thumbing more films along the way you would get some right gems usually recorded in the night as various actors or topic of the film would be cross referenced.
I have had 2 films recorded (since Tivo launch!) as Suggestions and they have been shown on a Freeview Channel. Nothing from the Sky Movies channels that have about 12 channels running 24 hours a day
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Re: Tivo Not Making Any "Suggestions"

I think it's a big loss. Don't watch much tv and pretty much only a certain style of programme. There are so many channels to wade through so finding something similar to what I already watch is too time consuming. I always "thumbs up" the sort of thing I like and the banner at the top on Tivo linked me to stuff I would like that I may not have found through suggestions. Agree with an earlier poster that it was sold as one of the benefits of Tivo and is sorely missed. Sorry if it's already been mentioned but why was it taken away?
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Wish mine wouldn't make suggestions, as I seem to have a whole raft of programs recorded I would never watch.
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You can switch them off
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You can switch them off
Or just not open the Suggestions folder. Honestly!!
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Re: Tivo Not Making Any "Suggestions"

I used to love the suggestions.

When there was nothing on live TV and I had watched anything I had recorded I could always rely on finding something watchable in my suggestions.

Now there are either none at all or other programme genres that I have never ever watched or expressed a preference for. I give them the thumbs down before deleting.

I would say some of the old suggestions were a bit like guilty pleasures. I wouldn't really want to admit to liking them by setting a series link for them but I did enjoy dropping on them in the suggestions.
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