TiVo General TiVo Discussion Part 3 - Page 98

bowieboots · 26-07-2013, 23:08

Not sure if this has been asked but I have question about series linking. We tend to record a lot and watch things later. Sometimes there are more than 3 programs on at once. Sometimes one program gets repeated a day or so after. When we had the sky box, we could set it to record as a series link on the day after. Tivo wont do this, it tries to put at the first time it is shown, not when we wanted it to record. Is ther away round this

passingbat · 26-07-2013, 23:43

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Originally Posted by bowieboots

Not sure if this has been asked but I have question about series linking. We tend to record a lot and watch things later. Sometimes there are more than 3 programs on at once. Sometimes one program gets repeated a day or so after. When we had the sky box, we could set it to record as a series link on the day after. Tivo wont do this, it tries to put at the first time it is shown, not when we wanted it to record. Is ther away round this

Tivo is desined that way. The good thing is that it will automatically pick up the repeat and record it if it couldn't record the first showing due to recording clashes.

Chad · 26-07-2013, 23:55

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Originally Posted by passingbat

Tivo is desined that way. The good thing is that it will automatically pick up the repeat and record it if it couldn't record the first showing due to recording clashes.

Brilliant feature.

bowieboots · 27-07-2013, 01:30

Ty

MalteseFalcon · 27-07-2013, 07:52

Not only that, if you go into planned recordings and delete the one due to show on say Sunday that will be shown on Monday, it will automatically pick up the Monday one to record.

Joedm45 · 27-07-2013, 08:54

This is one of TiVo's excellent features as mentioned above.

A tip for you is to click on Home > My shows & recordings > Manage my series links. I arrange my series links so the ones that aren't repeated are near the top eg. Soaps and the rest under that eg. anything on Sky 1, Living, Fox etc that is repeated to death through the week.

Trust me, you only make this mistake once. It was like WW3 with the Mrs when an episode of Corrie was missed. She was not impressed!

MalteseFalcon · 27-07-2013, 10:34

Soaps are repeated, but unfortunately not on the same channel as original broadcast. It's a matter of trial and error really to figure these things out. Now I have my series links in place according to the priority as I see it.

VirginMediaPhil · 27-07-2013, 20:40

My TiVo has started rebooting daily at around teatime (6-6.30), it's one of the early Cisco boxes so I'm wondering if this is a fault that occurs over time with these early boxes as I've read on the Virgin Media support forums, or if it's something else (dust accumulated in the box maybe, or just overheated from being on 24/7).

If anyone can shed any light it'd be appreciated.

spiderplant · 27-07-2013, 22:01

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Originally Posted by VirginMediaPhil

My TiVo has started rebooting daily at around teatime (6-6.30), it's one of the early Cisco boxes so I'm wondering if this is a fault that occurs over time with these early boxes as I've read on the Virgin Media support forums, or if it's something else (dust accumulated in the box maybe, or just overheated from being on 24/7).

It's faulty. You know what to do...

bonzoe · 28-07-2013, 17:46

MarkC1984 and passingbat thanks for your tip

young_timbo · 28-07-2013, 18:28

If I want to upgrade to VIP or Premier, but have a 500GB Tivo in my room instead of the extra free VD box already supplied with the collection, will I pay an extra £6.50 a month rather than 11.50? it's my brothers account so i can't login and see myself. cheers.

hoping it's good news on BTsport and I can upgrade to this, TIVO box is way better than my Sky+ HD box just cancelled after a year's custom. Had nothing but trouble with the Sky+HD box and the Sky+ box I had 6 or 7 years ago.

neilo · 28-07-2013, 20:21

Any suggestions on why a TiVo would recently have stopped recording suggestions when the setting is on, and it always used to?

MalteseFalcon · 28-07-2013, 21:06

No idea. Mine doesn't if there are scheduled to be 3 things recording at the same time. Actually, most of the stuff suggestions used to record for me I now have on series link so think I might turn it off.

spiderplant · 28-07-2013, 21:14

It's a bug. I don't know why it happens, but try giving it a reboot.

andy_m · 28-07-2013, 21:15

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Originally Posted by neilo

Any suggestions on why a TiVo would recently have stopped recording suggestions when the setting is on, and it always used to?

If your box is pretty full and you have other planned recordings that will take up space then suggestions will give way. That it?