TiVo : Considering going for a Tivo box! Help to answer questions pls

[Itshim]

Originally Posted by denphone

Can you see if there is a pilot on board Itshim.

Think its a one pig plane, but a 3 saddle backs followed by the big bad wolf can be seen over the channel heading for Swansea I think.

[devilincarnate]

Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic

It's just Devils' sence of humour, Tim

You know me too well mate

[Bentex]

Well I finally got my Tivo installed today. Took over 30mins to download some software LOL!.

I had Tivo 10+ years ago with sky so I'm familiar with it. The menu is very similar to the old style. So far my concerns about speed in changing channels and go through the menus has eased. It looks pretty fast so far.

Quality of the picture and audio are both fine.

Tried the youtube app...watched a few videos. This looks like an exellent addition.

Tried to catch up shows Live with Gabby and Idiot abroad. Played both fine...was able to fast forward and skip through them with easy. Picture quality was again very good. Better than my old V+HD box with catch up.

These are only first impressions. I will have questions later! )) also more reviews

[Tim Deegan]

Originally Posted by Bentex

Well I finally got my Tivo installed today. Took over 30mins to download some software LOL!.

I had Tivo 10+ years ago with sky so I'm familiar with it. The menu is very similar to the old style. So far my concerns about speed in changing channels and go through the menus has eased. It looks pretty fast so far.

Quality of the picture and audio are both fine.

Tried the youtube app...watched a few videos. This looks like an exellent addition.

Tried to catch up shows Live with Gabby and Idiot abroad. Played both fine...was able to fast forward and skip through them with easy. Picture quality was again very good. Better than my old V+HD box with catch up.

These are only first impressions. I will have questions later! )) also more reviews

And the really clever bit is the way it records programs that are similar to the ones you normally choose. Then puts them in your suggestions.

[Bentex]

I have a major problem signing into my youtube accounts. Does anyone also have that problem? One app has the option, the other doesn't. I've been using it a lot recently and it would be nice to have my faves all in one place! I have many youtube accounts and I can log into all of them with my pc and laptop. But impossible with Tivo!

I'm really surprised by Tivo! I heard it was buggy and a lot of people are unhappy. But I only have two complaints so far. One of course is signing into youtube the other is there is not a bookmark feature like on Sky+. Or a least I don't find it yet??

Menu navigation and channel changing is fast enough. Although Sky+HD beats it by miles.

Just wondering, when fastforwarding and you press play it doesn't stop and that moment on Tivo, while on Sky and other PVRs I have and used do. Is that a feature? Can it be turned off??

I've not had any smart suggestions yet!! But every time I look over and see 3 red recording lights on I feel glad I'm getting my money's worth

Last but not least, the last two early morning 'catch up' is always unavailable. Any reason for this?

[andy_m]

What's a bookmark?

The fast forward thing-it snaps back 8 seconds once you press play in case you've gone too far. I think that's really clever because with Sky I was forever going past and having to wind back, but it's not universally loved. I don't know how to turn it off.

[carlwaring]

Originally Posted by andy_m

The fast forward thing-it snaps back 8 seconds once you press play in case you've gone too far. I think that's really clever because with Sky I was forever going past and having to wind back, but it's not universally loved. I don't know how to turn it off.

It can't be turned off.

Which annoyed me to start with as I had it switched off on my original S1 unit as I got very good at just hitting the right spot. I have now got used to using it this way

Originally Posted by Bentex

Well I finally got my Tivo installed today. Took over 30mins to download some software LOL!.

I had Tivo 10+ years ago with sky so I'm familiar with it. The menu is very similar to the old style. So far my concerns about speed in changing channels and go through the menus has eased. It looks pretty fast so far.

Quality of the picture and audio are both fine.

Tried the youtube app...watched a few videos. This looks like an exellent addition.

Tried to catch up shows Live with Gabby and Idiot abroad. Played both fine...was able to fast forward and skip through them with easy. Picture quality was again very good. Better than my old V+HD box with catch up.

These are only first impressions. I will have questions later! )) also more reviews

if u happy,thats all that matters..

[andy_m]

OK, bookmarks-google is my friend! There is no bookmark function. If you press play on a show highlighted in my shows (the planner) it will start off from where you were last watching it (ie you can watch a program in two or more sittings without having to fast forward from the start each time) unless the last time you watched it you got into the final 2 minutes because then it assumes you're done and if you played it again it would start at the beginning.

So, you can't set multiple bookmarks, but it automatically provides one bookmark if you stop watching a recording before it's finished.

Not sure I've explained that very well?

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by andy_m

What's a bookmark?

The fast forward thing-it snaps back 8 seconds once you press play in case you've gone too far. I think that's really clever because with Sky I was forever going past and having to wind back, but it's not universally loved. I don't know how to turn it off.

http://www.sky.com/helpcentre/tv/sky...ing-bookmarks/

[Tim Deegan]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

http://www.sky.com/helpcentre/tv/sky...ing-bookmarks/

That's not actually what andy was talking about.

With the Tivo, if you are lets say fast forwarding through the adverts, but you over run into the program, it goes back a few seconds. This is a brilliant feature, and saves shuffling backwards and forwards, like I used to have to do with Sky.

This would be a really good update for Sky to introduce.

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by Tim Deegan

That's not actually what andy was talking about.

With the Tivo, if you are lets say fast forwarding through the adverts, but you over run into the program, it goes back a few seconds. This is a brilliant feature, and saves shuffling backwards and forwards, like I used to have to do with Sky.

This would be a really good update for Sky to introduce.

He was asking what a bookmark is , that has nothing to do with what your on about. Personally I'm capable of stopping the box at the desired point now.

[Tim Deegan]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

He was asking what a bookmark is , that has nothing to do with what your on about. Personally I'm capable of stopping the box at the desired point now.

Originally Posted by andy_m

The fast forward thing-it snaps back 8 seconds once you press play in case you've gone too far. I think that's really clever because with Sky I was forever going past and having to wind back, but it's not universally loved. I don't know how to turn it off.

Nothing to do with bookmarks!!!

He was talking about a feature on the Tivo, that the Sky box doesn't have.

I think he may have been confused about the original question.

So you are trying to say that on 30x FF you can stop it bang on the end of the adverts??

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by Tim Deegan

Nothing to do with bookmarks!!!

He was talking about a feature on the Tivo, that the Sky box doesn't have.

I think he may have been confused about the original question.

So you are trying to say that on 30x FF you can stop it bang on the end of the adverts??

Try and look at the post I quoted were Andy asked what is a bookmark. Andy was asking Bentex as he'd mentioned it being available on Sky.

[andy_m]

I was covering two different issues raised by the op, bookmarks and the 8 second snap back following a fast forward.