TiVo - Page 393

howardmicks · 01-04-2011, 17:15

yes £3 would be fair but currently they cant even get the clock right on the menu screen,Half of the new programs are not showing up as new so you have to set series links for new/reruns.Keeps switching from 1080i to 720p and as i mentioned on prevoius post doesn`t record hd channels on suggested programs,Really these things need sorting before expecting people to pay out £3.People are going mad about the cost as it is,There gonna expect a fully working box and currently that is not the case.Yes i love my tivo and it will be well worth the money and i recommend people to get one but to charge the £3 currently i think its a tad unfair,Not moaning (i can`t won mine).But others will if these points are not addressed/sorted.
Also the lack of new channels to support it is very annoying also

mersey70 · 01-04-2011, 17:16

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Originally Posted by Stephen

I still think that £149 and £40 is a lot better than £199 and £40

£50 off the cost of the box is better than nothing at all.

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All I am saying is if you are already paying about £60-70 a month for all your VM services then an extra £3 isn't that much of an increase, where as if VM/TiVo were asking for £10 extra a month like they did when TiVo last launch in the UK it would be a totally different matter.

As I say time will tell, it's a tricky area asking for money when content isn't involved but we will see.

Out of interest did you pay the going rate to have Tivo installed?

passingbat · 01-04-2011, 17:16

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Originally Posted by howardmicks

But one of the tivo services is suggested programs and i have had to turn it off because all it seems to record is sd and ad programs when hd ones are available,Luckly i won a tivo so i dont after pay £3 per month for 12 months.If i was i would certainly be questioning the charge.

So you'd rather turn suggestions off and miss programmes you might like, just because they're in SD?

It's been said on here that it's going to be fixed and the suggestions will be set to record in HD in the future.

In the mean time, If suggestions picks up a programme that is part of a series, that you like, you can just set a series link for the rest in, HD.

The suggestions part of Tivo is just a small part of the tivo functionality that the £3 is going towards anyway.

Stephen · 01-04-2011, 17:19

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Originally Posted by mersey70

As I say time will tell, it's a tricky area asking for money when content isn't involved but we will see.

Out of interest did you pay the going rate to have Tivo installed?

Staff do have to still pay for the TiVo box and an install fee but I did not pay for the TiVo I have. However when I got mine I had to sign an NDA for various reasons.

hedgie · 01-04-2011, 17:20

For me I would have paid upto £149 plus the £3. But when its closer to £200 AND you know that new subscribers won't pay that I can't face forking out £200.

However...

The thought of a smaller say half or quarter terrabyte box for £49 plus £3 in June does appeal. It has extra services so the the £3 I can take.

I am going to wait and see.

ntl.wotcha · 01-04-2011, 17:20

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Originally Posted by DaBoz

How does the channel navigation compare to V+?
For example, can you make a list of favourites, or group channels?

You basically create your favourites list in the settings menu (similar to V+).

Then when you go into into the Guide, you press the blue button which then gives you a list of filters such as HD, Sport, Kids, etc, plus your Favourites. Select the Favourites filter and the Guide is then filtered appropriately.

I think it's actually a better system, as let's face it the V+ system was pretty basic. With TiVo you get the full guide and what's more it's fast. Not like the full guide on the V+ which would take half a minute to load.

Edit: Forgot to say, sadly you cannot re-order your Favouites...

muppetman11 · 01-04-2011, 17:21

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Originally Posted by Stephen

How many times are you going to keep repeating yourself. Its not a charge for using the PVR. Its for the extra TiVo service, if you don't want to pay the small £3 a month then you can stick with V+.

In the grand scheme of things £3 a month is hardly anything.

As many times as I see fit , so I can use TIVO as a PVR and pay nothing can I , if I don't want the other features.

mersey70 · 01-04-2011, 17:23

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Originally Posted by Stephen

Staff do have to still pay for the TiVo box and an install fee but I did not pay for the TiVo I have. However when I got mine I had to sign an NDA for various reasons.

I see.

howardmicks · 01-04-2011, 17:24

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Originally Posted by passingbat

So you'd rather turn suggestions off and miss programmes you might like, just because they're in SD?

It's been said on here that it's going to be fixed and the suggestions will be set to record in HD in the future.

In the mean time, If suggestions picks up a programme that is part of a series, that you like, you can just set a series link for the rest in, HD.

The suggestions part of Tivo is just a small part of the tivo functionality that the £3 is going towards anyway.

Fair point but if suggested programs in hd is coming soon like new hd channels,Need i say anymore

Stephen · 01-04-2011, 17:25

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Originally Posted by howardmicks

yes £3 would be fair but currently they cant even get the clock right on the menu screen,Half of the new programs are not showing up as new so you have to set series links for new/reruns.Keeps switching from 1080i to 720p and as i mentioned on prevoius post doesn`t record hd channels on suggested programs,Really these things need sorting before expecting people to pay out £3.People are going mad about the cost as it is,There gonna expect a fully working box and currently that is not the case.Yes i love my tivo and it will be well worth the money and i recommend people to get one but to charge the £3 currently i think its a tad unfair,Not moaning (i can`t won mine).But others will if these points are not addressed/sorted.
Also the lack of new channels to support it is very annoying also

That is a bit of an over exaggeration. There are not that many issues with the epg data.

I currently have my TiVo set to 1080i and don't have 720p checked so for me it doesn't switch at all.

Ok so there was a small issue with the STB changing to summer time. Its not service affecting and it is being fixed asap.

Am not so bothered about suggestions not being in HD. If there is a prog I really want to record I will already have it set to record in HD. Recommendations I think are better in SD as then they don't tak up much space on the HDD.

Any small niggles or issues are constantly being reported and looked into, and TiVo are constantly working on fixes. Remember this isn't just the same TiVo sereis 4 that they have in the US but a heavily customized version for VM and we are getting them to add a lot of things that TiVo has never had before.

muppetman11 · 01-04-2011, 17:25

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Originally Posted by Stephen

I still think that £149 and £40 is a lot better than £199 and £40

£50 off the cost of the box is better than nothing at all.

---------- Post added at 17:14 ---------- Previous post was at 17:12 ----------

All I am saying is if you are already paying about £60-70 a month for all your VM services then an extra £3 isn't that much of an increase, where as if VM/TiVo were asking for £10 extra a month like they did when TiVo last launch in the UK it would be a totally different matter.

So where do you stop another 3.00 here and there soon mounts up.

ntl.wotcha · 01-04-2011, 17:27

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Originally Posted by Joedm45

TiVo only has 3 FF/RW speeds and these are undefined.

As others have said there are buttons for skip back 8 seconds and jump forward 30 seconds as well as a slow motion button so you can play director when watching sports

Actually IMHO I think they need to rework some of the these controls.

Firstly I don't think the skip back is long enough, should be more like 10-15sec.

Second, when you rewind at the 3rd (fastest) speed, it should not then jump forward again when you go into play. It is a nice feature that it jumps backwards when coming out of fast forwarding, but when you are rewinding it shouldn't jump forward. I often find I'm "too quick" hitting play and then it jumps back in front of where I wanted to be. Much better that it simply starts playing from the instant I hit play.

muppetman11 · 01-04-2011, 17:28

Stephen maybe look at the poll were over 60% of people said there subs are already high enough.

Stephen · 01-04-2011, 17:28

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Originally Posted by muppetman11

As many times as I see fit , so I can use TIVO as a PVR and pay nothing can I , if I don't want the other features.

If you just want a normal PVR function then VM have V+ available.

Peter_ · 01-04-2011, 17:30

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Originally Posted by muppetman11

Stephen maybe look at the poll were over 60% of people said there subs are already high enough.

If people think the prices are to high for a state of the art set top box such as the TiVo then they should look elsewhere but nothing else will come close, you want the product then you pay the product price simple.