RE: Am I the only one who isn't impressed by TiVo ?

["Keith Doxey" <lists.diyha@xxxxxxx>]

Gareth,

 

I also found some of the menu's to be very slow but since the software updated yesterday it seems much better.

 

I have temporarily disabled auto recording of Tivo Suggestions after it failed KWMBO approval (Kid Who Must Be Obeyed). Tivo decided to record a program about Napoleon (which I wouldnt have wanted anyway) and changed the Digibox off CBeebies.

 

I have also reduced the number of channels we receive to those we actually watch at the moment to see if it stops the more obscure suggestions. It definately need time to learn our viewing patterns but have already decided that if money was no object, it would be better to have One Tivo per Person. That way it can be really customised and not get any soaps or talk shows on MY Tivo.

 

I have also told it that BBC1, BBC2, ITV and Channel 4 are from terrestrial NOT 101,102,103,104 on SKY.

 

Sadly as ITV Digital and Sky Digital are our only sources of Channel 5 it has to record that from SKY 105.

 

It would be really great if the VCR SCART could be used as a second decoder input and I could tell it that

 

Chan 5 = ITV Digital 5

CBBC = ITV Digital 12 (or whatever it is)

CBeebies = ITV Digital 13 (or whatever it is)

 

in otherwords the Free To Air digital stuff was >from

 

The other small niggle is having to use the UHF channel numbers for selection of terrestrial channels

 

Selection by 1,2,3,4 would have been more freindly but it is a minor point.

 

So far, I am VERY impressed by Tivo and the only advantage I could see from SKY+ is being able to record a second SKY channel but then you lose the first SKY channel when you play anything back.

 

With a Second Digibox I can get a duplicate package for £12 per month and watch 2 SKY channels at once.

 

Mr Murdock would charge me £10 for SKY+ and then £12 for the second receiver. It wouldnt be so bad if there was an option for a lifetime SKY+ subscription as there is with TiVo.

 

At the moment it's 3 presses on the GREEN button for me.

 

I HAVE had one failed Tivo recording.....but that was SKY's fault.... Selected BBC2 (102) and Tivo showed the SKY banner for BBC2 then the bloody digibox had one of its quirky moments and went to a SKY promotional channel. I have noticed that happening a lot recently... change to a channel then it jumps somewhere else...usually a promo for SKY+.

<CONSPIRACY THEORY>

    Not quite as subtle as sublimal advertising

</CONSPIRACY THEORY>

 

Keith

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Gareth Cook/UK/IBM [mailto:gcook@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 09 June 2002 17:28
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxxSubject: [ukha_d] Am I the only one who isn't impressed by TiVo ?

To be honest, after playing with it for 24hrs, Im not impressed. I've already got Sky+ and it's sooo easy to use - nice and simple. By contrast, the TiVo is slow, cumbersome, and not very intuitive. And Im already having problem with channel selections. grrr !

Even if it was free, I'm still not sure I would like it !

G.

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