Re: Tivo vs Sky+

[Ross McKillop <home@xxxxxxx>]

There's a really good comparison at
http://www.garysargent.co.uk/tivo/TIVOvsSKY.htm

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Ross McKillop
On 10 Dec 2003, at 18:33, Alan Shields wrote:

> Sorry to bring this old chestnut up again, I'm a fairly happy Tivo
user
> considering switching for the following reasons:
>
> 1. Getting fed up of the occasional incorrect channel being recorded
> due to the LED being slightly less than 100% reliable.
>
> 2. Increasingly I want to watch/record from more than one sky channel
> (and sky+ now records from both tuners right?)
>
> 3. The video output on my Tivo box occasionally screws up and I have
to
> reboot, and it's looking increasingly like I'm NOT going to get an
> opportunity to use this as an excuse to upgrade it to a better model,
> EVER.
>
> Question is, how much am I going to miss Tivo if I do this, more
> specifically
>
> 1. how good is the Sky+ equivalent of season pass, can it cope with
> (for instance) an extra episode of coronation street being snuck in at
> 8:30
>
> 2. Can you specify extra time before/after recordings, if so is this
> per program or systemwide?
>
> 3. How far ahead does the program guide go.
>
> 4. Does it always keep the last half hour so you can rewind on a live
> broadcast?, if so how does this work with the two tuners?
>
> Any other comments from Sky+ users, (or people with experience of
> both)?
>
> Cheers
> Alan Shields
> mail@xxxxxxx
>
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