TiVo vis Sky+

["Nigel Giddings" <nigel.giddings@xxxxxxx>]

I must say from the outset that I have not used Sky+, I have had a TiVo
for
about 2 years now though. This, and the Pronto remote, receive the
highest
WAF in our household....

AFAIK there is no possibility with Sky+ to add networking, AKA TiVo Net
nor
to increase the amount of storage space by adding additional HDs. I
don't
believe Sky will be as active in upgrading the software as TiVo either.
TiVo
also offer a one off sub of 200 pounds, Sky only offer 10 pounds per
month
for ever (until it goes up).

I recently added 80Gb and it transformed the machine. With the original
config I was only able to keep programs for 2 days before they had to
be
removed to make space for new recordings. Is this a problem for Sky+ users
?
Now with 120Gb total storage things hang around for weeks if they are
not
manually deleted. I currently have 277 season passes so the machine is
kept
busy.

The advantage of two tuners with Sky+ is limited with my viewing habits as
I
no longer watch live TV  (or Adverts bit that is another post) ... I
have
two Sky receivers, the second on the 12 pound additional subscription
upgrade. I have one receiver dedicated to the TiVo (No access to
remote)
with the second receiver used by the kids... and Pay per View. Looking
at
the viewing habits I will probably cancel the Movies sub and rely on PpV
as
it may be more cost effective. The TiVo trawls UK Gold and Granada+ for
all
the reruns and Discovery for 'Hobby' programmes. I also record Radio 4
for
listening to as well.

I would consider a second TiVo but they would need to be aware of the
other
and have a single menu view otherwise I would spend more time looking
for
programmes across the two machines rather than watching them.

Hope this helps the non TiVo owners.

Nigel

-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Mouser [mailto:rmouser@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 31 December 2002 09:51
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] I have seen the light.

> If only there was something that had the benefits of the Tivo (for
it's
> EPG) and Sky+ (for it's 2 tuners)

2 Tivos and still less than a Sky+ box! ;-) (If you can find a Tivo off
course!)

Many thanks

Rob Mouser
rmouser@xxxxxxx
rob@xxxxxxx


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