[Satellite John]

Does anybody have a rough date as to when reminders are coming to Tivo?

Thanks for any replies.

[stuntmaster]

Originally Posted by Satellite John

Does anybody have a rough date as to when reminders are coming to Tivo?

Thanks for any replies.

Next code drop.

which could be soon.
Can I ask what you use reminders for? I would use them for many reasons. just curious as to what everyone uses reminders for?

[Satellite John]

Originally Posted by stuntmaster

Next code drop.

which could be soon.
Can I ask what you use reminders for? I would use them for many reasons. just curious as to what everyone uses reminders for?

For watching event television like live sport. Who wants to watch sport recorded?

[stuntmaster]

Originally Posted by Satellite John

For watching event television like live sport. Who wants to watch sport recorded?

I agree. thanks for that.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Satellite John

For watching event television like live sport. Who wants to watch sport recorded?

In the meantime, I would set your alarm clock on your mobile phone!

[56up]

Originally Posted by Satellite John

For watching event television like live sport. Who wants to watch sport recorded?

Sorry, I don't get this. Agreed, everything that we watch is recorded with the exception of the few sports we watch (Tennis and will watch the Olympics - dislike football and cricket intensely).

But why would you be watching something and then interrupt it to watch a sports event?

Why not set an alarm and then switch on the TV when the event starts.

I really can see no place for reminders. At all.

[stuntmaster]

Originally Posted by 56up

Sorry, I don't get this. Agreed, everything that we watch is recorded with the exception of the few sports we watch (Tennis and will watch the Olympics - dislike football and cricket intensely).

But why would you be watching something and then interrupt it to watch a sports event?

Why not set an alarm and then switch on the TV when the event starts.

I really can see no place for reminders. At all.

Because you want to watch it live?

I bet you would to watch the Tennis!

What I'd do is watch something like a US drama, a reminder pops up, so I press record, and move to the sports channel. or if it is a recording I'd pause it then move.

quite simple.

[martine93]

Read this
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/35438139-post10.html

[Arkudos]

Martin, do you know anything else coming in this update?

[bamindy]

I was about to say how refreshing it was that people were simply responding to the question and not ranting on about not getting reminders, then spotted a reply to that affect...

Oh well...

[stuntmaster]

Originally Posted by bamindy

I was about to say how refreshing it was that people were simply responding to the question and not ranting on about not getting reminders, then spotted a reply to that affect...

Oh well...

was going so well too. I didn't even start this thread either!

[56up]

Originally Posted by stuntmaster

I bet you would to watch the Tennis!

No, I'll just turn on the set at the required time.

Again, I'll say: Why would you start watching something knowing it's going to be interrupted? Sorry, don't get it.

But then I know no-one who uses a TV the way we do so my opinion probably counts for nought.

[cbcdesign]

Originally Posted by 56up

No, I'll just turn on the set at the required time.

Now there's a novel idea!

[walterwhite]

Originally Posted by 56up

No, I'll just turn on the set at the required time.

Again, I'll say: Why would you start watching something knowing it's going to be interrupted? Sorry, don't get it.

But then I know no-one who uses a TV the way we do so my opinion probably counts for nought.

How do you use your tv? Just out of interest.

[boyzie]

Originally Posted by cbcdesign

Now there's a novel idea!

No, I'll just turn on the set at the required time.
What if you are my age 67 and your memory aint what it was?

[Tavis75]

Originally Posted by boyzie

No, I'll just turn on the set at the required time.

What if you are my age 67 and your memory aint what it was?

If you don't remember to turn the TV on at the right time you wouldn't see the reminder anyway, and miss the program completely!

At least with a recording you'd still get to see it.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Tavis75

If you don't remember to turn the TV on at the right time you wouldn't see the reminder anyway, and miss the program completely!

At least with a recording you'd still get to see it.

That's right, and if the TV isn't on, that's where your mobile phone alarm comes in handy!

Still, those who hanker for reminders will get them soon, but what a lot of fuss for very little gain. VM are very good to put all that work into changing the TIVO in this way to please a minority of their customers who have had difficulty in adapting to this new technology. Well done, Virgin Media!

[stuntmaster]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

That's right, and if the TV isn't on, that's where your mobile phone alarm comes in handy!

Still, those who hanker for reminders will get them soon, but what a lot of fuss for very little gain. VM are very good to put all that work into changing the TIVO in this way to please a minority of their customers who have had difficulty in adapting to this new technology. Well done, Virgin Media!

Had difficulty in adapting?

-not all of us can remember
-not all of us record live
-some of us want to watch live as live not as timeshifted recording

the above applies to reminders not to recordings.

The box is designed for the U.S market how they watch TV to us is different, TiVo needs to be moulded to suit ours. Obviously reminders are used otherwise why would sky+ HD still include them? infact their reminders work even better.

You see an ad for match X vs Y, green prompt appears. you press green. It switches over / reminds you. As i mentioned before. a recording does not remind you of anything, it sits silently and records it. when you realise you have missed the LIVE show you were going to watch because the BBC News can't keep their trap shut; you'll watch the recording -knowing- whats going to happen. takes the sting out of it and you feel compelled to skip through...

So yes it's very nice of Virgin to do these changes, but to be honest it is required because how we watch TV here vs over there is different as I said before. I have not used on demand not once on virgin. iPlayer is good but pic quality is exactly like YouTube

Anyway, looking forward to the features of the next code drop. Any news when this is due or what other bits it will have?.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by stuntmaster

Had difficulty in adapting?

-not all of us can remember
-not all of us record live
-some of us want to watch live as live not as timeshifted recording

the above applies to reminders not to recordings.

The box is designed for the U.S market how they watch TV to us is different, TiVo needs to be moulded to suit ours. Obviously reminders are used otherwise why would sky+ HD still include them? infact their reminders work even better.

You see an ad for match X vs Y, green prompt appears. you press green. It switches over / reminds you. As i mentioned before. a recording does not remind you of anything, it sits silently and records it. when you realise you have missed the LIVE show you were going to watch because the BBC News can't keep their trap shut; you'll watch the recording -knowing- whats going to happen. takes the sting out of it and you feel compelled to skip through...

So yes it's very nice of Virgin to do these changes, but to be honest it is required because how we watch TV here vs over there is different as I said before. I have not used on demand not once on virgin. iPlayer is good but pic quality is exactly like YouTube

Anyway, looking forward to the features of the next code drop. Any news when this is due or what other bits it will have?.

I think I read that the code drop was coming out in September.

[martytoo]

Originally Posted by stuntmaster

...... I have not used on demand not once on virgin. iPlayer is good but pic quality is exactly like YouTube....

If you hadn't noticed both iPlayer and YouTube offer HD quality with On Demand you get the programme in original broadcast quality, some but not all material is available in HD.

[stuntmaster]

Originally Posted by martytoo

If you hadn't noticed both iPlayer and YouTube offer HD quality with On Demand you get the programme in original broadcast quality, some but not all material is available in HD.

that's what I mean, it's not HD.... sorry but its nowhere near HD. it is at best a very good SD picture.

the framerate is jerky too. on demand is not my cup of tea. I am not the one to trawl through it just to find what I want.

Now VM on demand HD is a different ball game, it is very good but it either doesn't have what I want, got to pay for it, or doesn't work. Again im not into On demand, I prefer linear channels.