Disappointed in TiVo - Lack of Support for Series 3

[DocNo]

Originally Posted by slowbiscuit

And yet they still charge the same price for a sub on the 'unsupported' S3 that they do on the S4s....

Then sell it or upgrade. No one's twisting your arm. And others pointed out they are far from "unsupported"

Heck, partly because of this thread and partly because I literally ran into it while looking for something else, I plugged in my S1 from 2001. It fired right up, "dialed" into Tivo (TurboNet FTW), got guide data and is probably still merrily crunching away on it. What's sad is I think the UI is quicker than my S3

The world would be a happier place if people would stop looking for ways to be miserable. The great thing about misery is if you go looking for it you'll probably find it!

[DocNo]

Originally Posted by Bierboy

I am constantly befuddled as to why people see this as an "issue". It's such a minor thing...I couldn't care less about whether menus are stretched or not as long as they give me the information I want and need.

I agree. I'm amused at people who obsess over hotel rooms too. Why? As long as it's clean, a comfortable temperature and quite who cares about the rest? When I travel I don't go to stay in the hotel room. Same thing with the menus. I just want them to do the job and then get the @#^!*% out of my way - which is why the damn HD menus are off on my premiere and the SD menus are on - and the box still wallows like pig stuck in mud

[MeStinkBAD]

For the price I paid for my S3, I think it should be able to do my dishes as well as record two shows at once. So why hasn't TiVo fixed this? I want it to do my dishes! I hate doing the dishes! PLEASE TIVO FIX THIS PROBLEM!

[slowbiscuit]

Stop trolling.

[unitron]

Originally Posted by MeStinkBAD

For the price I paid for my S3, I think it should be able to do my dishes as well as record two shows at once. So why hasn't TiVo fixed this? I want it to do my dishes! I hate doing the dishes! PLEASE TIVO FIX THIS PROBLEM!

Hey, that dishes thing can wait until they finish the code for it mix drinks and give backrubs.

[DougJohnson]

Originally Posted by MeStinkBAD

For the price I paid for my S3, I think it should be able to do my dishes as well as record two shows at once. So why hasn't TiVo fixed this? I want it to do my dishes! I hate doing the dishes! PLEASE TIVO FIX THIS PROBLEM!

You bought the wrong TiVo. It is the HR10-250 that does dishes.
-- Doug

[unitron]

Originally Posted by DougJohnson

You bought the wrong TiVo. It is the HR10-250 that does dishes.
-- Doug

Never mind that, which one does backrubs?

Oh, and which one is it that lets you hack into NORAD?

[dlfl]

Originally Posted by unitron

......Oh, and which one is it that lets you hack into NORAD?

For that you need to go to that "other" forum. I understand lrhorer says it's quite straightforward!

I think they even have a thread on hacking into Iranian centrifuge controllers with your TiVo.

[unitron]

Originally Posted by dlfl

For that you need to go to that "other" forum. I understand lrhorer says it's quite straightforward!

I think they even have a thread on hacking into Iranian centrifuge controllers with your TiVo.

But for that you have to get Omikron to install a hacked PROM.

[lpwcomp]

Originally Posted by unitron

But for that you have to get Omikron to install a hacked PROM.

You mean like this one?

[unitron]

Originally Posted by lpwcomp

You mean like this one?

No, man, go with the classics.

[Blahman]

I'd just be happy if they put in some of the features they put on the Premiere/S4 that were originally demonstrated on the S3.

Perfect example the Free Space Indicator was supposed to be on the Series 3 but got pulled. Heck, you can still find images of the Free Space Indicator displayed right on the OLED of the first S3.

Attached one just for giggles.

That lack of support is disheartening. To remove a feature they could easily have left in and then use that feature as a selling point on a newer model is almost dishonest. I say almost because at least they removed it before they started selling the units. Still there is 0 reason for them not to have put it back in later updates.

EDIT: redacting the part about the image as I thought the image was related to the discussed Free Space Indicator but it is as S3-2501 states. My mistake on that account.

[S3-2501]

Originally Posted by Blahman

Perfect example the Free Space Indicator was supposed to be on the Series 3 but got pulled. Heck, you can still find images of the Free Space Indicator displayed right on the OLED of the first S3.

Attached one just for giggles.

If you're referring to the gauge-like indicator to the right of the displayed show titles on the Tivo in the left side of the image, that's not a free space indicator. It's the output resolution indicator, displayed by pressing a physical button along the S3's front bezel (you can see the button below the indicator on the OLED in the image.)

[Blahman]

Originally Posted by S3-2501

If you're referring to the gauge-like indicator to the right of the displayed show titles on the Tivo in the left side of the image, that's not a free space indicator. It's the output resolution indicator, displayed by pressing a physical button along the S3's front bezel (you can see the button below the indicator on the OLED in the image.)

Ah, thanks. Did not even realize that. My bad.

[replaytv]

Be glad they are not putting out new 'updates' for your Series 3, my 3 Premieres were automatically updated last month, and now all of them have weird things happening, and all of the new features of no interest to me.