old remote new box

dazman · 02-12-2011, 08:37 AM

Hi guy's
Just wondered, anyone tried their S1 remote with VM Tivo?
Wonder if they would work together?
Cheers dazman

smokie · 02-12-2011, 08:45 AM

Nope, nothing's changed since last time I answered that one, so it still doesn't work

dazman · 02-12-2011, 08:49 AM

Drat and blast!

Hambone88 · 02-12-2011, 09:12 AM

Does the V+ remote work with the new TiVo box?

jodie98deg · 02-12-2011, 10:32 AM

^^^I wouldn't have thought so Hambone88 as the V+ and TiVo stb's have completely different functionality.

smokie · 02-12-2011, 10:56 AM

^^^ But oddly, they do. I haven't fully mapped the keys but doubt that it's an exact replcia - but the play, fast forward etc are all teh same.

Which is a nuisance as I have both boxes next to each other, while I run down the V+ recordings before it goes back.

(Not as bad as when I had TiVo under a basic NTL box next to V+ - no way of controlling just one box, so quite a few spoilt TiVo recordings because of people managing stuff going on on the v+.)

jodie98deg · 02-12-2011, 11:21 AM

Thanks Smokie, I stand corrected and this is GREAT news as hubby and I can have our own remotes as per......with ME having the new peanut and HE can use one of our 3 V+ remotes

Sounds tricky you having the boxes next to each other. I bet that's caused a few problems

okonski_uk · 02-12-2011, 11:32 AM

I haven't tried this yet - install isn't until next week, BUT for those with iPhones, there's an App for that - it is an image of the new TiVo peanut, and all the buttons are mapped.... a much cheaper option than trying to source an additional remote - assumiung you already have the hardware!

Brangdon · 02-12-2011, 11:34 AM

I hope they do an Android app. Although, as it happens, I have a All-in-One programmable remote which I've been using for my s1 TiVo. I imagine I'll be able to reprogram it for the new TiVo.

RichardJH · 02-12-2011, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by smokie

(Not as bad as when I had TiVo under a basic NTL box next to V+ - no way of controlling just one box, so quite a few spoilt TiVo recordings because of people managing stuff going on on the v+.)

I have 3 boxes in the same A/V stand. V+ standalone and a V HD and an old Pace feeding 2 S1 Tivos. I use a nice cardboard box over both to stop the wrong box responding to remote.

VM Tivo being fitted next Tuesday and I shall also be keeping my V+ box which I will use with one of my S1 Tivos the other S1 Tivo will go back to being a Freeview Tivo.

The V+ will be handy if I wish to record a 3rd or 4th HD programme.

Initially I will be feeding the S1 Tivo from the VCR scart which is live whilst the HDMI is used. That way I will not have to faff around changing back and forth to enable the TV scart.

Not sure whether the output from the Samsung V+ VCR scart is RGB or not but did a test through the S1 Tivo and on the TV (a LG plasma) I was perfectly happy with the picture.

Roll on Tuesday

M_at · 02-12-2011, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by jodie98deg

^^^I wouldn't have thought so Hambone88 as the V+ and TiVo stb's have completely different functionality.

No they don't. TiVo has additional functionality but both record, both have 3 tuners, both are made by Cisco, both are Virgin boxes.

Remember - Virgin are providing a Virgin Media powered by TiVo solution - it's not a TiVo box. It's Virgin hardware which happens to be running software written by TiVo specifically for Virgin.

big_dirk · 02-12-2011, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by smokie

^^^ But oddly, they do. I haven't fully mapped the keys but doubt that it's an exact replcia - but the play, fast forward etc are all teh same.

Which is a nuisance as I have both boxes next to each other, while I run down the V+ recordings before it goes back.

(Not as bad as when I had TiVo under a basic NTL box next to V+ - no way of controlling just one box, so quite a few spoilt TiVo recordings because of people managing stuff going on on the v+.)

what's your package/set-up mate? I have V+ HD box which the TiVo has replaced and a Cisco V HD upstairs. They didn't say on the phone the TiVo has to replace a box though so I told the engineer I want to keep them all, but they seem to have crippled my V HD box back to basic channels,and said my V+ HD box will still work.......but they used the V+ HD box power cable for the TiVo so i'm stuck now!! lol

Pine Cladding · 02-12-2011, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by M_at

Remember - Virgin are providing a Virgin Media powered by TiVo solution - it's not a TiVo box. It's Virgin hardware which happens to be running software written by TiVo specifically for Virgin.

Maybe so, but it'll still be called 'The Tivo' in my house and the remote will be still called 'The Peanut' - Very hard to change old habits

M_at · 02-12-2011, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Pine Cladding

Maybe so, but it'll still be called 'The Tivo' in my house and the remote will be still called 'The Peanut' - Very hard to change old habits

Totally agree - going to be the same here if I ever get a call.

Mimizuku no Lew · 02-12-2011, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by RichardJH

Not sure whether the output from the Samsung V+ VCR scart is RGB or not but did a test through the S1 Tivo and on the TV (a LG plasma) I was perfectly happy with the picture.

Only the TV Scart on the Samsung V+ is RGB. The VCR Scart is composite.

deshepherd · 02-12-2011, 03:10 PM

Got my VM-TiVo + S1-TiVo (still got a load of to watch programs on it!) in the same stack under the TV ... neither seems to respond to the others peanut so no problems there.

at the risk of diverting the topic ... anyone know a easy way to tell the old TiVo not to attempt to record anything since its now got no input signal! N.b. preferrably without deleting all the SPs as I may still want to go through that!

Tony Hoyle · 02-12-2011, 03:37 PM

I suspect if you deselect all the 'channels I receive' that'll stop it recording. Not sure what it'll do to the SPs though.

RichardJH · 02-12-2011, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by deshepherd

at the risk of diverting the topic ... anyone know a easy way to tell the old TiVo not to attempt to record anything since its now got no input signal! N.b. preferrably without deleting all the SPs as I may still want to go through that!

If its got no input signal wont it keep wanting to reboot.

cwaring · 02-12-2011, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by M_at

Remember - Virgin are providing a Virgin Media powered by TiVo solution - it's not a TiVo box. It's Virgin hardware which happens to be running software written by TiVo specifically for Virgin.

If you're going to get pedantic, it's actualy CISCO hardware

RichardJH · 02-12-2011, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Mimizuku no Lew

Only the TV Scart on the Samsung V+ is RGB. The VCR Scart is composite.

Thanks I thought that was the case. I didn't want to keep swapping between HDMI and scart because if I left the V+ on HDMI with no signal on scart the S1 Tivo would want to reboot.

As I said I was very pleased with the VCR signal quality so only time will tell.

M_at · 02-12-2011, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by M_at

No they don't. TiVo has additional functionality but both record, both have 3 tuners, both are made by Cisco, both are Virgin boxes.

Remember - Virgin are providing a Virgin Media powered by TiVo solution - it's not a TiVo box. It's Virgin hardware which happens to be running software written by TiVo specifically for Virgin.

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Originally Posted by cwaring

If you're going to get pedantic, it's actualy CISCO hardware

Please see above Carl - I think you'll find that I did state that it's made by Cisco.

sjp · 02-12-2011, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by deshepherd

at the risk of diverting the topic ... anyone know a easy way to tell the old TiVo not to attempt to record anything since its now got no input signal! N.b. preferrably without deleting all the SPs as I may still want to go through that!

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Originally Posted by RichardJH

If its got no input signal wont it keep wanting to reboot.

how about sticking the vtivo scart into the tivo to keep a signal going to stop the reboots?

smokie · 02-12-2011, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by big_dirk

what's your package/set-up mate? I have V+ HD box which the TiVo has replaced and a Cisco V HD upstairs. They didn't say on the phone the TiVo has to replace a box though so I told the engineer I want to keep them all, but they seem to have crippled my V HD box back to basic channels,and said my V+ HD box will still work.......but they used the V+ HD box power cable for the TiVo so i'm stuck now!! lol

Not sure the TiVO HAS to replace a box, but the engineer was expecting to take a V+ but I let him go with the little silver thing (Sammy?). I suppose he'd need a card to put in the TiVo box.

I'm on XL but I now have three V+ boxes plus TiVo. One of the V+ will be going once we've seen everything on it. In fact it's playing up today (intermittently not responding to remote - won't go into V+ at all) and we have an engineer coming on Tuesday so l'd say there is a good chance the box will be gone next week.

cwaring · 02-13-2011, 03:45 AM

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Originally Posted by M_at

Please see above Carl - I think you'll find that I did state that it's made by Cisco.

Yes, I know you did. Which is why I found it odd you contradicted yourself in the second paragraph

M_at · 02-13-2011, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by cwaring

Yes, I know you did. Which is why I found it odd you contradicted yourself in the second paragraph

I didn't. No one here talks about their Thomson hardware - they talk about their TiVo hardware. Equally no one talks about their Scientific Atlanta/Samsung box - they talk about a Virgin box.

It's a Virgin box but it's manufacturer is Cisco and it's software is TiVo.

It's a private label deal - just like with Asda's dishwasher tablets you call them Asda's - you don't call them McBride's.

cwaring · 02-13-2011, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by M_at

I didn't. No one here talks about their Thomson hardware..

Actually, we did

We know the Tivo is only the software.

Tony Hoyle · 02-13-2011, 04:26 PM

We called the old one the Thomson Tivo, we'll call the new one the VM Tivo.

Both will be just 'Tivo' for short (and already are).

Pine Cladding · 02-14-2011, 01:42 AM

Carl,

This is getting boring now. You are technically correct, but you must also accept that most people will call their shiny boxes, whoever made them, 'TiVo' Even you yourself in a previous post say "Yes, it's a new Tivo." - Move on, please

cwaring · 02-14-2011, 03:37 AM

We called it all sort of things, especially if it went wrong

(Which, luckily, mine rarely did!)

And if a couple of posts overly worry you, then I think you might have a problem

Pine Cladding · 02-14-2011, 03:57 AM

No Carl,

what concerns me is your tendency to make Trolling comments and repeating yourself over and over not accepting that people may have other views to yourself. This tendency is repeated in rather a lot of threads you have joined and shows, to me at least that, that you may be someone with a problem