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02-21-2011, 04:03 AM
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VM Tivo User
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, UK
Posts: 9,015
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VM Tivo Features Wishlist [NO DISCUSSION]
Please post brief details of a feature which the new VM/TiVo is currently lacking - but would be a useful enhancement.
(Please note that this is a NO DISCUSSION thread. Please post only your ideas. This will help VM/Tivo to see them all at-a-glance without having to trawl through a lot of chat.)
Of course, there's no need to repeated something that has already been mentioned 
MOD EDIT: Thank you Carl - useful to keep everything in one place if people are looking in for updates. If anybody thinks their report does need discussion then please post a link to a new (or existing) thread for the discussion part. Discussion posts may be removed from this thread!
Please note that this is not an official thread and there is no guarantee that problem will be resolved by simply posting here.
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02-21-2011, 04:06 AM
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Large member (Ooer!)
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Fareham, UK
Posts: 186
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The ability to turn off Pin Code requirement!
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Virgin TiVo installed 19th Feb!!
TiVo S1 (In the Loft) with Cachecard 2.2, 512mb, TiVoWeb
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02-21-2011, 04:09 AM
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Large member (Ooer!)
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Fareham, UK
Posts: 186
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To be able to edit channels I receive so that channels I don't receive are not displayed. For example, if I search for movies I'd rather not have to trawl through ALL the movie channels I do not subscribe to.
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Virgin TiVo installed 19th Feb!!
TiVo S1 (In the Loft) with Cachecard 2.2, 512mb, TiVoWeb
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02-21-2011, 04:22 AM
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TiVoCentral.co.uk
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Up North
Posts: 2,594
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Wishlist to support favourite channels (or allow us to de select channels I recevie0
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02-21-2011, 04:24 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: N.W. London
Posts: 56
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To be able to set a default padding for all recordings so that it doesn't have to be set every time on a recording that isn't part of a Series Link.
Last edited by Nikki : 02-21-2011 at 10:10 AM.
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02-21-2011, 04:40 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Earl Shilton, England, UK
Posts: 57
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Ability to have the remote ID selection for controlling two TiVo's in one location.
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02-21-2011, 05:28 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: London UK
Posts: 1,127
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option to always default to my favourite chanels
holding right or left arrow flies through guide
(like windows 7 media centre)
able to thumb up or down whenever a programme is selected in all screens - currently only a few screes allow thumbs
ability to completely turn off mini-video for all live-tv, but allowing it to be used for recorded tv. This prevents spoilers.
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I need about 500k so we can build a UK TiVo series 5 HD for Freesat and Freeview...who's with me :) ?
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02-21-2011, 05:43 AM
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Tivoer since 11/2000
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Leeds, UK
Posts: 179
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- When accessing TV Guide from Live TV, it should start at the channel currently being watched
- Remove apparently redundant step when accessing the Apps
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02-21-2011, 06:31 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Nottingham, UK
Posts: 214
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Add a quicker way to cycle between tuners than the Info screen. For example, by repeatedly pressing the TV button.
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02-21-2011, 06:43 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Nottingham, UK
Posts: 214
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When browsing via Browse All TV, when an item is selected in the grid display (eg Films/Comedy), make it clear at this point whether there will be an additional charge for watching the item. Ideally, include the actual cost in the item summary on the right hand side.
It would also help if it indicated whether a PIN will be required to watch now. That would include paid-for items as above, and would also include Adult films watched before the watershed.
Adding "Sort by price" or "Filter free/non-free" would be good too.
Basically I want to avoid the situation where I select into an item, switch screens, several keystrokes within the new screen, only to discover I can't actually watch it because I don't have the PIN or don't want to pay.
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02-21-2011, 06:59 AM
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8 R/C's and counting
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 90
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Be able to download video podcasts via RSS
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02-21-2011, 07:20 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 28
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Ability to add films, photos, music to Tivo from PC
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Thompson UK Tivo - 160GB. Cachecard. NFS.
Virgin Tivo - 1TB.
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02-21-2011, 07:32 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Nottingham, UK
Posts: 214
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Remove from the Discovery Bar any programmes for which I already have already added a Thumbs Up or a Series Link. Don't waste space telling me about things I already know.
(Also, provide a way to hide the Discovery Bar: but I'm guessing you won't.)
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02-21-2011, 08:23 AM
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VM Tivo User
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, UK
Posts: 9,015
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A way to bookmark OD content (including categories and/or channels) so you can find it again more easily.
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02-21-2011, 09:17 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Derbyshire, UK
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Tivo2go features like in the USA. Be able to download unlocked programs to a networked PC and maybe transfer to a mobile device like a ipod or phone.
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Retired Series 1 - 250Gb HD, Cachecard, Tivoweb, Endpad. - messed up network config. If anyone interested in buying PM me.
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02-21-2011, 09:18 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Derbyshire, UK
Posts: 524
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A Android / ipod app.
Not the ipad app as realistically how many people can afford one let alone take it around with them day to day. mobile phones tend to be with us 24/7.
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VirginMedia Tivo, Sharp Quattron 40" TV, 30mb Broadband.
Retired Series 1 - 250Gb HD, Cachecard, Tivoweb, Endpad. - messed up network config. If anyone interested in buying PM me.
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02-21-2011, 11:01 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 417
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Backup settings and lists (e.g. series links, thumbs up/down, etc etc)
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02-21-2011, 11:07 AM
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It wasn't me.
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Southsea, Hampshire
Posts: 1,381
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Add LoveFilm to the list of "On Demand" film providers.
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02-21-2011, 12:21 PM
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Large member (Ooer!)
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Fareham, UK
Posts: 186
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UK version iPad app. (For those that can afford it  )
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Virgin TiVo installed 19th Feb!!
TiVo S1 (In the Loft) with Cachecard 2.2, 512mb, TiVoWeb
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02-21-2011, 12:56 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: UK
Posts: 257
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A desktop application for Mac and Windows to configure recordings with a guide, maybe with the ability to configure series links (or whatever they're called on the TiVo).
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02-21-2011, 04:23 PM
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Tivoer since 11/2000
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Leeds, UK
Posts: 179
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I don't hold out much hope for this but I would really love to see the old Tivo TV Guide, with 8 channels down the left, and 6 hours of programme details per screen on the right for the currently highlighted channel. Most programmes have their full name (ie no truncation) shown in the right hand pane, as well as the full name and programme details being shown in at the top of the screen.
By contrast the Virgin EPG shows only 2 hours of programmes per page for each of the 8 channels, and even then, many of the programme names are severely truncated making them mostly incomprehensible and impossible to scan quickly.
With the old Tivo menu I could see a whole evening (6 hours) on one screen, with much more complete programme names. This made browsing my favourite channels much easier. The font was smaller but was perfectly legible even on old CRTs. On new, large HDTVs it would even better.
Unfortunately the current layout has become the norm across the industry, so I suspect Virgin won't want to put its head above the parapet, but I really believe this would be step forward. It would be another positive differentiator.
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02-21-2011, 06:38 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: London UK
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Whenever mini-video is not displaying, show extra lines of data e.g. 12 channels instead of 8 when in guide.
Option to have the old series one style large transparent guide
Always return to the exact position in the guide you were last at after having navigated away. The current system usually puts me back at the top of the channel list instead of where I was last.
Display the full channel name in some screens - e.g. 108 BBC O... Should be displayed as 108 BBC One HD whenever there is enough space.
Option to turn hard disk off and stop buffer and recording at certain times of day or night - this would be useful in a bedroom or childrens room.
Option to move letterboxed films up to top and subtitles down to bottom of screen when available.
Display link to related and spin-off shows in each program screen e.g the new Battlestar Galatica info screen has menu that links to Caprica or the original BSG shows.
Option to only record specific seasons of a show, e.g. Seasons 8 or higher, or only series 2 and 3.
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TiVo saves you the one thing you can't buy -TIME.
I need about 500k so we can build a UK TiVo series 5 HD for Freesat and Freeview...who's with me :) ?
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02-22-2011, 04:12 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 161
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Option to turn the Discovery bar off - it has turned what was a wonderfully uncluttered look into a mess, and like web adverts I never, ever will use them.
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02-22-2011, 05:24 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Kingston upon Thames (UK)
Posts: 29
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ability to a DLNA- or UPnP AV server (when network connection available
Act as a media play for home server content.
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02-22-2011, 09:25 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 7
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When choosing a programme in the past from the TV Guide which is available on catch-up, jump straight to that programme ready for pressing play, not the top-level On Demand menu (where I have to search for it again!).
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02-22-2011, 09:26 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 7
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Have a preference for recording HD versions of programmes rather than SD versions.
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02-22-2011, 09:29 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 7
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Allow me to sort channels. I want to see all my HD channels in the usual order (BBC1, ITV, C4, C5).
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02-22-2011, 09:30 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 7
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If I go to record or watch an SD programme from the Guide/Search and it's available in HD, offer to switch to that instead (like my Panasonic TV does!)
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02-22-2011, 10:05 AM
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VM Tivo User
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, UK
Posts: 9,015
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Get ALL Tivo screens in HD. Even on my old CRT I can tell which aren't; and that's most of them 
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02-22-2011, 12:07 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Posts: 85
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i remember writing this on a similar list about 10 years ago.........
when watching a trailer for an upcoming show, option to select record/create season pass direct from the trailer without having to go and search for the title
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