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Update around the corner...

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#1 ·
From the VM forum:

This week we have begun a limited pilot of our next TiVo software release.
This new software includes many new improvements as well as key
developments that will enable the launch of future products.
We'll be rolling it out to everyone well before Christmas.

Here's a sneak peek of what you can expect:

  • Spotify Support: We'll support Spotify's high quality streaming format,
    which will enable the Spotify Premium App on the TiVo platform.
  • Red Button: This update adds extra functionality necessary to support
    Red Button services developed by our channel partners, such as BBC, ITV,
    and Sky Sports
  • TiVo App support: We've enabled the connection of your TiVo box to iOS
    devices through your wireless router to use our fantastic TiVo app, which
    allows you to control the TiVo box, browse, search and manage recordings
    all from your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch.
  • A new look for YouTube: We'll support Google's completely revamped
    YouTube app, which allows for a more relaxed viewing and browsing
    experience, and supports HD video!
  • Full BBC iPlayer integration: We've changed the way Catch-up TV through
    BBC iPlayer works. Every BBC iPlayer programme will now be available
    through Search & Browse, including much more HD content, and
    you'll never use up a tuner for BBC iPlayer viewing.
  • Express Series Links: Create a Series Link with default settings at the
    click of a button.
  • Multi-tap text entry: Use the number keys on your remote like a mobile
    phone for text entry for typing into search.
  • Automatic Padding: We've had tremendous feedback from customers
    about clipped recordings, so we've installed a default level of padding
    for all recordings.
  • Improved Parental Controls: We've made some changes with PIN entry
    requirements to suit every household. In the new update, PIN challenges on
    pre-watershed playback of programmes in My Shows become optional.
    We've also added the ability to require PIN to access any application.
  • Skippable Music Playlists: Playlists on Music on Demand will be skippable
    by track
  • Live Pay-per-view Events: Live pay-per-view events become bookable
    with your remote control.
  • HD Upscaling: As promised on this forum, we've addressed the issue with
    our picture quality and this new update features better standard definition
    picture quality with improved upscaling.
  • Connection reliability: HDMI and SCART compatibility improved.
  • Info and Stop button functionality improved: You'll be able to use the
    'info' button in the TV programme guide and the mini guide, while the Stop
    button now works as you would expect.
  • Video Preview for every channel: Every channel will keep playing in the
    TV Guide window, including all the Sky channels.

Network ports are open now in 15.2, so various remote apps work on iphone and android,
unfortunately not streaming yet.
 
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#27 ·
I was hoping that you were going to ask me for a link Carl, then I could give a link just saying streets but you didn't ask for one :)

Here is the link I read anyway,

http://community.virginmedia.com/t5/TiVo/Is-the-Tivo-Update-getting-rolled-out-next-week/td-p/814939

I know you don't read that forum (don't blame you, bunch of whiney people moaning about reminders). Its hard to wade through the posts to find decent information.

The thread has now been updated by Nick Ontiveros who seems to be high up in Virgin and he says that they'll announce the update dates sometime this week. Sounds like you may be right with mid november.
 
#28 ·
I was hoping that you were going to ask me for a link Carl, then I could give a link just saying streets but you didn't ask for one :)
Well I had been out all at a radio networking (people, not stations) meeting in Manchester so was quite tired and didn't spot it :p
 
#29 ·
According to Media Boy over at cableforum, he has been given TiVo update dates for 15.2 :

17 November:
Basildon
Grimsby
Nottingham

21 November:
Aztec
Guildford
Lewisham
Manchester
Preston
Reading
Portsmouth
Southport

22 November:
Barnsley
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Haringey
Hayes
Knowsley
Luton

23 November:
Belfast
Birmingham
Brighton
Cardiff
Coventry
Croydon
Derry
Gateshead
Leeds
Leicester
Northampton
Warwick
Wearside
Wolverhampton

24 November:
Andover
Ashford
Bromley
Colchester
Derby
Hemel
Kirklees
Liverpool
Newton Abbot
Norwich
Oxford
Seven Kings
South Herts
Southampton
Stafford
Stoke
Swansea
Swindon
Teesside
Uddingston
Wessex
York

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/35326985-post4197.html

Also spotify likely to appear pretty much immediately afterwards (25th/28th ?)
The Spotify app is being tested as we speak. We'd like to launch it as close to the update going live to the entire TiVo population as possible.
Nick Ontiveros
TV Strategy, Digital Entertainment
http://community.virginmedia.com/t5/TiVo/Where-is-Spotify/td-p/806045/page/2
 
#30 ·
According to Media Boy over at cableforum, he has been given TiVo update dates for 15.2 :

....
21 November:
Aztec
...
For anyone confused as to why Virgin might be sending updates to a 16th century Latin American civilization then I think "Aztec" refers to their Aztec West site (which is about 200m from where I'm currently working!) which serves the Bristol area
 
#33 ·
So Gloucester doesn't get the update at all?
I was going to say "of course not" but that would be as stupid as what you said in the first place :rolleyes:

My point is that, for example, where I am isn't specifically mentioned, but I know we'll get the update at the same time as possible either Leeds or York.
 
#35 ·
I was going to say "of course not" but that would be as stupid as what you said in the first place :rolleyes:

My point is that, for example, where I am isn't specifically mentioned, but I know we'll get the update at the same time as possible either Leeds or York.
Yes, point taken, I didn't expect every town to be mentioned but I live just around the corner to the Staverton (Gloucester) head end. I guess I thought we were important enough to be mentioned :)

What I said wasn't stupid, just a little misguided.
 
#39 ·
For anyone confused as to why Virgin might be sending updates to a 16th century Latin American civilization then I think "Aztec" refers to their Aztec West site (which is about 200m from where I'm currently working!) which serves the Bristol area
About 50m for me! Though I don't know if they have two Aztec West sites, the one I'm currently looking at just looks like a warehouse, which often has lots of VM vans outside.
 
#40 ·
When I turned on my TIVO this morning, I got a message to say that the update will be coming soon, and to make sure that no-one in my household turns it off while it is updating, or I'll lose all my recordings. Did everyone get this message this morning, or is it being send out region my region? Not long to wait now, at least.
 
#42 ·
I don't read that as the update being done during the daytime - I still think it will be overnight but of course people could still be watching TV early in the morning.

What is more strange for me is that the box will lose recordings etc. if switched off during the upgrade.

Didn't the series ones use two partitions therefore if the update failed it didn't matter and would just try again later?
 
#46 ·
Since the OS isn't on the hard drive on the VM Tivo I'd be surprised if you could lose all your recordings any more than you could during a power failure... you could lose any that are *currently* recording, I guess..
 
#48 ·
Got the message last night as well, then when I went up to bed I noticed that all the lights were on on the TiVo, so hoping I'll come home to find the update has been performed, or it had just crashed and was rebooting, but they seemed to stay on for longer than they do during a reboot!

I'm in the Aztec zone (Bristol, not Crystal maze).
 
#49 ·
When all the lights go on - its the start of a reboot.

During a software update there is a reboot - but even then the lights will only show all at the same time for 1-2 seconds.

When they all are on and stay on - it is time to worry.
 
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