20.5.6 Release Notes (Roamio)

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This is something some cable companies have done in the mapping they download to their CableCards and Tuning Adapters; TWC for example. Some people here on TCF have complained about this because they actually want to record SD to save space or something. In my opinion a better way to save space is to not waste it recording SD.

Are you completely certain this is a new thing? I've seen half-lines on the bottom of some of the panels before this release although I couldn't tell you which ones. As far as I can tell it happens on every panel that has a scrollable list.

 

Maybe my memory is playing tricks on me, but I could have sworn it was a "flatter" design when I installed it this morning.

Wasn't it the "NEW" shown in this image from the Bolt UI?

http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/779aa247e2bf890735a3bb6defd6323/202821525/bolt-guide-630.jpg

While not entirely flat, it's a flatter icon than this one shown here from the old UI:

http://icdn9.digitaltrends.com/image/tivo-roamio-pro-software-interface-open-water-1500x844.jpg

The design/color look out of place (IMHO) on the Roamio UI, whereas it looks quite natural on the Bolt to me.

 

I have a Premiere that hasn't had the update yet. No problem. Premiere, Roamio and Mini with update need an extra line. I compared the same 1P on all four. It's really not important.

update: well, maybe it's just me. But now a 1P that has extra time added and is "New episodes only" doesn't show the extra time in that box on the right. It doesn't fit. The network logo has higher priority. You now must select the 1P to see if you added time. That bothers me.

 

Same for me on Brighthouse cable. Either no logo or an old one which is dated and wrong.

 

The color is the most obvious, but TiVo could have made a new icon that's white, but still felt consistent with the rest of the UI.

As I added to my post earlier, the design/color look out of place (IMHO) on the Roamio UI, whereas it looks quite natural to me on the Bolt's flatter and darker UI.

If they use the Bolt's SKIP icon, it'll either make it look a little less awkward, or look even more out of place.


My criticisms aside, while I don't really care about SkipMode or QuickMode, I'm very happy to get channel logos. I just hope TiVo will add additional logos for sub-channel networks.

 

Personally I'm not so worried about the colours of the various objects.

You guys sound like a bunch of #$&** gleaming over and discussing various womens dress shoes at the mall.

I'm just glad they fixed some broken issues when they made the minis and servers work with the Bolt and in turn break features on the Roamio.

I'm sure eventually the Bolt and Roamio interfaces will even out for consistency.

As for the logos... I left Dish mainly because they would not update the guide with accurate local OTA data. You would either have no data, or wrong channels and logos. Almost impossible to record some local OTAs.

Tivo on the other hand is way better with updating the guide.

 

In the first post it says the update is for Bolts. But when I go the the priority update page, it doesn't list the Bolt. Only that update is for TiVo Roamio, TiVo Mini, and TiVo Premiere boxes. And if I enter a Bolt service number, it says it isn't eligible for an update.

 

I think DMA was mentioned. If so, you're not there: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_market

 

When you work in the field of graphic design, you notice design element choices that most people wouldn't pay much attention to. You also notice consistency more than most people might (some screens have the new "NEW" icons, and one screen has the old "NEW" icon). I'm not worried about it, but I do find the switch to be an odd one unless it's the first step in switching over to the Bolt UI.

For all, the important thing will be a software release that hopefully won't introduce any bugs. Some people might be excited by the new features (none of which interest me personally), and others (like me) might be excited by the new channel logos option. A little something for everyone...

 

I imagine we'll get the Bolt interface at some point next year. Didn't the Premiere get the Roamio colors eventually?

 

While I would love to have SkipMode, I must say so far I enjoy QuickMode and it seems to work well on many things. I tried to watch my recording of the Macy's Parade, and found that it sped it up way too fast. However earlier today I watched most of Home Alone 2, and part of "Titanic" and sometimes found myself checking to make sure QuickMode hadn't turned itself off. It seemed to work very well on those films, only in a few cases was the speed up very noticeable.

 

I've got SkipMode on my Roamio for old recordings.

 

Yup, it's showing up on my Roamio Pro as well. Must have been with an auto-update that happened about 45 mins ago. It looks like recordings made on the 18th is as far back as it goes.

 

My Bolt did receive 20.5.6 yesterday, I just noticed that it installed overnight.

 

I think this update included a fix for an annoying 1P issue. I had certain shows (Strike Back is one example) where my Amazon Prime 1P was showing a handful of S3 episodes even though they weren't available from Prime. TiVo would show "not currently available" when on these shows.

This appears to have been fixed. A (small) related bug still remains - the season count in the upper left is wrong - almost as if they aren't excluding those phantom S3 episodes in the calculation. It lists 2 seasons available, when it should just be 1 season.

 

Same here in 63135 Charter land. Email sent to Margret with the info requested.

Steve