Wishlists and AD channels

No, and this is why wishlists are currently BROKEN on the VM TiVo IMO

Keyword wishlists are practically unusable because they get swamped with kids programmes

They could fix this by bringing back the "channels I receive" menu, or allow wishlists to only operate on favourite channels.

 

Whilst I agree completely, WLs not set to auto-record can still be useful so they're not entirely broken

 

I might actually drop my package down from XL to L to get rid of the kids channels for this reason.
http://shop.virginmedia.com/digital-tv/channels.html

Apparently they're not making you stay on XL with TiVo (despite what terms might say).
http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?p=8524932

 

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I've just had a glance through that list and you lose a lot of the HD channels dropping from XL --> L, and FX goes entirely. Don't think I can go with that.

 

There is an HD category in wishlists!

Also, don't confuse AD with signing. You should not see any difference between an AD recording and a regular SD channel recording. The AD bit is an additional 'audio description' channel which you have to manually select.

What you see is what you have to have in the channel line-up - you can not blank out ones you don't want.


I would like to be able to blank out channels I don't want - but do not seem to get many unwanted recordings from wishlists.

 

My TV Aerial fell of the roof last night. But my telly turns on, so it's not completely broken.

 

Same here.

 

Not a very good analogy really

All my wishlists are working perfectly. Therefore wishlists are not completely broken. So right back at you!

(Okay, yes, a lot of them are for specific things and most are not auto-record but that's by the buy. If WLs were completely broken none of our WLs would work!)

 

No C4 AD is just the C4 service for London with an additional audio track.

The reason you are getting SL too - is TiVo will be recording the overnight versions of programmes. The regular C4 on 104 has SL too at the same time. SL programmes should be flaggeds in the synopsis with SL.

I don't think you can avoid these SL programmes.

 

Why do they bother with the AD channels? Why don't they just out the extra soundtrack on the original channels.

 

Because all the five major networks only provide the AD audio on their London targetted service.

It is the same for Sky and Freesat viewers - you have to switch to the London version of the channel for AD.

 

I guess TiVo wishlists favour AD channels in case the user needs AD and, thinking about it, that is the most inclusive approach, although annoying if you don't need AD and would prefer HD quality pictures.

 

My own thought is that it will still using the old Series 1 logic - where it always selected the channel with the highest number - so 971 instead of 101.

I have no issue with it recording the AD channel - unless the programme could have been recorded in HD.