[powrcow]

I'm surprised this many people use any guide. My house mostly watches recorded programs and uses the search functionality to find and record new shows. Paging through channels, times, etc, sounds inefficient.

 

[powrcow]

Do you know how many times I've searched and no results came up, but the item I was searching for was in the guide?

Neither do I, I can't count that high.

I've never had that problem. Guess we search for different things.

 

[powrcow]

Search limits your options.

Which was my point. TiVo means I don't have to browse around. It records what I want, then I watch that. Search is a fast way to create a OnePass for a show I hear about.

 

[powrcow]

Having Choices is what really makes things better.

This is what ultimately makes/made TiVo great. Cable co. DVRs are extremely inflexible forcing you to conform to how the DVR wants you to use it. Seeing the Hydra upgrade remove some long standing features (live guide, no PC->TiVo transfers, removal of some SPS codes, etc) concerns us TiVo users.