[Dennis Laslo]

Recently, my recorded shows don't start unless I press the remote PLAY button.

Must be something with a recent update??

Please put it back the way it was.

 

[slowbiscuit]

Um, what?

 

[JoeKustra]

Um, what?

Yeah, I couldn't figure that out either.

Looks like somebody reported you to DrDon. Some people are so sensitive.

 

[kpeters59]

I'd guess it's a TE4/Pre-Roll Ad issue.

-KP

 

[ThAbtO]

It has always been press PLAY and it would play the highlighted show. Pressing Select would get you to the next screen/option its highlighted.

 

[jay_man2]

It has always been press PLAY and it would play the highlighted show. Pressing Select would get you to the next screen/option its highlighted.

Not here. With my Bolt remote I press OK to play. With the Premiere I press Select to play.

 

[ThAbtO]

Are you on Hydra/v21?

 

[jay_man2]

Are you on Hydra/v21?

21.9.6.v5

Once I select a recording it even has "Press OK/SELECT to play recording"

 

[ThAbtO]

Add in another thing Hydra changed. V20/TE3 still has the Press Play option.

 

[jay_man2]

I’ve never pressed play to start a recording across three different generations of TiVo boxes.

 

[ThAbtO]

I still do, as well as Pressing Play on a folder and it would start playing from the oldest.

 

[Dennis Laslo]

I guess I wasn't clear. For about a week, when I chose a recorded program to watch, it just sat there with some black and white graphic. I'd wait & wait and nothing. Then I pressed PLAY and it worked.

I just checked it today and it is now back to the way it has been for the last year. When I choose something it begins playing automatically.

I'm beginning to think it may have only been certain dates that were affected. I have a boatload of Perry Masons over about 3-4 weeks I can see if they are all OK now.

 

[JoeKustra]

I've never pressed play to start a recording across three different generations of TiVo boxes.

Really? I usually highlight the program from My Shows then hit Play. With TE4 I do the same. If it was stopped it will resume.

Sorry, I assume you meant to view the program. Did you mean hit Play to start a recording?

 

[jay_man2]

Really? I usually highlight the program from My Shows then hit Play. With TE4 I do the same. If it was stopped it will resume.

Sorry, I assume you meant to view the program. Did you mean hit Play to start a recording?

The only time I ever hit the right arrow Play button is if I've paused a recording to restart it, or to bring up the time bar to see how much time is left.

 

[schatham]

I guess I wasn't clear. For about a week, when I chose a recorded program to watch, it just sat there with some black and white graphic. I'd wait & wait and nothing. Then I pressed PLAY and it worked.

I just checked it today and it is now back to the way it has been for the last year. When I choose something it begins playing automatically.

I'm beginning to think it may have only been certain dates that were affected. I have a boatload of Perry Masons over about 3-4 weeks I can see if they are all OK now.

That sounds like a pre-roll ads issue.

 

[Mikeguy]

I've never pressed play to start a recording across three different generations of TiVo boxes.

It's a nifty shortcut--over your lifetime, you'd probably have an extra couple of hours.

 

[jay_man2]

It's a nifty shortcut--over your lifetime, you'd probably have an extra couple of hours.

And waste it sleeping.

 

[Dennis Laslo]

That sounds like a pre-roll ads issue.

For the record, I have an OTA Bolt. And when I select a recording with the arrow keys, I press the center select button and that's where it freezes. Then I had to press the play button. Otherwise it just sat there.
The recordings it was happening on were not labeled "skip" (like MeTV for instance)

I was initially thinking it was an antenna low signal issue but why now after a year of not doing it?

 

[schatham]

For the record, I have an OTA Bolt. And when I select a recording with the arrow keys, I press the center select button and that's where it freezes. Then I had to press the play button. Otherwise it just sat there.
The recordings it was happening on were not labeled "skip" (like MeTV for instance)

I was initially thinking it was an antenna low signal issue but why now after a year of not doing it?

Because these pre-roll ads are new. It's messing things up.

 

[realityboy]

For the record, I have an OTA Bolt. And when I select a recording with the arrow keys, I press the center select button and that's where it freezes. Then I had to press the play button. Otherwise it just sat there.
The recordings it was happening on were not labeled "skip" (like MeTV for instance)

I was initially thinking it was an antenna low signal issue but why now after a year of not doing it?

TiVo added in some pre-roll ads that stream before a recording starts. It sounds like it's trying to stream those but getting stuck. If the issue returns, you can call TiVo and opt out of the pre-roll ads.