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by julianb I got tivo a few moths ago and i can say that it is very good. The best description ive come up with is its a "vcr on steroids". Tivo will let you record anything day or night without using videotapes, it learns what you like and what you dont. It will even record programs it thinks you will like. You can search for a program ... via, its name, the channel its on, the time and the date. You can, with a couple of presses of the remote get tivo to record every episode of a series for you automatically. You can even watch something that you have recorded while it records something else. Tivo is designed for anyone with either, sky, cable, digital cable, itv digital, and even terrestial tv. Its very easy to install and only takes a couple of minutes to plug in thanks to the big set up poster. The tivo box can store 40hrs of tv at basic quality, and around 13 hrs at best quality. The box is now £399 and the subscription is either £10 a month, or £200 once. The remote is confortable to hold and has the buttons laid out well. Tivo learns the tv you like by the "thumbs up" and "thumbs down" buttons. When you are watching tv, either live or recorded, you can press either button to tell tivo what you think of the programme. After you have done this enough tivo will start recording things automatically for you, but you can turn this off if you dont like it. Another great feature is the pause live tv option, if you are watching your favorite program and then the phone goes, dont worry, just press the pause button on the remote. When you come back after finding out it was some guy trying to sell you double glazing, you simply press the play button and you start watching where you left off, even if the program isnt over.or you can skip right to the end. And of course you can skip through the ads with no hassle. Ever nighht tivo connects to udate its listings via the a freephone number. Once youve tried tivo you will never want to use normal tv again. Read the complete review |
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Thomson PVR10UK
by LeedsBoy Debated buying a TiVO for a while, because I thought it was a bit pricey - £600 including the lifetime subscription). Eventually, I succombed last week. When I got the unit home, I discovered that I had a set-up which TiVO doesn't really work with. I have Analog Sky (which I knew was not supported) and On Digital through an ... Integrated Digital TV. Unfortunately, TiVO requires you to have a set-top box, so that it can change the digital channel and record from that channel. Having tried for a while, I called Customer Support. They answered very quickly (well done), and told me my problem - the lack of a set-top box. They suggested a take the unit back for a refund. However, I'm hoping to get Sky Digital in a couple of months so instead I have set up the TiVO just to work with the basic terrestrial channels. I haven't found much use for pausing live TV, which is the big advertised feature. Instead, I really like the way you can record programmes, and it stores a nice clear list of what you have got recorded. No more messing around trying to find the tape you recorded Match of the Day on. The best feature is that you can book a season pass for any programme, so that all episodes are recorded automatically. Be warned, though. ER is not only on Wednesday evenings. There are also 2 old episodes every day - all of which get recorded under the season pass. Easy enough to delete the unwanted ones though and not a big price to pay for the certainty that you can go on holiday, and all your regular favourites will automatically be recorded while you are away. TiVO also records its own suggestions for you. Every day, I get home and find it has recorded a variety of day-time TV programmes for me. Most are rubbish and I delete them However, every so often I find it has recorded something worthwhile. I'm really looking forward to having my Sky Digital, so that every channel will be available to TiVO and I'll b arely need my VCR again. Until then, it's nearly perfect. Read the complete review |
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Thomson PVR10UK
by lukrative As others have commented, TiVo is nothing short of revolutionary. Combining ease of use, superb picture quality and the best EPG (Electronic Programme Guide) around, you are left with a superb product. However, as good as it is, there is room for improvement - luckily, we don't have to worry about this... A few days ago, ... the latest release of software was released for TiVo - it fixed a number of niggles people were having with Nicam and crashes were resolved etc. But users weren't forced to order the software, or pay another penny - it was downloaded by TiVo automatically in the middle of the night. No user involvement was required, and it is through this that I think TiVo could make a huge impact on the UK. So whilst we have all these excellent features on our TiVos, we can watch TV safe in the knowledge that the TiVo Team are working on new software all the time that will make it even better than it already is. Read the complete review |
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