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June 2011
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The editors liked
Three tuners
Large hard drive
Generally fast menus
Quiet fan
Can recover deleted recordings
Incredibly powerful
Huge range of functionality
Highlights the benefits of a cable connection
Makes finding content easy
TiVo recommendations are fabulous
Triple tuner recording
Excellent image quality
Extensive on demand content
The Virgin Media TiVo is a bit of a mixed bag when it comes to usability. The electronic programming guide is comprehensive
With the ability to view up to a week in advance
And it also shows information on other programmes in the series you're looking at. It also proves more impressive than the Sky+ HD box when it comes to recording your favourite programmes. You can record three different chan
Powerful search
Metadata support
Apps and Internet
Gorgeous menus
1TB hard drive
Immense recording flexibility
Large 1TB hard drive
Good picture and sound
Lots of useful features and apps
Neater interface than Vbox
Easy to get to grips with
Comprehensive menus
Channel listing and user guide
Triple tuner 1TB PVR is best in class
Innovative search/wishlist/suggestions features
Clear and instinctive interface
Suggests shows you would like
Scroll back 7 days in TV schedule
Three tuner recording
Wishlists
Recommendation engine & suggestions
Search facility
Enormous on-demand catalogue
Reliability
Build quality
Skip facilities
TV & movies database
The editors didn't like
Disappointing on-demand feature
Not as easy to use as expected
EPG doesn't show live info
Slow recording menus
Still some software bugs
Occasionally overcomplicates things
Lacks polish in several places
Could do with a QWERTY remote control
Slow operating system
Netflix Profiles not supported
UI needs a revamp
Unfortunately
The Virgin Media TiVo lags behind the Sky+ HD box when it comes to usability. The remote control is badly designed – the buttons all tend to be a similar shape
So you'll have to look at what you're pressing
And some are also in illogical locations. The EPG is slow to respond
And also feels unintuitive. Overall
The TiVo interface feels slightly glitchy and unfinished
Lots of useful features and apps; neater interface than Vbox; easy to get to grips with; comprehensive menus, channel listing and user guide,
A little expensive; some bugs such as programme clipping; occasional crashes; can't record to DVD,
Virgin Media's Tivo is hands-down the best TV recorder we've used ...
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Published: 2011-12-19, Author: Mark , review by: avforums.com
Three tuner recording, Wishlists, Recommendation engine & suggestions, Search facility, Enormous on-demand catalogue, Reliability, Build quality, Skip facilities, TV & movies database
iPlayer and YouTube Apps Broken at Present, Sometimes Sluggish Menu Navigation, No Option to Disable Buffering in Standby, No home networking, Unable to play external media, On-demand catalogue is confusing to navigate, Remote control symbols wearing off
The Virgin Media TiVo is a bit of a mixed bag when it comes to usability. The electronic programming guide is comprehensive, with the ability to view up to a week in advance, and it also shows information on other programmes in the series you're looking at. It also proves more impressive than the Sky+ HD box when it comes to recording your favourite programmes. You can record three different chan
Unfortunately, the Virgin Media TiVo lags behind the Sky+ HD box when it comes to usability. The remote control is badly designed – the buttons all tend to be a similar shape, so you'll have to look at what you're pressing, and some are also in illogical locations. The EPG is slow to respond, and also feels unintuitive. Overall, the TiVo interface feels slightly glitchy and unfinished, especially
The Virgin Media TiVo box is an impressive solution, and in its own way it's easily as good as the Sky+ HD box. They just both offer different things. If TV on demand, or the ability to search and record the most programmes is more important than a sli...
Largely, however, the TiVo is a resounding success. It’s more responsive than the Virgin V+ box and generally easier to use. It’s far more powerful, packed with clever features and boasts more capacity. The only criticism we have is over the “activatio...
Three tuners; large hard drive; generally fast menus; quiet fan; can recover deleted recordings
Disappointing on-demand feature; not as easy to use as expected; EPG doesn't show live info; slow recording menus; still some software bugs
TiVo is a must-have upgrade if you currently get your TV through Virgin Media and want to continue doing so, or if you want the most powerful PVR on the market. For everyone else, there's still much work to be done on the software before we can recomme...
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Published: 2011-06-21, Author: Jonathan , review by: alphr.com
A huge advance on the V+ box, with more capacity, features and better performance; the 1TB version is too expensive, though...
Overall, it’s an impressive and promising (re)start. While some people may prefer the familiar simplicity of Sky+, others will welcome this smart recorder with open arms – and thumbs resoundingly up. ® More DVR ReviewsTVonics DTR-Z500HDIcecrypt T2400T...
