vendredi 16 mai 2014

My gripes about the Roamio Plus

I switched to the Roamio Plus after having used the Motorola 7216 with Verizon Fios for a while. I feel like the Tivo is a let down after reading lots of positive comments about it.



1. No standby button on remote, have to go through the menu or press the button on the front of the unit.

2. No way to disable the annoying sounds when the arrow and select key is pressed and other sounds in the menu.

3. Guide doesn't show the channel logo with the name. There is empty space on the left, they could've fit it there.

4. When changing channels, it does not show the channel info unless you press INFO button.

5. It does not remember Recording preferences for how long to keep a show for. I want all shows to be kept until I delete by default.

6. The progress bar only shows in 1 minute intervals, also when FF or RW, the progress bar disappears. They should add a setting to control those behavior.

6. You can only pause shows for up to 30 minutes. I think it was much longer on the 7216. Why not increase it as long as there is adequate free space?

7. Some parts of the menu are not optimized for HD.

8. Can't play video in slow motion when paused unless you repeatedly press the forward button. Should play it when it's held down instead of having to press.



I wish the Tivo gives the user more flexibility and options compared to the 7216. It is a step backwards from it in many ways. Overall, I can still live with it despite all those. Hope someone from Tivo reads this thread.




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