Tivo box keeps choosing what to record

Mr.Generous

Anyone know how to stop this? while watching TV our Virgin Media Tivo box pops up a message asking is it ok to switch channel to start recording some !!!!!.

I wouldn't mind if it decided to record the type of stuff that we watch, I suspect that somewhere a payment is made to help decide which programs get recorded - why else would it try and record something we have never ever watched such as reality TV tripe. Can we stop it doing this somehow?

If not then consider this a vent, I feel better already.

globalds

unbelievable as it sounds this is a feature

It is called suggestions

there is a link here to a virgin media thread that shows how to turn suggestions off in settings
I did it a couple of days ago and it worked for me

https://community.virginmedia.com/t5/Virgin-Media-TiVo-service/TiVo-Box-Recording-Random-Programmes/td-p/2870529

Mr.Generous

Thanks, just turned it off, they could be honest and admit its recording choices are based on some sort of commercial incentive instead of trying to make out its a feature based on your viewing history. What a load of balls. I prefer to pick myself not have stuff chosen for me.

[Deleted User]

Mr.Generous wrote: »

admit its recording choices are based on some sort of commercial incentive

Do you seriously believe the box randomly records News At Ten because of a "commercial incentive"?

It's truly just a feature which doesn't work very well; nothing sinister involved.

[Deleted User]

It could be worse....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoUJvAQg7KI