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Tivo box keeps choosing what to record
Mr.Generous
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in Phones & TV
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.
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.
Mr Generous - Landlord for more than 10 years. Generous? - Possibly but sarcastic more likely.
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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/28705290 -
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.Mr Generous - Landlord for more than 10 years. Generous? - Possibly but sarcastic more likely.0
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Do you seriously believe the box randomly records News At Ten because of a "commercial incentive"?Mr.Generous wrote: »admit its recording choices are based on some sort of commercial incentive
It's truly just a feature which doesn't work very well; nothing sinister involved.0 -
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