FW: [TiVoUKList] TiVo 2.5.5 software update begins official UK rollout!

["Kenneth Watt" <kennwatt@xxxxxxx>]

I thought this may interest some of you :-)

K.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Neil Johnston [mailto:neilj@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 21 February 2002 14:31
> To: tivouklist@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [TiVoUKList] TiVo 2.5.5 software update begins official UK
> rollout!
>
> TiVo have now started rolling out the 2.5.5 software update to UK
> subscribers. The actual update will take an estimated six weeks to
> complete
> for everyone so you may not receive it immediately. All UK subscribers
to
> the TiVo service will receive the software update for free.
>
> 2.5.5 contains many new features which will significantly enhance your
> enjoyment of TiVo.
>
> For full details of the new features, you can download the 2.5.5
update to
> the TiVo user manual from here:
> http://www.tivo.co.uk/guides/255/255SSUG.pdf
(2.0MB download)
>
> For more information on the 2.5.5 release, and all other things TiVo,
> please
> visit the AVS TiVo UK forum at:
> http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=14
>
> The following is a summary of the new features available to you with
2.5.5
> (thanks to Gary Sargent for this list):
>
> New / Changed Functionality:
>
> Search Using WishLists - lets you search for programmes by your
favourite
> actor/actress or director, programme title, or even by keyword. You
can
> even
> automatically record programmes based on WishList criteria.
>
> Overtime Scheduler - To capture sports events which go into extra
time, or
> allow for any last-minute changes to the TV schedule, TiVo can be set
to
> record up to ten minutes before the scheduled start time and up to
three
> hours after the scheduled end of the programme.
>
> Season Pass Manager - The Season Pass allows you to record every
episode
> of
> your favourite series. Potential clashes between programmes booked as
> Season
> Passes will be avoided by the Season Pass Manager which allows you to
set
> or
> change your recording priorities.
>
> Parental Controls - gives parents a tool to help manage their
children's
> viewing by providing a password function to lock out specific channels
or
> film ratings.
>
> View Recording History - This feature helps you understand why a
programme
> won't be recorded in the future, or why a scheduled recording didn't
go
> ahead. You can also find out why a programme was deleted - either
> automatically by TiVo or by you!
>
> View Upcoming Episodes - Any time you highlight the title of an
unrecorded
> programme, you can display a list of upcoming episodes on all channels
and
> determine which of these will be recorded.
>
> More Control when recording from Live TV - press RECORD partway
through a
> programme, and you will be able to capture the stored portion in
TiVo's
> buffer as part of the recording. This stitches either the whole of the
> buffer or up to the scheduled start of the programme onto the
beginning of
> the recording.
>
> Customising the TiVo Live Guide - The TiVo Live Guide now has options
that
> let you change quickly the programmes and channels the guide displays,
or
> skip ahead to another date or time.
>
> Channel Banner Short Cuts - allow you to short cut to recording
options,
> Parental control and TiVo Messages.
>
> Enhanced Save to VCR - Improved on-screen instructions for archiving
> programmes to video tape.
>
> Save Disk Space - The TiVo Service can now save disk space for higher
> quality recordings. When selected TiVo makes variable bit-rate
recordings.
>
> Improved Guided Setup - Guided Setup now only takes about 35 minutes.
> After
> Guided Setup, you can start controlling live TV by pausing, rewinding,
and
> instant replaying. TiVo will organise programme information in the
> background. When this process is finished, you can set up your Season
> Passes
> and search for programmes.
>
> Improved platform support - Guided Setup contains new choices for two
> digital or two analogue TV programming sources (i.e., both digital
cable
> and
> digital satellite, or both aerial and analogue cable)
>
> TiVo! TiVo! - Press the TiVo button twice to quickly get to your Now
> Playing
> list.
>
> Clear to delete - Press the clear button on many of TiVo's list to
quickly
> delete items. Can be used on the Now Showing list, Season Pass
Manager,
> Wishlists, and TiVo Messages.
>
> Record to stop - Press the RECORD key during a recording to stop it
(you
> will be asked to confirm the action).
>
> Skip to tick - Press the advance to end button -> whilst in FF or
RW
> modes
> to skip to the next mark on the timebar.
>
> Keep at most - Set this option on Season Passes and Wishlists to
restrict
> how many episodes of a programme TiVo records. For example, set a
season
> pass for the ITN News with keep at most set to 1 and you'll always
have
> the
> latest news ready for you to watch.
>
> Subtitles - TiVo will automatically record any teletext subtitles
being
> aired on page 888. When watching a recording simply switch to text on
your
> TV and go to page 888.
>
> System Reset - Now there are even more ways to destroy your TiVo!
(Well
> your
> personal data anyway!).
>
> More programme Info - Whilst viewing a programmes info press the ENTER
key
> to see even more info (and the full description if it was truncated
due to
> its length).
>
> Record only new series - TiVo's First Run option will record only new
> series. Repeats of old series will be ignored.
>
> 28 Day rule - If you have already recorded an episode of a programme
or
> film
> within the last 28 days, TiVo will not record it again unless
specifically
> asked to.
>
> Channel Logos - Channels may have logos now. You'll see these in your
Now
> Playing list and the Live TV channel banner.
>
>
>
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