> On 2008-09-08 20:58:42 +0100, sme hotmail.com> said:
>

>> guig yerawathame.com> wrote in
>> news:2008090820403611272-guig@yerawathamecom:
>>

>>> On 2008-09-08 19:05:40 +0100, "Commander Hughes"
>>> all.com> said:
>>>

>>>> Guys I'm in a bit of a pickle so to speak so I hope someone out there
>>>> can help me out. Apologies first and foremost if this is a long
>>>> email.
>>>>
>>>> I'm trying to upgrade to sky+ at the moment, shamefully I haven't
>>>> done so

>>>
>>> I wouldn't bother, Sky+ is utter shite. My 6 year old Tivo makes it
>>> look like a Sinclair ZX81. Doesn't help your question but there ye go.

>>
>> So you don't know why he wants sky+ but think he would be better off
>> paying £100+ for a dvr recorder when he can get one from sky for a fiver
>> a month, or free if he has sports or movies?
>>
>> Wouldn't he still need sky or virginmedia with the TiVo?
>>
>> I know we are straying off topic but i think sky+ is great. Was setting
>> mine to record when i was in tenerife, from my phone. Can set it to
>> record whole series (like TiVo) and pause and rewind live tv (like TiVo).
>>
>> Out of interest, who do you use for your digital tv feed? Do TiVo have a
>> digital television service in the UK?

>
> I have a sub to Sky and Tivo drives the Sky box. I currently am playing
> with a Sky+ box as my Tivo is disconnected while we have some building
> work done (plus I may get Sky HD for the new extension) but the
> interface in it is utter shite. The search facility is from the 1970s,
> you're essentially fucked if you want to record a programme beginning
> with M, The planner seems to be only 7 days long against 21 days for
> Tivo. If I fitted a wireless network card to Tivo I can control Tivo
> over the internet and drag video files from it.
>
> Tivo only have the listings supply in the UK these days, the price of
> Tivo was prohibitive at the start but I got mine for £100 when Tivo
> pulled out of the UK. If they came back with even their Tivo 2 boxes
> they'd make Sky+ look like the shite it is.