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bd's avatar
bd
On our wavelength
2 years ago

Auto change TV channel

My mother has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and she is struggling to remember how to change channels.

The guide is a definite no no.

We have put an orange sticker on the microphone button and tell her to press the orange button and say the channel number. We have given her a list of times and channels.

She is still struggling.

is there anyway that we can set programmes/channels to automatically turn over when the programme starts. This used to be previously possible.

im sure my mother is not the only person in this position.

thanks 

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  • roy247's avatar
    roy247
    Hero
    2 years ago

    Hi bd,

    If you find the programmes on the TV guide you can set reminders but I haven't used it so can't say if it automatically switches channel.

    I understand the problems with Dementia as my mother in law had it and couldn't remember how to turn the TV on.

     

    • 1701-e's avatar
      1701-e
      Fibre optic
      2 years ago

      I've just tested this.  A prompt appears with default option of Turn over or alt option Dismiss   

      It remains on screen past the start time.

       

      • bd's avatar
        bd
        On our wavelength
        2 years ago

        Thanks,

        unfortunately I think that this will still cause her problems.

        its such a shame that it doesn’t change over automatically.

        virgin, is this something that can be added as for people with dementia a simple task like changing channel is far too difficult for them

    • bd's avatar
      bd
      On our wavelength
      2 years ago

      Thanks for your reply. 
      I’ve seen the reminder option but unfortunately it doesn’t turn over automatically.

       

      • roy247's avatar
        roy247
        Hero
        2 years ago

        I have also just tested this with the same result, without going through all the TiVo patents it could be TiVo patented, I think it did change on the V6, you would need someone with a V6 to confirm this.

         

  • nodrogd's avatar
    nodrogd
    Very Insightful Person
    1 year ago

    It is correct that the V+ was the last box where the channel could be changed automatically with a reminder. This was because one of the three onboard TV tuners was dedicated for viewing only. With the TiVO/V6 onward all onboard tuners could be set to record, meaning there is no longer a "free" tuner to switch over to the channel required. This is complicated by V360 operating on centralised box system.

    • verysadbugger's avatar
      verysadbugger
      Tuning in
      1 year ago

      If that is the reason then there is hope that a software update could bring this functionality back. We now have 6 tuners, surly we could assign one to “ live tv “ if that was how it was achieved. Hopefully some clever person can find a software solution to this. Pretty please 🙏 

      • nodrogd's avatar
        nodrogd
        Very Insightful Person
        1 year ago
        verysadbugger wrote:

        If that is the reason then there is hope that a software update could bring this functionality back. We now have 6 tuners, surly we could assign one to “ live tv “ if that was how it was achieved. Hopefully some clever person can find a software solution to this. Pretty please 🙏 

        Very unlikely. Horizon, that runs V360 is owned by Virgin's parent company & is now in it's 4th generation. The mini multiroom boxes (you can have 2) cannot record, & rely on the main box both for recordings & live pausing of more than a few minutes. Therefore 6 recording tuners is a real must have with V360.

  • DHCPete's avatar
    DHCPete
    Tuning in
    1 year ago

    I’ve just ‘upgraded’ to 360 and not being able to set a reminder that automatically switches to a selected channel for live TV does not feel like an ‘upgrade’ at all. 

    • Matthew_ML's avatar
      Matthew_ML
      Icon for Forum Team rankForum Team
      1 year ago

      Thank you for posting this, please remember the 360 does have a voice control button which can also be used for this.

      However with the Alexa this would depend what is built inside your TV.