Does anyone like their TV 360?
I have been browsing the forum for positives for converting to 360. I know it is the nature of forums to receive problems and complaints, so asking is there anyone out there who likes 360. Is there a silent satisfied majority?
It is also quite difficult to see a clear list of claimed benefits. I am attracted by voice control.
Thanks for any input.
I don't see it as a downgrade, and before anybody suggests that I may be biased because I'm a forum VIP, that is far from the case. If I find a fault/issue or anything I don't like then I also let people know.
The 360 doesn't have all the bells and whistles of the Tivo/V6 (which are copyright protected by tivo) however I never used most of them so don't miss them, so unlike a number of users on the forums I'm happy with the switch to 360, and I'm pretty sure a lot of people that have converted to the horizon system haven't missed them either as they didn't use them.
Despite posts indicating lots of 'missing tivo features' some are still there although they operate slightly differently.*
The only gripe I have with the horizon system is the lack of an undelete function (although I've only accidently deleted two programs in around 3 years)
I prefer the 360 interface and layout compared to the older tivo/V6 boxes. The interface isn't to everybody's liking, but the same can be said for Sky devices, firesticks etc.
A lot of people don't like change. It took me around a week to get used to the new layout, and a little while longer to get used to voice control, but now I wouldn't like to be without the voice control as I find it a lot easier and quicker navigating than using a series of key presses.
As japitts points out on his posts it's a migration to a different system, like switching from Windows 8 to Windows 11, or android to ios. I wouldn't consider switching from android to ios because I can fine tune my android devices the way I want them and not be restricted by Apples layout or policies, but I don't find that the horizon system restricts me.
* The 360 does not have a wish list however you can search for something using voice (e.g. ‘Movies with Matthew McConaughey’) and then manually save the result to your Watch list.
You can't filter by HD channels, although you can set up a Profile and just list HD channels on that profile.
You can select which series you want to start recording from in your series links, the box will record everything from that point onwards. The recording of repeats when a previously recorded program has been watched and deleted no longer occurs.
It does have "Startover" on selected channels, which behaves like the iPlayer "watch from beginning" and is effectively a cloud-based recording.
netflix has been withdrawn from the original tivo boxes ( this is a netflix decision and not VM's. netflix have withdrawn their app from lots of older devices)
VM have added the additional Sky Sports+ red button feeds to the V6 box (not available on the tivo) alongside the 360 boxes, however it seems that newer apps such as Disney+, Paramount+ etc are not being made available on the older tivo/V6 boxes, and this will be the same moving forward.
