@Ajaja wrote:
Thanks Mark. I am not familiar with the older box so have no previous experience. The 360 seems ok to me and on par with Sky. Perhaps more features could be brought back if many users push for the same case.
Unfortunately, many of the best features of the V6\TiVo boxes are patented by TiVo and VM\Liberty Global have not seemed to show much interest in bringing back even some fairly basic non-patented stuff like un-delete, which people have been asking for since the 360 was released several years ago.
The VM box has gone from basically best in class with features you simply cannot get on any other PVR at the moment, to a pretty basic Sky+ style box with some apps (but there are plenty of cheap non-subscription devices that offer a wider range of apps, usually with better performance) and a gimmicky voice control.
Previously we had features like Wishlists where you could set up automatic recording of any programs that matched certain criteria such as a certain actor or director, certain subjects etc. and even pretty complex stuff like recording, for example, anything with Jennifer Aniston in except Friends etc. which would usually even pick up things like chat show appearances etc.
I'm sure the 360 is fine as a basic PVR (unless you have a multi-person household and have to deal with the issues of pooled recordings, or if your internet goes down and you want to watch something) but it's nothing special, so it's a shame that it's going to eventually replace the superior system.
