>There is a DRM option in the TiVO software for forced deletion after a >fixed time determined by a flag set by the network programmers. It >hasn't been used much There was a hullabaloo about it a few years >ago when a few local programmers set it on a few programs. No one has >said much about it since and I suspect that the programmers thought >better of using it.
Thanks for your experiences. It looks like the Tivo will be a fine replacement for my Replay. >There is one feature that people either love or really loathe - >Suggestions. Suggestions guesses what you might like based on your >ratings up three thumbs up or down. It records these programs if >there is extra space and they are the first to go if you have a show >programmed to record. I find it gets things I want to watch about 20% >of the time. It keeps rotating thing so you get new surprises. I have >lots of hard drive space on three machines so it doesn't bother me. I >have one machine that is largely shows for 7 year old and it gets >things for kids without much other stuff. My Replay will let me match on words in the show title or description. So, for example, I have it set to record anything with the word "Italy." This often leads to surprises that make my wife happy. I can also do text search on the program guide. I assume Tivo does that too. ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
