Prominant digital video recorder manufacturer TiVo unable to rise up from software problems to meet possible sponsor Viagra’s measurements for a successful joining. Spokespeople for Viagra released an unofficial comment, “We are unable to get in bed with any partner unable to come to the table for the long haul.”
Well, okay, that’s total fiction. However, I put it out there in response to TiVo’s recent problems with “partial recording” being reported by a growing number of TiVo subscribers - including me! Here is an excerpt from a TiVo.com help forum thread about this topic:
USER POST: Quick update: I just called in to customer service/tech support to see if they had any other comments about this issue. The rep I spoke to said that resetting the unit might help, but since this is a software issue it also may not resolve the issue. She also said that they are working to fix the glitch, and that there should be a patch with the next software relase…. unfortunately that might be a month or two in the future. She said that some people have found that by extending your recording (recording options - stop recording - 10 minutes late) you MIGHT get closer to the end of the show, but there’s no guarantee. Not much more than the rest of you already said, but I thought I’d pass on the “official” word from TiVo.
ADMIN REPLY: The “official” word from TiVo is to pull the plug on your TiVo for a minute, then plug it back in. When it reboots, the problem should be gone for the time being. An update is in the works. Any timeframe for the update is purely speculative.
Well, on the plus side, since LOST only plays new episodes every month or so, I shouldn’t miss too much. Grr.
TiVo should add the following tag line to their brand:
“TiVo, we keep the suspense in TV.”
You know, since you never get to see the end of the show, you are in suspense… Get it? yeah, ok. nevermind.
Up all night with Tivo … ha ha. Anyway … that’s a microsoft answer. Turn it off and on again. It’s a glitch that we’re making a patch for it. It’s not our fault … user error, yadda yadda, blah blah. You do have cheese in the shop, right?
Otter, you made a mistake. You tursted us.
Maybe in another household, the TiVo would work better.