Justin Mecham has a list of suggested feature upgrades for the TiVo Series 4, should that ever see the light of day. Here’s a taste:
• Keep all first-run episodes, but remove repeats “As Space is Needed” — Why is there not an option for keeping first-run episodes indefinitely while allowing reruns to come and go as space is needed? I should be able to have different retention rules for new episodes than repeat airings.• Stay in the overlay mode for new Season Passes — Don’t take me away from watching and listening to the current show when I wish to schedule a Season Pass. I could be okay with this if instead you were taken back to the show at the exact point you entered the menu once you’ve finished so you can easily pick up where you left off.
I’m in the market for a set-top media box. I’d consider a TiVo today—and bear in mind, I don’t currently have cable TV—if they’d also just make the thing a decent network media streamer. [via PVR Blog]
You could just put together a MythTV, and get to auto-skip commercials, too. MythBuntu is pretty easy.
It is a decent network media streamer, if you use Streambaby (http://code.google.com/p/streambaby/)
Playlists, playlists, playlists. Why can’t I say “I want to watch The Daily Show, then Colbert, then two episodes of Tim & Eric, then just press play?
I definitely agree with all his wants. Another stupid little thing: don’t record programs matching my wish-list criteria if I’ve previously given them a thumbs-down!