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The guide is so slow. So much slower than my Sat-60. Perhaps some people got bad machines? Or is there some other explanation for the differing experiences other than - "I don't watch live tv."? I usually don't watch live tv either......but the guide on my machine is painfully slow.

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And I urge everyone who is bothered by the guide speed to complain to DirecTv. As noted, that is the only way it will be addressed.

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Originally posted by Replevin
The guide is so slow. So much slower than my Sat-60. Perhaps some people got bad machines? Or is there some other explanation for the differing experiences other than - "I don't watch live tv."? I usually don't watch live tv either......but the guide on my machine is painfully slow.

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Originally posted by borghe
this I entirely disagree with. the guide is faster than both my T60 and GXCEBOT... I can't speak compared to other Series 2 DirecTivos, but pretty much everything about the system is faster than my Series 1's, except of course when you change channels resulting in changing physical tuners (OTA to Sat for example).

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don't get me wrong.. the guide is definitely way slower than a non-Tivo DirecTV receiver... I was just referring to the Series 1 boxes I own, which themselves are much slower than a non-Tivo DirecTV receiver.

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Originally posted by Boddington's
Anyone out there using a Harmony 688' or equivalent's tiny remote guide as an alternative to surfing with D* or Tivo's guide. Like to know as I was planning on getting both.

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I agree.. the guide is terribly slow.... my 4 year old DTC-100 is MUCH faster.... I can't believe they would implement this guide into something they are charging $1000 for.... maybe an update can fix this later on....

is there a form to use to complain to directv?

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I've had my HD TiVo plugged in for about 12 hours now, it's downloaded about 12 days worth of guide data. IT'S STILL PAINFULLY SLOW. Will it ever get any faster?

I hate the TiVo List, so that is not an option.

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No, the D* style guide won't get any better unless they fix it. You better get used to the TiVo guide or return the box.

Also, you might try clearing any thumb ratings you have entered. That supposedly affects the performance of the guide.

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No, the D* style guide won't get any better unless they fix it. You better get used to the TiVo guide or return the box.

Also, you might try clearing any thumb ratings you have entered. That supposedly affects the performance of the guide.

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Well I've only had it for 12 hours, make that 15 now. I've recorded 2 shows, and pushed thumbs up twice. I hope that's not too much for it to handle.

I honestly can't believe anyone would manufacture a display that is so agonizingly slow. I'm not about to return it, HD is incredible, but I won't be singing it's praise without a disclaimer each time.

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Originally posted by Geof in CO
And I urge everyone who is bothered by the guide speed to complain to DirecTv. As noted, that is the only way it will be addressed.

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THis is what my brother says to do (an ex programing with Hughes)


Reset set your Thumbs up and down DAILy.
This fixed is.

The problem is with the TIVO software, they (meaning TIVO) stores this data and upload s it an the sells thedata.

Tivo is refusing to dump the data cache.

Even if you dont use the thumbs you still are. Every time you record anything or rewind it is a data table entry.

Every time a page on the guide is drawn the table is read.

Direct wants Tivo to change and just clear the data every 24 hrs, but they wont.

This is why Direct is dumping Tivo by the end of the yeard for they SKY DVR, it does not have the slow guide issue.


Till then keep calling Direct TV and Opening Problem tickets, these get tracked on a bar graph that upper mgmt sees monthly.

One thousand dollars is a lot to pay for the slowest guide in the country.

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Well this is ridiculous. I've only had my TiVo for 1.5 days, recorded maybe 10 programs. To reset the Thumbs database "will take about an hour."

What!?!?!? An hour? It's crazy to think that I'm going to do this daily, waste 1 out of 24 hours per day doing this.

It should be 5 minutes tops. Or better yet, I shouldn't have to do this at all.

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I can honestly say, I think the guide actually got S L O W E R !!!

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Yes resetting the Thumbs can take up to an Hour.

Proof of the Software design flaw that Tivo wont fix. Its not Direct TV.

Its Tivo in that they need to keep the data for the uploads. that then sell the data.

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This is why Direct is dumping Tivo by the end of the yeard for they SKY DVR, it does not have the slow guide issue.

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Direct wants Tivo to change and just clear the data every 24 hrs, but they wont.

This is why Direct is dumping Tivo by the end of the yeard for they SKY DVR, it does not have the slow guide issue.

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Do standalone TiVos have this problem? And if so, did it get fixed in v4?

I'm hoping that this gets fixed in the next major software revision.

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vidiot,

Yes, SA Tivos have the same problem, and no, it hasn't improved in v4.

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So I should be complaining to TiVo then.

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