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I rarely use the TiVo suggestions screen. but occasionaly, when I feel the urge to channel surf, as well all know, it can be a slow process. Instead of channel surfing, I would like it if TiVo would give me a list of shows on right NOW that it thinks I would find interesting.

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Registered: Aug 2003
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I second this suggestion:

Having something like a "Best Bet" page that examines all the shows that are currently live on the air and gives you a list of the highest suggested programs. Incorporating it into a menu like the current "Guide" would be great so you could press select and jump right to that program.

TiVo owners would never want to channel surf again.

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Registered: Jan 2003
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You could also use the Filters functionality in the Guide to show all "movies" that are on, or "sports" or whatever you feel like.

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Registered: Mar 2004
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I'm bumping this thread that I found when I did a search before posting my suggestion. It's very similar to what I was thinking.

I know TiVo is for recording shows and watching them at your conveinence, but there are still some times I like to surf live TV. For me this is baseball and football season mostly. There are some things, like a baseball game, that I'd like to watch if it was on and not have to set a recording for. Baseball games can take up 4 hour blocks and I don't want to spare that if space is tight. Also there are certain shows, like SportsCenter or Baseball Tonight, that are repeated ad nauseum and would have me recording constantly. I'd just like to know, easily, what's on right now.

That brings me to my suggestion: An entry in the main menu called "Wishlists Live". This would simply be a listing of shows from my wishlists that are on at the moment. I know that I can go to the Wishlist menu and select view upcoming shows, but I have a lot of lists and compiling the screen can take nearly 3 minutes. This would just be a way to narrow that list to a quick 3 or 4 shows that I might want to watch if they were on. That way, I wouldn't have to drill through 4 menus or use the guide to see if I want Live TV or my NPL. It could also include the live "suggestions" that were part of the OP. I think it would have a good use, but maybe that's just for me.

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I really like the sound of that aswell. GOOD THINKING!

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