News Item - Sky to Conduct Major Upgrades of Set-Top Box Software

News Item - Sky to Conduct Major Upgrades of Set-Top Box Software

http://logofreetv.org/redirect.asp?i=2684

On Mon, 18 Aug 2003 09:41:23 +0000 (UTC), "NO LOGO"
wrote:


News Item - Sky to Conduct Major Upgrades of Set-Top Box Software

http://logofreetv.org/redirect.asp?i=2684




My Sky software EPG wish list :-

- be able to pull up program information on any program in the future
on any channel without using the TV guide, this is possible on most
digital cable and freeview boxes

- a "previous channel" button so you can quickly switch between two
channels (most analogue Satellite boxes had such a RCL button), useful
when flicking between two films/sporting events simultaneously (not
recommended if you watching TV with someone else as the likelyhood of
being thumped is large)

- a "back" favourates key, say yellow to cycle the other way through
the favourates than the blue key does

- autoview, allow programme clashes so that you can join a second
program after it has started

- and of course an option in services to turn off the "red dot"

Chris

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On Mon, 18 Aug 2003 09:41:23 +0000 (UTC), "NO LOGO"
wrote:


News Item - Sky to Conduct Major Upgrades of Set-Top Box Software

http://logofreetv.org/redirect.asp?i=2684




My Sky software EPG wish list :-

- be able to pull up program information on any program in the future
on any channel without using the TV guide, this is possible on most
digital cable and freeview boxes

- a "previous channel" button so you can quickly switch between two
channels (most analogue Satellite boxes had such a RCL button), useful
when flicking between two films/sporting events simultaneously (not
recommended if you watching TV with someone else as the likelyhood of
being thumped is large)

- a "back" favourates key, say yellow to cycle the other way through
the favourates than the blue key does

- autoview, allow programme clashes so that you can join a second
program after it has started

- and of course an option in services to turn off the "red dot"

Chris


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My Sky software EPG wish list :-

All sounds nice, sensible and achievable. Probably never happen. I'd also
like to see:

- Controllable opacity for the EPG, so I can make it semi-transparent.

- After selecting a channel from the TV Guide, I should be able to press
Backup to return to the exact place I was before in the TV Guide. Currently
I have to go right back to the start, page through all the pages of
channels, etc. Very annoying.

- Expand the number of favourite channels past 20 (why not 50? or 100?)

- Make it so that when setting the favourite channels, pressing Backup
doesn't immediately discard the changes without asking for confirmation.
I've lost count of the number of times I've done that.

Anyone for any more?

--

Adam.

Spares Or Repair wrote:
uk.media.tv.misc , Chris Vowles ,


- and of course an option in services to turn off the "red dot"



Your only a paying customer - why do you think sky should do anything to
please you or spend thousands upon thousands of man hours on a option
nobody wants or would even use :-)


I would use an option which didnt show the reddot but instead ain
interactive icon on the search and scan banner (next to where the low
battery one appears) - maybe a small i in a circle?

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News Item - Sky to Conduct Major Upgrades of Set-Top Box Software

http://logofreetv.org/redirect.asp?i=2684


Oh, bummer... so dual recoding now isn't until October.

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Oh thrills. Yet another update to the already flaky rubbish that we have
now.

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Please can someone post the substantive details here? I refuse to waste
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and the option to get rid of all the crap channels you don't subscribe to
and the crap ones you do subscribe to!!!

TiVo is your friend.
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On Mon, 18 Aug 2003 09:41:23 +0000 (UTC), "NO LOGO"
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News Item - Sky to Conduct Major Upgrades of Set-Top Box Software

http://logofreetv.org/redirect.asp?i=2684




My Sky software EPG wish list :-

snip

And a "SHUTTHE****UP" button for Sky One's Claire Sturgeon (along with any
other continuity announcers).

Oh, and a "DONTSCRUNCHUPTHEENDCREDITS" button.

And a button to make the DOGs invisible (ALL of them, not just the red dots,
including UK Gold's ******* annoying "7 days to Carry On Weekend" - the latest
in a long line of these)
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