Our very own US-based TiVo Community has launched a dedicated area to discuss the new Virgin Media TiVo. And, thus far, commentary seems somewhat and eerily familiar to feedback from TiVo Premiere early adopters (running the Flash-based, high definition user interface).
First up, whereas our hardware features a dual core processor that actually runs on a single core, it seems that still only 2 of the 3 Virgin Media DVR tuners are currently active. Next, one of my Premiere complaints has been a somewhat sluggish interface, and this sentiment is echoed by several Virgin UK customers – and can be seen in the video above.
Having said that, this is new hardware (Cisco) on a new network (Virgin) for TiVo… featuring what may be the completed HDUI. And boy does it look sharp. In fact, some of our UK counterparts suggest Virgin Media acquire TiVo.