TiVo’s minor spring software update was plagued by a few issues, including an inadvertent software rollback affecting ~200 DVRs and potentially resulting in some tedious cleanup. Well, kudos to TiVo for voluntarily squaring things with those subscribers.
Due to an operational issue, some TiVo boxes were inadvertently sent an old version of software which may have changed your channel lineup, your “To Do List“, and your “My Shows“ list. We have since mapped the correct software version to your DVR but you may still have to reconfigure your channel lineup, To Do List, and My Shows settings. As an apology for the inconvenience, TiVo is sending you a complimentary Slide Pro remote, free of charge.
In other TiVo software update news, it sure looks like the company is preparing to replace their ancient Amazon Instant experience with something a bit more modern… and unsuitable for the SDUI. Prime, please?
A change is being made to your Premiere Series DVR that we want to make you aware of. Soon the Amazon Instant Video application will be removed from standard definition (SD) menus on your DVR and going forward will it will only be available in high definition (HD) menus.
(Thanks Sam, Barrett, and Andrew!)
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Also interesting, in both cases, to see TiVo match boxes to humans and their address (physical and digital). Wonder if they're pitching targeted advertising yet, based on say zip or viewing preferences.
When I got the email saying this remote was shipping for zero dollars, I thought it was a billing software error. When I got the note above saying why I was getting it; I was shocked they were doing this to fix their error since it wasn't like they deleted anything from my Tivo. Good job Tivo!
My email said they're giving me 2 months of free service, but I would rather have the Slide Pro Remote instead.