TiVo software 14.5 recently started rolling out to Premiere owners. As usual, the initial wave of recipient hardware is a subset of total units. As I mentioned a few weeks back, the emphasis of this third Premiere update since launch is “stability and performance.” And initial forum reports have been positive… which is why I requested TiVo push me the update late last week.
Indeed, navigating the menus seem a bit snappier (which could be my imagination) and the Discovery Bar now caches images while navigating between screens instead of displaying empty squares as new content is download (which is not my imagination). I’ve yet to have a lock up under the new software, but my SDV Tuning Adapter reboots and periodic lost channels persist. In fact, my Premiere failed to record True Blood last night given TA flakiness. But I’m comfortable pinning most of that on Cox Communications and Cisco.
In conjunction with 14.5 seeding, TiVo’s also been sending out a user survey to gauge performance – something I don’t recall seeing in the past. Hopefully the responses have been mostly positive and the remainder of the Premiere customer base will receive 14.5 in short order. So that TiVo can move on to completing the HDUI.
TiVo Series3/HD owners are also queued up for a software update. 11h looks to bring bug fixes and keyboard support. Which, given TiVo’s recent FCC filing, lines up nicely with perhaps an imminent launch of the TiVo Bluetooth remote.
Keyboard support on my S3 and HD? Yes please! Typing a program name has never been fun with the TiVo remote and I’ll be very happy when I can plug in a wireless usb keyboard. I wonder why they never brought T9 typing, it seems like a natural progression given they standard numerical keypad of the remote.
I wonder then if 14.5 includes keyboard support in the SD interface since I believe up until now it has only worked in HD menus.
Is the second core active now???
I’d settle for a QWERTY style on-screen keyboard at the very least! Hardware keyboard support is will be a godsend. Will plug-in USB Keyboards be supported?
Bill, TiVo tells me ‘not yet.’
Disappointed, wired and wireless HID keyboard should work as they do currently with the Premiere.
Wow! Well, if that’s true and the TCF boards are to be believed regarding the speed increases, this box might just turn out alright!
Yeah, perhaps when they start selling the premier for $100 i’d consider it, but why bother if I’ve got a series 3 that isnt-dead-yet.
Looks like there’s still work to be done… Can’t connect to my Premiere this AM for TiVoToGo and the DVR isn’t responded its remote. Just pulled the cable for a power cycle.
has anyone not on a special list received this update yet??