TiVo Suggestions

[fyrstyk]

Hi Chaps

About to resurrect my tivo (a generously donated one after mine died), and wanted to know if the suggestions work with ALTepg?

Thanks

Glen

[steveroe]

Yes.

Maybe Rachel might want to add something to the FAQ http://www.tivoland.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=670 briefly listing what services a Tivo running AltEpg offers.

Season Passes
Wishlists
Suggestions

[mrtickle]

Hmm well it's not really Frequently Asked, though - once in over 6 months?

Technically, the Suggestions feature relies on genres being (a) correct, and (b) actually filled. The data we have isn't good at filling genres, and also our system is currently limited to a maximum of two top-level and two sub-genres, where sometimes Tribune would tend to set 3 or 4. So you should get some Suggestions, but perhaps not as many matches or as accurate as you would have had with the full (expensive) Tribune data.

[steveroe]

Hmm well it's not really Frequently Asked, though - once in over 6 months?

Technically, the Suggestions feature relies on genres being (a) correct, and (b) actually filled. The data we have isn't good at filling genres, and also our system is currently limited to a maximum of two top-level and two sub-genres, where sometimes Tribune would tend to set 3 or 4. So you should get some Suggestions, but perhaps not as many matches or as accurate as you would have had with the full (expensive) Tribune data.

I get a lot of suggestions from programs that have thumbs up, but fewer "dervied" suggestions - thanks for the info, this seems to explain it.

[fyrstyk]

Thanks for the info....

Is this hack compatible and would it be worth adding?

http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/sh ... p?t=404932

Glen

[mrtickle]

I get a lot of suggestions from programs that have thumbs up, but fewer "dervied" suggestions - thanks for the info, this seems to explain it.

Yeah it's all the data I'm afraid. But anyone who recorded a Christmas themed movie last month, particularly if they have Movies24 in their lineup, should have had some other matches of Xmas movies as I went on a crusade to set the sub-genre "Christmas" on every single Xmas movie that I could possibly find

That hack - I'm not sure if it looks at the same genres that are missing or not! No harm in trying it though.