eengert
11-17-05, 08:22 AM
Just wanted to post here what I posted over in the TivoCommunity forum in case there are any users on this forum that aren't on that forum...
There is currently no known way to switch between LIVE dual buffers in the same way that the R10 handles it, but there does seem to be a workaround. I currently have 2 programs recording. I go into MyVOD and select one of the programs to begin playback (which you can do while the program is still recording). Then I hit the LIST button to get back to MyVOD (current program continues to play in the upper window). I then select the second program currently recording and I playback that program. Now I can simply hit the PREV to switch back and forth between the two programs.
Now, it doesn't quite work the same way as the LIVE buffers on the R10. When you switch between programs using the PREV button, it in effect automatically pauses the program you're leaving and takes you to where you left off in the program that you're switching too and automatically begins playing from that point. This is probably how most would use the dual buffers anyway - pause one game then switch to the other game that we left paused and begin watching and so on. If you do want to skip to the present when you switch back to a program, simply press the ->| (forward to end of buffer) button to quickly skip to the present (or end of program if not a currently recording program).
I'm not sure if this explanation is confusing, so feel free to ask any clarifying questions and I'll try to answer them. But until live dual buffers are enabled on the R15 (assuming Robert is correct in saying that they will be), this provides IMO a suitable workaround for the interim.
NOTE: I'm not sure if the type of recording matters, but my test consists of one series recording (aka: season pass), and one single episode recording that I set by finding in the guide and pressing the R button. In other words, neither are manual time-based recordings.
There is currently no known way to switch between LIVE dual buffers in the same way that the R10 handles it, but there does seem to be a workaround. I currently have 2 programs recording. I go into MyVOD and select one of the programs to begin playback (which you can do while the program is still recording). Then I hit the LIST button to get back to MyVOD (current program continues to play in the upper window). I then select the second program currently recording and I playback that program. Now I can simply hit the PREV to switch back and forth between the two programs.
Now, it doesn't quite work the same way as the LIVE buffers on the R10. When you switch between programs using the PREV button, it in effect automatically pauses the program you're leaving and takes you to where you left off in the program that you're switching too and automatically begins playing from that point. This is probably how most would use the dual buffers anyway - pause one game then switch to the other game that we left paused and begin watching and so on. If you do want to skip to the present when you switch back to a program, simply press the ->| (forward to end of buffer) button to quickly skip to the present (or end of program if not a currently recording program).
I'm not sure if this explanation is confusing, so feel free to ask any clarifying questions and I'll try to answer them. But until live dual buffers are enabled on the R15 (assuming Robert is correct in saying that they will be), this provides IMO a suitable workaround for the interim.
NOTE: I'm not sure if the type of recording matters, but my test consists of one series recording (aka: season pass), and one single episode recording that I set by finding in the guide and pressing the R button. In other words, neither are manual time-based recordings.