~298.4 fps.dafreeds said:Just wondering, how fast 4X is?
Thanks.
You would measure it relative to realtime. For example, the speeds on a TiVo are (I believe) 3x, 20x, and 60x, and very precicely so. I'm not as convinced about the precision of the speeds on the DirecTV DVRs (although I only have R15 experience). The precision is very important: training yourself to consistently skip commercials is impossible if you can't predict what will happen on your chosen speed.byron said:~298.4 fps.
:lol: seriously, what kind of question is that anyhow.. how would you measure such a thing. 2x is faster than 1x, 3x is faster than 2x, and 4x is faster than 3x..
On the other hand, that's only 50% faster than TiVo's fastest, which is perfect for commercial skipping (at least for me). It has something to do, I suspect, with the number of the available frames that are shown (i.e. the "smoothness" of the FF).brott said:I just tried this over my SlingBox and it was roughly 60 seconds to 4xFF through 90 minutes of recorded material. So I think it's safe to say that 4xFF is 1.5 min/sec . It's no wonder 4xFF is NOT good for commercial skipping.
I think the big difference is Tivo's patented auto-skip-back feature where it will dynamically skip back more automatically depending on how fast you were fast forwarding.walters said:On the other hand, that's only 50% faster than TiVo's fastest, which is perfect for commercial skipping (at least for me). It has something to do, I suspect, with the number of the available frames that are shown (i.e. the "smoothness" of the FF).
1x = fastdafreeds said:Just wondering, how fast 4X is -- also, how fast are 1X, 2X and 3X?
Thanks.
Exactly. The auto skip back stuff on tivo is the biggest thing I miss from the R10. But, I'm getting used to the 30s slip method of skipping commercials, and it's fairly fast and accurate.pgiralt said:I think the big difference is Tivo's patented auto-skip-back feature where it will dynamically skip back more automatically depending on how fast you were fast forwarding.
I'm guessing 4x the 1x.dafreeds said:How fast is 4X speed?.
Yeah - if it were really mathematical, then 1X would be regular play.dervari said:Keep in mind that it's not really 1x-4x. The 1-4 designators are just representative, like 2 is faster than 1, etc.
Did SKIP1 and SKIP2 replace the SKIP-TO-TICK function that was there in previous versions or are you just indicating that in a program over one hour, the ticks are every 30 minutes so holding the button for three seconds FFWs 30 minutes in those 3 seconds?Milominderbinder2 said:FFW4 is not four times as fast as FFW1. It is 18 times as fast. But your have another Fast Forward that is 75 times as fast.
I posted the information below in another thread.
FAST Forward
The 0xEF release offers blazing speeds. Here are the design speeds . Your results will vary. The X in the FFW display was removed. For instance 1X was changed to 1 as 1X was misleading. 1 times playback speed is playback speed.
FFW1 - 5 times normal playback. (30 minutes in 6 minutes)
FFW2 - 12 times normal playback speed. (30 minutes in 2.5 minutes)
. . . . . . .This was increased slightly from 10x.
FFW3 - 20 times normal playback speed. (30 minutes in 1.5 minutes)
FFW4 - 90 times normal playback speed. (30 minutes in 20 Seconds)
SKIP1 - 300 times normal playback speed. (30 minutes in 6 Seconds)
. . . . . . .Press and hold FFW 3 seconds in a recording up to 60 minutes long
SKIP2 - 600 times normal playback speed. (30 minutes in 3 Seconds)
. . . . . . .Press and hold FFW 3 seconds in a recording of over 60 minutes long
Skip is your FFW5.
- Craig
Nope. Skip to Tick is a TiVo Trademark. Skip to Tick, SKIP1, and SKIP2 are the same things. Internally it responds differently based upon the length of the program.avatar230 said:Did SKIP1 and SKIP2 replace the SKIP-TO-TICK?