Jeez, what some people won't complain about...
If the unit had a recording scheduled by the user at that time, the unit ignored the show suggested by the BBC.
If the owner was watching something on live TV at the time, it gave them an on-screen option to NOT record it.
If the owner gave permission or did not answer the prompt for some reason (like not watching TV at the time), it stored the show on the section of the hard drive reserved for TiVo's use (as mentioned in the agreement in the box the TiVo came in).
Yes, it stays on the menu for a week and can't be deleted. So what ? The drive space used isn't accessable to the user anyway, so no usable drive space is lost.
And NO ONE is being forced to watch the show. It's just a temporary menu option and can be ignored completely.
I just don't understand what the tinfoil-hat crowd finds so upsetting about this :shrug: