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 How
to watch and record PPV through ReplayTV NEW
courtesy James
Barr
While
ReplayTV does not include PPV channel data in its guide, you can
watch and record PPV through ReplayTV! Here's how:
Press
ReplayTV's "Input" button on the remote and cycle through
all the ReplayTV's inputs until you reach the "DirecTV"
direct input (theoretically, this should also work as well for DISH
and Digital Cable PPV). Use the DirecTV remote to view the channel
guide (there will be a slight delay), get "Info" on the
programs, and finally purchase the program. You can now watch the
PPV with all the usual "benefits" of ReplayTV (pause,
REW, FF, etc.) If you want to record the PPV, while tuned to the
PPV channel through the direct input, press "Record" on
the ReplayTV remote. This initiates an "immediate" record
right from the input where you can specify the recording quality
and the duration of the recording (in 1/2 hour increments). Just
be aware of any conflicts that may occur while you are recording.
Variable
Instant Replay courtesy
Mike Kobb at ReplayTV
You'll
find that if you do an Instant Replay from Fast-Forward, the amount
of time skipped back is proportional to the playback speed. Basically,
it's a "variable instant replay". The timing is not totally
tuned yet (we're working on improving it), but with a little practice
you can do pretty well. This way, you have a choice: press
PLAY to come out without any sort of attempted correction, or use
the Instant Replay for when you're trying to find specific material.
Access
a currently airing show's pop-up menu courtesy
Doug Shannon at ReplayTV
In the Channel Guide, selecting a show that is on now tunes to the
channel instead of bringing up a pop-up menu. You can access
the pop-up menu of a show that is currently airing by pressing the
ENTER button on the remote. This gets you access to recording
options and the "Find All episodes" command.
Delete
the show you're watching.
courtesy Doug
Shannon at ReplayTV
Anytime you're watching
a recorded show on ReplayTV and you want to delete
it, just press the STOP button, followed by SELECT. ReplayTV will
ask you to
confirm your request for deleting it. This is perfect for deleting
a show
when you're done watching it, or if it's a show you've already seen.
Page
Sideways and Up/Down
You can
Page sideways or in the ReplayGuide by using the fast forward/rewind
buttons. You can Page Up and Down by using the channel up/down
buttons.
Time
Jump
Want to quickly jump to
a specific part of a recording. Now you can. In Version
2.0, first hit the display button, simply type the number of minutes
into a program you want to jump to and hit the jump button.
Instantly you are taken to that spot. For example to Jump
to the 10th minute of a program, type 10-Jump. Pretty
Cool.
Missed
your Favorite Show
courtesy
Mike Kobb at ReplayTV
You can scroll back in
time in the Channel Guide. Want to know what was on earlier today?
Now you can. If you see something you would have liked to have recorded,
select the show and choose "Find all episodes" from the
pop-up menu -- maybe it's on again later!
Better
Themes
courtesy Mike Kobb at
ReplayTV
In the Channel Guide,
if you select a show and choose "Find all episodes" from
the pop-up menu, you'll see some search results and the option to
create the theme channel for that show. If you create a channel
this way, it will EXACTLY match the show title for you, rather than
our usual sub-string match. So, if you want a "Friends"
theme channel that doesn't also record "Barney & Friends",
use Find All Episodes!
Temporarily
Disable a Scheduled Show
courtesy Mike Kobb at
ReplayTV
If you want a show-based
Replay Channel to stop recording for awhile, but you don't want
to delete it, select the channel in the Replay Guide, choose "Change
Record Options" from the pop-up menu, and set the "Record
all episodes" field to "no". The channel will stop
recording (if it has never recorded anything, it will record a single
show, then stop). When you want it to begin recording again, set
"Record all episodes" back to "yes".
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