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Re: Cloud PVR issues - Start from beginning/stop recordinf
I was finally able to find the time to compare the Telus set top box vs. Apple TV. I have confirmed that when trying to watch a in progress recording the Telus set top box does start from the beginning of the recording and allows you to jump forward and back without issue. However, the Apple TV box does experience a couple bugs: 1. Initial load starts at current 'Live' spot and then moves to beginning of recording. It's only momentary but it does not behave the same as the set top box. 2. Skip forward works as expected but when trying to skip backwards the recording jumps to live and you cannot return to the beginning of the recording again. Would love to see these bugs resolved in a future release6.9KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Cloud PVR issues - Start from beginning/stop recordinf
Downloaded the latest version of the app and checked against two live sports programs (Lacrosse and Baseball). Both programs started at the beginning of the recording. Great! However.... I was able to skip ahead without issue but when I went to skip back the recording skipped forward to live and then would not allow me to skip back at all. So clearly still some buggy behaviour. I'll test on the set top box over the weekend to see if I at least have one way to watch the games off PVR in the Cloud as I was able to before with local storage and report back. Thanks again for your assistance.7.2KViews1like0CommentsRe: Cloud PVR issues - Start from beginning/stop recordinf
I'm using an Apple TV device to watch the recordings. Should there be any difference in behaviour from using Telus' set top box? Because I haven't experienced this outcome yet: 2. if you want to start watching a recording that is in progress, you can navigate to the recordings manager (press and hold the rec button on your remote), select the recording and hit play. It will start from the beginning of the recording and you can pause, rewind and fast forward to the live point to your heart's content.7.2KViews0likes4CommentsRe: Cloud PVR issues - Start from beginning/stop recordinf
I've set up a recording of a baseball game in a couple hours from now. I'll see how it behaves about 30 minutes in to the recording. I just tried with live Curling but it was already in progress when I started recording. It did start playback at the beginning of the recording which is the behaviour I'm hoping to see. Let's see what happens with the baseball game.7.2KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Cloud PVR issues - Start from beginning/stop recordinf
Thanks Rocky3 for some insight. I do now see that Cancel Recording works the same as Stop Recording. The wording of cancel was throwing me off and had me worried it would simply remove the recording from the storage. As for using Start from beginning. That doesn't work for the situation I'm describing. I want to be able to start from the beginning and then be able to skip forward and back as I want. Start from Beginning in the live guide does not allow you to skip forward on all programs. And yes you can start at the beginning of a recorded program IF the program has stopped or finished, but what I'm ultimately looking for is the ability to start a program that is still recording from the beginning so I can "catch up" to live if I want to. I don't want to have to wait until the program is finished before I can start watching it. For example: I record the hockey game because I won't be home when it starts at 7. I get home at 730 and can start watching the recording that's in progress and am able to fast forward through commercials and intermissions until I have caught up and am Live again. This is how it worked with the previous PVR that had local storage.7.2KViews0likes0CommentsCloud PVR issues - Start from beginning/stop recordinf
I can’t seem to start from the beginning or a recording or stop a recording without cancelling it outright. I only record live sports and sometimes I want to start “catching up” before the game is over but the PVR does not have an option to play from the beginning. So if the event is not over it starts live and I have to go back to the beginning in chunks of time and risk having the score ruined. Why are the following capabilities no longer available in the Cloud. They were all available in my last PVR device: Start from beginning Stop recording Start recording ___minutes early Stop recording ____ minutes later These are very useful capabilities that need to be returned to the menu. I don’t understand why this new version of the PVR would be released without these very basic features. At minimum the Telus staff should have explained the “new” system isn’t as developed.7.5KViews0likes11Comments