Barboots wrote: ↑Thu Aug 15, 2019 14:26
I'm curious to hear if V2 owners feel it necessary to use IceTV, find it convenient to use IceTV or are successfully using the machine without it.
I find IceTV essential with my old DP units, but an incentive to make the move to a V2... primarily to offset the learning curve... is to save on the monthly fee.
My timers are typically series that I know are coming, but I also jag some random stuff out of the IceTV app program guide and occasionally the weekly email. This is partly because reading the EPG on the DP is a chore due to the format.
How are V2 users finding stuff to schedule? What is the non-IceTV EPG like with regard to browsing?
The V2's autotimers replace a lot of the functionality of IceTV, but not all of it. Scheduling out repeats is one challenge that can only be partially overcome.
Setting up recordings remotely is also something that is not quite as straightforward as with Ice TV,though it is perfectly possible with a VPN and remote access to the V2's own Web interface.
I was a subscriber to IceTV for a long time after I bought a T3, but eventually cancelled last year. My relatively modest needs are more than covered by Autotimers.
It all depends on how you use your PVR.
The benefit of the V2 is that you can afford to be a little more indiscriminate about scheduling recordings. You have up to four tuners and all recordings can overlap eachother, so you can afford to "accidentally" record some shows you didn't necessarily need.
As for upcoming shows, that's something for someone else to answer. I'm happy to just record things that pop up in promotions on TV, or are mentioned in any number of online news sources. I don't personally actively look for more things to watch as I find there is already more than enough of decent quality, and not enough time. Even if something is missed, then it can usually be caught on streaming catchup after the fact. I don't tend to watch any content that is produced by the networks themselves, so that's something to consider when hearing my opinion