Comments on: Yahoo! TV Vs. TiVo Central Online (TCO), Which One Is Better?

By: TiVo Blog » TiVo On Yahoo! TV Gets An Update

TiVo Blog » TiVo On Yahoo! TV Gets An Update — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:02:18 +0000

[...] I prefer TiVo Central over Yahoo! TV. What’s your opinion about Yahoo! TV? Do you use TiVo Central or do you prefer Yahoo! [...]

By: Chuck

Chuck — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 22:26:56 +0000

Are you kidding? Is this an advertisement from Tivo Central?

The Yahoo interface is far more useful. How can you browse for programming without a listings grid? Tivo has no grid. You want me two call up every channel individually to see what’s on.

I want to see what is on today on every channel at one time. Yesterday, when I discoverd Online scheduling I had a TVGuide page up and the TivoCentral page up to cross-reference back and forth.

Today I have the Yahoo page up and that’s it. I’m sure Yahoo has its problems too. It thinks my Tivo is using the wrong cable provider, and Yahoo may not force my Tivo to connect and schedule the recording as the Tivo site appears to do.

Bu c’mon YOUR grid is ridiculous.

By: bnpositive

bnpositive — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 16:25:57 +0000

I agree with most commenters in that I use the Yahoo TV! functionality because it’s more easily accessible for me through MyYahoo! and the Yahoo! Toolbar. If I need to do something that only TiVo provides (wishlist), then I go there.

By: TGWShark

TGWShark — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 15:44:00 +0000

It’s the grid, pure and simple. Yahoo has the grid that shows me everything that’s playing for my channels at a time of my choosing.

If I know what I want to record, I usually go to TiVo Central. But, if I’m just browsing, I go to to Yahoo.

And, Yahoo’s grid on my home page.

By: JIM WILLIS

JIM WILLIS — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 14:34:30 +0000

One more difference between the two services:

Sends Chinese Dissidents To Prison- TCO(no) Yahoo!(yes)

By: EnergyGuru

EnergyGuru — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 14:18:15 +0000

Yep, I use my yahoo to access the yahoo TV page. It’s much quicker for me since I’m already on my yahoo for my rss feeds, weather, news, etc.

Recently tried meevee, which doesn’t have recording ability but which can help you lay out your tv schedule to avoid those pesky conflicts. I really need another tivo or the Series 3 with a second tuner.

By: JD

JD — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 12:42:23 +0000

The difference, I think, is that I wouldn’t have the Tivo page as my homepage…I would have to go there specifically. For Yahoo, I have the TV grid on my homepage along with other news and blog feeds (like this one … it is very nice to be reading the news, notice a show, and tell my Tivo to catch it without going all over the web to do it. Also…Yahoo already has my login, so I don’t have to try to remember my Tivo password.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 11:58:17 +0000

No, there is no reason why you need to use only one of the schedulers. Good point about my.yahoo, I hadn’t thought about that.

By: Chichimama

Chichimama — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 11:54:22 +0000

I don’t have a series 2, so don’t use either, but could see using Yahoo on occasion if I did because the TV listings show up on my My Yahoo page and it would be easier just to so it from there if I saw something from interest.

Unless there is a reason why you can only use one of the schedulers.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 11:46:18 +0000

I’m glad you heard it here :).

By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 04:49:45 +0000

I must live in a box along with most people because this is the first I’ve heard of this.