TiVo Introduction 92 Finding New Programs, TiVo Suggestions, Your personal TV preferences are

C h a p t e r 7 F e a t u r e s o f T i V o P l u s S e r v i c e

If other members of your household

®are pressing THUMBS UP on shows you don’t care for, and vice versa, you may find that TiVo Suggestions is making some suggestions that you like, and some that are more appropriate for others in your household.

The TiVo icon to the left of the program title indicates that it was recorded as a TiVo Suggestion.

Your personal TV preferences are

®just that: personal. All that information is stored in the Recorder, in your living room. For more information on the TiVo Privacy Policy, see Chapter 10 or visit www.tivo.com/privacy.

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Finding New Programs

TiVo Suggestions

TiVo Suggestions is a personalized list of shows selected to match your preferences. How is this magic possible? Any time you watch programs, live or pre-recorded, or browse programs with the Program Guide, in Showcases, or in TiVolution Magazine, you can rate

them by pressing the THUMBS UP and THUMBS DOWN buttons ( ). You can give a program up to three Thumbs Up or three Thumbs Down. Also, any time you choose to record a program, it automatically gets one Thumbs Up. Over time, the more shows you rate, the better TiVo Suggestions will be at finding programs you like.

Suggested programs based on your ratings appear in TiVo Suggestions in order of how closely they match your preferences. From TiVo Central, select Pick Programs to Record, then TiVo Suggestions. If you want to record a program, select it and the Program Information screen appears.

Auto-Recording TiVo Suggestions. As an added bonus, when the DMS has available space, it automatically records TiVo Suggestions. You will find recorded Suggestions on Now Playing, listed below programs you requested. Or, if you have Groups turned on (see page 109), Suggestions recordings will appear in their own group.

It’s important to remember these characteristics of TiVo Suggestions recordings:

•TiVo Suggestions never replace shows you request, or prevent your requested shows from being recorded.

•TiVo Suggestions are always the first programs deleted to make room for recordings you request.

You can turn auto-recording of TiVo Suggestions on and off. Just go to TiVo Central, then select messages & Setup, then Settings, then Recording, then TiVo Suggestions.