Unfortunately we can only read that informative post here, since it was deleted(like many others) at Cordcutters.Interesting comment by KaysGramma in the CordCutters article in question. I thought I'd post it here before it gets deleted there.
Did your parents refuse to buy you a PlayStation as a child? Or did Sony refuse to affiliate with your site? Your negative reporting on PlayStation Vue has gotten so blatantly obvious. You "did some digging"? Where? On Reddit? The PlayStation Community Forum? "PlayStation Vue Quietly Changes How Their DVR Works", is based on NINE COMMENTS in a community forum & 20 comments on Reddit (several which have been deleted), discussing an issue seen on ONE network & experienced by only a couple of users! No official word from Sony, no comment from unnamed sources, and you appear to be the ONLY site reporting this. Did you even consider talking to current subscribers and see what their experiences were before reporting on this? "Cord Cutters News was able to reproduce this issue and confirmed that it is happening on PlayStation Vue. So far nothing leaves us to believe that this is a glitch but Sony has yet to respond to our request for comment." -- how exactly did you reproduce this? Because I can tell you that I can fast forward through the commercials on ALL the programs saved to my DVR and even some of the commercials within OnDemand videos. Maybe Sony hasn't replied because its a non-issue. Maybe there haven't been any changes to their DVR & they're not interested in promoting stories behind false & misleading headlines. Last week, you falsely reported that Sony was raising their prices, when in fact, they did no such thing. They eliminated discounted rates which were originally offered to compensate for something they are now offering to almost everyone, something YOU have reported on consistently for the last year. Why not tell the full story -- the HONEST story -- rather than sensationalize it for a few clicks? Why not report that Sony is the only streaming provider thats actually LOWERED their subscription rates since first launching, while making huge improvements? If I were a Sony rep, I wouldn't be interested in talking with someone who goes out of their way to misrepresent facts that casts a negative shadow over my company. The way you report a story goes a long way with your readers. Its almost if you want them to get angry & leave Sony & head on over to a competitor like Sling, a company you so obviously have an interest in.
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The internet never forgets ... though to be honest, I didn't think he'd actually delete it. I will now not only read CCN's posts with a grain of salt, but the comments as well.
Well, the comments are typically where you get a better sense of what's truly going on anyway. That's true with many sites.
Tonight I successfully watched 3 different shows, new episodes of original programs, recorded from 3 different AMC channels without any issues fast-forwarding or other issues. So I'm leaning toward glitch at this point and not a new restriction on DVR playback controls.
This is good news.
To be honest, I am surprised the IPTV DVR wasn't some form of personalized VOD library you've "tagged" for "x" amount of time with a few ads. I'm happy to see a true DVR set up (even if cloud based) & hope it stays that way. VOD is ok as a standalone feature but I don't want it merged with my DVR.
To be honest, I am surprised the IPTV DVR wasn't some form of personalized VOD library you've "tagged" for "x" amount of time with a few ads. I'm happy to see a true DVR set up (even if cloud based) & hope it stays that way. VOD is ok as a standalone feature but I don't want it merged with my DVR.
It just occurred to me, why would Sony go to the trouble of implementing a restriction on fast-forwarding DVR'd content when it has yet to fill it's allotted ad slots on various channels? I can't tell you how many times I see during a commercial break the blue screen with PS Vue logo in place of an actual commercial.
In theory, that could also have the opposite impact where they explore other ways to get revenue out of current advertisers. They pay more to ensure their ad is seen regardless of live, VOD, or recorded.
Not verifying it happening in any way, just playing devils advocate there.
How is a show recorded to the cloud DVR if it's not added to favorites (My Shows)? Why would you expect to FF if it isn't? (I'm not talking about VoD content or "Catch Up" shows with this issue since we know FF is disabled for those options.)
With Fire Tv all shows are recorded to cloud for up to 7 days. (Everything) and can be watched even if not added to favorite shows. FF won't work here. Only shows added to favorites does FF work from my experience.
if I am understanding you, only shows you "recorded" (added to favorites/my shows) have FF capability. If that is what you are saying, I do believe that is correct. I have only tried VOD instead of a recording once, Into the Badlands I think it was, and with VOD I could not FF. Once I added it to "my shows" to record, I could FF just like on a physical DVR
Correct FF won't work on most other material. (Only if added to favorites) I think this is where the confusion arises, those thinking it's been disabled. Best way to solve issue is just add everything you might watch to my favorites.
So again, if Sony has changed the DVR within Vue, it would seem because more programming has become On demand. I just know the choice of which to watch started popping up a few weeks ago.
It sounds like you are talking about those shows labeled "Catch Up" in the guide, which let you go back and watch, often until that date cycles out of the guide, but without allowing regular DVR functions. I guess technically they are recorded in the cloud to access, but I don't consider them DVR'd shows any more than I consider On Demand content as such (especially when it's not added to My Shows). It's just another nice option if you miss something. Also note, not every show in PS Vue is available for Catch Up.
I've seen the choice for some shows pretty much since I began subscribing to Vue last summer. Maybe the system is doing a better job of giving the option for more shows that we are setting to "record" (adding to My Shows). In some cases, on demand may even be a better option, as I've noticed after one week (or even less), some on demand shows drop the forced commercials so you don't have to bother hitting the FF.
I noticed yesterday Vue updated the guide slightly on the Fire platform. Subtle changes (I will have to look this evening to see exactly what it is), but it did seem to improve the speed and loading of the guide somewhat.
So if I bump up to GB service from Cox and get a 2 TB Cap and stream tv full time say 10-12 hours a day would I use that cap up?
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Maybe, we use the Roku for all our Home Entertainment ( Vudu, Netflix, Hulu, Playstation Vue ) and as of right now we are at 1038GB.
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