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Chapter 3
The Basics in Five Short Tours
Tour Five: Finding New Programs
TiVo makes it easy for you to find new programs you might want to watch by responding
to your interests and collecting the best the networks have to offer.
WishList™ Searches
A WishList search automatically finds programs that match your tastes, passions, and
whims on any channel you receive. And it keeps on searching for as long as you keep the
WishList. Just enter your favorite actor or director’s name, or any keyword, and your
Recorder will find programs for you. Go to TiVo Central, then Pick Programs to Record,
then Search Using a WishList. For more information, see page 54.
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 recorded, or browse
programs with the live guide, or in Showcases or TiVolution Magazine, you can rate them
by pressing the THUMBS UP
TM
and THUMBS DOWN
TM
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 might like. The suggestions are listed under TiVo Suggestions in order of
how closely they match your preferences.
Suggested programs based on your ratings appear in TiVo Suggestions. Go to TiVo
Central, then Pick Programs to Record, then TiVo Suggestions. (If you don’t see programs
yet, come back later—it may take a few hours the first time.) The list of programs is
ranked, so shows you are more likely to enjoy are near the top. If you want to record a
program, select it and the Program Information screen appears.
Your personal TV preferences are
just that: personal. See the TiVo
Privacy Policy in Chapter 9, and the
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) White
Paper available at www.tivo.com/privacy
for more information.
®
The TiVo icon next to the title
indicates that it was recorded
as a TiVo Suggestion.