Originally Posted by
gglave
Thanks everyone for the feedback so far... Wasn't there some business a while back where TiVo was going to cripple (or had crippled) the ability to fast-forward through commercials? Or that they were going to insert their own commercials instead? Has that gone away?
Here's what I've seen as far as "added ads" on my Tivo:
Some commercials are "tagged" with a "Press ^ to get more info" button. If you do, it downloads an ad. On the positive side, when the TV networks run an ad for another show, the ^ can be used to record the episode. These will also pop up (albeit briefly) when fast-forwarding.
Supposedly, they've got the ability to overlay something while fast-forwarding, but I've never seen it.
At the end of a show, on the "keep or delete" popup screen, there may be a link to have Tivo download an ad.
On the Home screen, there may be an ad.
I've never been unable to fast-forward a show.