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Hello, My really old Toshiba TV isn't working. It has a bunch of colored plug-ins, some of the colored plug-ins I don't have like blue and green. I have red, yellow, and white. I don't have the remote to it either so. The TV is abou 15 years old. Pretty old but I can still plug it in, and turn...

...for my mom. I dont want anything extravagant, just something she can record her soaps with. I am assuming I can get something like that without monthly fees. Any suggestions would be appreciated, thanks.

In the 720p LCD HDTV I see a blinking icon of an enveloppe,how do I remove it? Don't know what I did that it appeared. Thank you!!

Hello, what can be done to minimize these occurences . thanksw

Hi guys, new here. I want to ask you something, because you are the experts. What's your opinion about LED TVs? Thanks!

O.K., Let me ask the question differently. How can i modify a Tivo series 2 hardware to become a simple stand alone DVR without using any subscription service. All I want to do is use it as a digital version of a VCR. I dont want to use anyones proprietary subscription service or violate any...

I had Tivo Desktop installed, half on my c drive and half on an external (g) drive. The G drive is no longer here and when i tried to launch tivo desktop, I was told that it could not find the file. So I deleted all traces of tivo desktop and uninstalled it. However, when i tried to re-install...

I have a DVR and have recorded some stuff that I'd like to have on my PC. Can this be done? Is it possible to upload something from a DVR cable box to my computer?

I have 2 movies on my tivo which i transfered directly to my pc using my video capture device of my tv tuner card ..What i would like to do now is record each movie on a dvd using ConvertXtoDVD but without the commercials..How would i go about editing out the commercials from the movies i have...

Hello All: I'd like to buy both of the above units from someone who has original documentation which shows the date of sale. I am willing to pay top price, including the cost of replacing the units with a NEW receiver, and shipping. Please let me know. The sooner the better, I am short on...

Archived from groups: alt.video.ptv.tivo (More info?) Hello I was wondering if I can setup my Series 2 Tivo to connect to my wireless network for it's regular downloads instead of using my phone line. My service number starts with 151 and from reading the online resources at TIVO.COM it...

Archived from groups: alt.video.ptv.tivo (More info?) I didn't see any "accessories" on the TIVO web site -- looking to buy another remote. Thanks. -- Jennifer Lopez Lingerie *plus* Gourmet Goodies www.cafepress.com/dwacon

Archived from groups: alt.video.ptv.tivo (More info?) I turned my DirecTivo on yesterday at about noon and it was showing a "retrieving information from satellite" message with the progress bar sitting at 97%. I let it sit there for 5 or 10 minutes and nothing changed, so I cycled the power...

Archived from groups: alt.video.ptv.tivo (More info?) Hi, I am thinking about getting a Tivo, but it would have to use wired Ethernet. It appears that Tivo supports the concept of a USB-to-Ethernet adapter, but which ones will work with Tivo for sure? TIA, Dan

Archived from groups: alt.video.ptv.tivo (More info?) When the last phone call occurred for my SA TIVO series 2, it told me I needed to rerun the guided setup portion relevant to my signal source. I get most of my channels from DISH. It said DISH had made a change, so it followed that TIVO...

Archived from groups: alt.video.ptv.tivo (More info?) I have a set of DVDs that are saved as VIDEO_TS folders on my Mac Mini. I have a Humax 80 hours Series 2 Tivo. I have a cable modem attached to the ethernet port on my mac mini. I have Galleon 1.5 running on my mac (with Mac OS X 104.2)...

Archived from groups: alt.video.ptv.tivo (More info?) I'm worried the hard drive in my Tivo is about to go kaput because it occasionally makes a harsh whining sound that I have heard dying hard drives make before. I'm technical enough to remove the drive and connect it to a PC running...

Archived from groups: alt.video.ptv.tivo,alt.dss.tech (More info?) I see that TIVO now supports Canadian users and has local, Canadian access numbers (for updating the schedule). DirecTV, of course, does not. If I'm in Canada and want to purchase a DirecTV DVR (I have DirecTV thru my U.S...

Archived from groups: alt.video.ptv.tivo (More info?) I currently have a tivo series 2 with HME. I have networked it to my LAN via a wireless usb card which allows me to use the features of the galleon (http://galleon.sourceforge.net) which totally rocks! However, I haven't had much time to...

Archived from groups: alt.video.ptv.tivo (More info?) I'm thinking of buying a Sony KDLV32XBR1 and would like to know if we'll still be able to use the series II peanut to control both TiVo and the TV? Thanks. Chip