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    Would you buy another DirecTiVo now?

    Archived from groups: alt.video.ptv.tivo,rec.video.satellite.dbs (More info?) I currently have a DirecTiVo in my living room and a regular DTV receiver in another room. My wife has been nudging me for her own DirecTiVo (which would replace the other DTV receiver), but I keep hearing how...
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    HD Tivo: is there any of archiving shows?

    Archived from groups: alt.video.ptv.tivo (More info?) I have a couple of shows I watch all the time, such as the finale of American Idol, and the Eagles live concert. Best as I can tell, the only way I can retain these shows with full HDTV resolution, and DD5.1 sound, is to keep them on the...
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    Difference between TCD240080 and TCD24008A?

    Archived from groups: alt.video.ptv.tivo (More info?) What's the difference, if any, between TiVo Series 2 models TCD240080 and TCD24008A? TIA, -Lotofun
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    6.2 Tivo Upgrade Question

    Archived from groups: alt.video.ptv.tivo (More info?) I just upgraded a Hughes DirectTivo DVR40, using Hinsdale instructions and MFS Tools 2.0, with a 200 GB HD. Tivo software version is 3.X so only 137 GB is recognized. Since the new upgrade software version 6.X, which recognizes the full...
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    Can't get Tivo and my PC to talk

    Archived from groups: alt.video.ptv.tivo (More info?) Best I can tell, I have done everything correctly. Latest Desktop s/w I have gone to tivo.com and allowed transfers I have published music and photos. correct adapter When I go to Tivo on my PC, and check settings I get signal strength...
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    Showing a directory listing

    Archived from groups: alt.video.ptv.tivo (More info?) Hi, In the application I'm creating I want to display a directory listing similar to Tivo's Photo Viewer. What I would like to know is if there is a way to use the BList from bananas, or some other List object to display this directory...
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    Does this sound like a bad Tivo drive?

    Archived from groups: alt.video.ptv.tivo (More info?) Hi all, Been having ongoing problems with my Tivo Series 2 540 box for a few months and I'm about ready to try a new hard disk. I'm using it via a Motorola DCT2000 cable box. Cable service is a mix of analog and digital channels. Tivo...
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    Standalone Tivo Preprogrammed Channels

    Archived from groups: alt.video.ptv.tivo (More info?) I have two Philips, Models 312 and 212, standalone Tivo's. I want to use like VCR's, recording from dual receiver, Dish Sat Co-ax on channel 3 and channel 22. In the program lineup, already installed on the Tivo's, there is only one...
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    Any update on folders for HD Tivo?

    Archived from groups: alt.video.ptv.tivo (More info?) I have two of the DirecTV HD Tivo units. They are both running 3.1.5f I was under the impression that these guys were supposed to get a software upgrade allowing the use of folders some time in May. Do other HD Tivo users have the folder...
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    Series 2 with 7.1 has delayed response to remote

    Archived from groups: alt.video.ptv.tivo (More info?) I bought a Series 2 with a wireless network adapter. The network didn't work. After several calls I found someone who knew that I needed to wait for version 7 software for the wireless adapter to work. I signed up on the web site, waited...
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    New to Tivo, a few questions.

    Archived from groups: alt.video.ptv.tivo (More info?) I've just started looking into Tivo, and have a few questions: Are the subscription services nessisary for normal operation? I guess I'm not clear on what the tivo box does and what the service does. Also, how much bandwidth would one use...
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    Burn shows from Tivo to DVD?

    Archived from groups: alt.video.ptv.tivo (More info?) Hi, Is there a way to burn shows from my playlist to the DVD burner on my laptop? I see a USB port on the back of my Tivo box. Thanks a million! Tony
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    Any way to "un-delete" a show?

    Archived from groups: alt.video.ptv.tivo (More info?) Just deleted the wrong show, in error. Any way to get it back. Nothing else has been recorded, etc since the delete. thanks, gloria
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    poor play back

    Archived from groups: alt.video.ptv.tivo (More info?) I have been trying to upgrade my series one, software 3.x, Tivo with a larger hard drive. I want to replace the 30G HD with a 160G hard drive. I have been using the mfs tools & pipe command to do this. i.e. "mfsbackup -TAO - /dev/hdc...
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    TiVo DVR Software version 6.x features

    Archived from groups: alt.video.ptv.tivo (More info?) Here is another new feature that some folks may not have noticed... The Advance button will move the Now Playing List display window from Top to Bottom and vice versa with a single press. This is handy for opening the Suggestions folder...
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    Unexpected program placement

    Archived from groups: alt.video.ptv.tivo (More info?) DirecTiVo, sotware v6.2 I have a season pass for "Airline." (okay, I admit it) I also have a ARWL using the keyword "Poker." A recent episode of Airline featured a professional poker player. Rather than this episode being recorded and...
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    freezing TiVo

    Archived from groups: alt.video.ptv.tivo (More info?) I have a TiVo Series 2 that I bought in 9/03. Suddenly, the machine is freezing up regularly---three times in the last three days. It doesn't respond to the remote and I have to unplug/replug to get it going again. A quick web search...
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    Networked Series 1 won't make daily call

    Archived from groups: alt.video.ptv.tivo (More info?) My Hughs Series 1, hacked to include a Turbonet card and running TivoWebPlus, doesn't make the daily call (via internet) automatically. Every two weeks I get a message saying it needs to make the call. If I initiate it manually, it goes...
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    DirectTv Tivo Question

    Archived from groups: alt.video.ptv.tivo (More info?) I currently have a Dual LNB setup. I have 2 lines coming into my house going into a multiswitch. 2 lines going into my Tivo, the other into another room. Can I add another multiswitch to the line that's in my other room to make that 2...
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    DirectTivo Question

    Archived from groups: alt.video.ptv.tivo (More info?) I currently have a Dual LNB setup. I have 2 lines coming into my house going into a multiswitch. 2 lines going into my Tivo, the other into another room. Can I add another multiswitch to the line that's in my other room to make that 2...