Boat Anchor Mode

[Tracy RainH2o]

Hi all,

I was checking the system info on the Tivo in my daughter's room today. I was making sure it was running cool after I put in into a rack to hold it and her DVD player. The second line down said: "Boat Anchor Mode = TRUE". That's funny !!!

Is it a Tivo thing or is it some hacker's idea of a joke? I got a chuckle from it. :D :D :D

[GBL]

It means it's a Series 2 box that is not subscribed - makes it about as useful as a "boat anchor".

[Tracy RainH2o]

It makes it about as useful as a "boat anchor".

Little did they know.......... ;)

My daughter's "Boat Anchor" gets used more than the subbed Tivo in our family room.

[Rob00GT]

As you can see from my sig below, boat anchors are quite useful. :D

[abricko]

What can you do in Boat Anchor Mode? It sounds like it's Tivo's cocky sense of humor (w/o paying it's as useful as a boat anchor)... because if you can at least set manual timers and still watch and pause live tv, that's more useful than a VCR (minus ability to playback VHS Tapes) sure I understand no guide data or season passes, but there are many shows which are on regularly and manual timers can work well.

[ttodd1]

People use them for "archival" and to "offload" from the other Tivos to free up space.

[abricko]

People use them for "archival" and to "offload" from the other Tivos to free up space.

It will still do the manual recordings though correct?

[Martin Tupper]

No.

[Tracy RainH2o]

It will still do the manual recordings though correct?

No but you can use it as an unsubscribed networked unit. At least you can with DirecTivos. :D