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scatpack
05-08-2006, 10:28 PM
My HDtivo last night locked up (looked like a 'cloud cover' scramble.. but wasnt) and again it locked up during Medium on NBC. So i pulled the cord and restarted.

...and now the picture is BETTER?! It was previously at 1080 and is now at the same 1080 setting so that isnt it.

What did I do?

..not that im complaining!
phox_mulder
05-08-2006, 10:41 PM
TiVo's are computers and need a reboot every now and then.


phox
scatpack
05-08-2006, 10:45 PM
I take it back. It just crashed again. Screen goes to "squares" and the controller does nothing. Hitting the TIVO button does nothing for about 2 minutes and then goes into the menu.

Looks like my less than a year old TIVO is dying. This will be my THIRD.
rminsk
05-09-2006, 02:28 AM
TiVo's are computers and need a reboot every now and then.Ah... the Microsoft mentality still exists. I've had my license server (not running windows) here at work up for over 700 days now without a hickup.
thumperxr69
05-09-2006, 07:45 PM
My HDtivo last night locked up (looked like a 'cloud cover' scramble.. but wasnt) and again it locked up during Medium on NBC. So i pulled the cord and restarted.

...and now the picture is BETTER?! It was previously at 1080 and is now at the same 1080 setting so that isnt it.

What did I do?

..not that im complaining!


Hey Scat are you sure by chance you didn't do an up arrow and changed the res to 480. It is kind of easy to change.

T
scatpack
05-09-2006, 10:58 PM
Hey Scat are you sure by chance you didn't do an up arrow and changed the res to 480. It is kind of easy to change.

T

Nah.. i didnt. I actually tried to change teh resolution while it was locked up to see if that would do anything. No repsonse (and the light was on 1080i)
kmp14
05-10-2006, 10:05 AM
Ah... the Microsoft mentality still exists. I've had my license server (not running windows) here at work up for over 700 days now without a hickup.

My Ultimate TV (Microsoft Product) has been running uninterupted (except a power failure, and a move) for over 5 years without a crash or deliberate restart for the purposes of fixing something.