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Dr.Gee
07-16-2006, 12:56 PM
What are some good uses for these around the house?Hacked or not. Can it be used as a media center or such?
Dr.Gee
07-17-2006, 09:20 AM
Nothing??? :confused:

Back up hard drive for the pc?
pcguru83
07-17-2006, 10:11 AM
That was my first thought. Rip that hard drive out of there and stick it in your PC.
puffdaddy
07-17-2006, 12:38 PM
Depends on the series and model or your unit. If you have it networked, then it can become an MRV client or server and a HMO client. Beyond that, there's not a whole lot that can be done with it.
classicsat
07-17-2006, 01:27 PM
If it is a series 2 DirecTV DVR, it ca be used as a media client (A Standalone can, but needs subbed).

It might be able to be turned into a NAS box.
ciper
07-18-2006, 01:32 AM
Change the default settings in it and turn it into a really long, high res, high bitrate live tv buffer.
collindv
07-18-2006, 02:44 PM
I have the exact same question actually. I have an old series 1 tivo (hacked for more storage space, but not networked). I would love to be able to do something with it, but I'm not sure what. Streaming media from my PC would be nice if I could somehow shove a wireless nic in it.

If it had an internal tuner at least I would be able to use it for something :-(