yostmatt
09-16-2006, 06:50 PM
I got a Dock for my Ipod thinking I could plug it into the 'input' (RCA) on my Tivo and therefore run it out my surround system. I found a post in the archive:
Posted by: PortlandPaw
Assuming that there aren't any copy-protection problems, I would use the same method many people use to record from a VCR. This also assumes that all of your stations are coming in on either RF or RCA a/v, but not both. The directions below will have to be modified to fit your exact situation, but you should get the general idea.
In this example, assume the user gets all channels via cable coming in via a/v. The DVD output is hooked to the TiVo's RF input.
Specifically, run Guided Setup and indicate that you have both cable and satellite. Assign cable to a/v and satellite to RF. Choose a channel number that you don't use that corresponds to a satellite channel name that doesn't embarrass you. For example, it might be better to choose "Showtime" than "Pleasure" -- it will show up on Now Playing, along with the program names which, of course, will be wrong and will have to be changed in TivoWeb.
Deselect all of the satellite channels except for the one you selected. You'll get one unwanted and inaccurate channel in your program guide, but you can live with that.
Now, when you tune to that channel, TiVo will switch to RF and bring in the output of your DVD player. It will have the two second delay as mentioned before, but it will become program material like anything else.
To record the DVD input, just set a manual recording for the "phantom channel" at a particular time and start the DVD when the channel changes and the recording starts.
Kind of kludgy, but it works well for me and my VCR. Should work as well for a DVD.
The iPod dock has the RCA's and I tested it going straight to my TV and it works fine. I spend a good chuck of my day redoing the guided setup and I am so frustrated now. I just don't understand why it wont work. I do not get any audio all I get is the blue error screen.
My set up is a tad different from above. I have the cable (no box) going from the wall into a splitter. One cable goes to the tv and other to the Tivo. So its backwards from this set up, but I don't see it being a problem.
If anyone has done this before or could give me another suggestion I would really appreciate it. If only Tivo had a video input button!
Thanks!!
Posted by: PortlandPaw
Assuming that there aren't any copy-protection problems, I would use the same method many people use to record from a VCR. This also assumes that all of your stations are coming in on either RF or RCA a/v, but not both. The directions below will have to be modified to fit your exact situation, but you should get the general idea.
In this example, assume the user gets all channels via cable coming in via a/v. The DVD output is hooked to the TiVo's RF input.
Specifically, run Guided Setup and indicate that you have both cable and satellite. Assign cable to a/v and satellite to RF. Choose a channel number that you don't use that corresponds to a satellite channel name that doesn't embarrass you. For example, it might be better to choose "Showtime" than "Pleasure" -- it will show up on Now Playing, along with the program names which, of course, will be wrong and will have to be changed in TivoWeb.
Deselect all of the satellite channels except for the one you selected. You'll get one unwanted and inaccurate channel in your program guide, but you can live with that.
Now, when you tune to that channel, TiVo will switch to RF and bring in the output of your DVD player. It will have the two second delay as mentioned before, but it will become program material like anything else.
To record the DVD input, just set a manual recording for the "phantom channel" at a particular time and start the DVD when the channel changes and the recording starts.
Kind of kludgy, but it works well for me and my VCR. Should work as well for a DVD.
The iPod dock has the RCA's and I tested it going straight to my TV and it works fine. I spend a good chuck of my day redoing the guided setup and I am so frustrated now. I just don't understand why it wont work. I do not get any audio all I get is the blue error screen.
My set up is a tad different from above. I have the cable (no box) going from the wall into a splitter. One cable goes to the tv and other to the Tivo. So its backwards from this set up, but I don't see it being a problem.
If anyone has done this before or could give me another suggestion I would really appreciate it. If only Tivo had a video input button!
Thanks!!