Toshiba Unit Dead - could really use some help please

[morgancva]

I also posted this to the Toshiba-specific forum.

Help me please.

Best Buy has my TX20 and called me yesterday to say I was authorized for an exchange. (I think it's the HD.)

Tivo's site says that the lifetime can be transferred to a new box when it dies under the retailer's warranty. Anybody try this with any success?

I don't know what to do. Get another and transfer? Get the box back and try to fix it myself (hoping I can and hoping that BBuy didn't corrupt anything further)?

I don't see that they carry a Tivo with a DVD. If I get separate Tivo and dvd recorder units, can I still record shows from the Tivo HD to the dvd? Will it take an hour for an hour show, or will it be quicker to transfer (like it is on the TX20)?

Any suggestions on what I should get as a replacement?

I got a great deal on the TX20 and I figure BBuy will only exchange what I paid versus what it was worth (I bought it open box on Black Friday and stood in line for a couple of hours to pay, then I paid for the lifetime upgrade beyond Basic - so it's not like "my good deal" didn't come at a price).

I'd really appreciate the help. I miss Tivo. I got hooked with a good deal . . . now it's starting to look like it was just just temporary. Thanks, CM

[snickerrrrs]

What's wrong with it? 9 out of 10 times it's just a hard drive and you can order a new one from dvrupgrade.com or weaknees.com. I'd do that instead, wait until the HD prices drop to something resembling reasonable.

[segamartinez]

What's wrong with it? 9 out of 10 times it's just a hard drive and you can order a new one from dvrupgrade.com or weaknees.com. I'd do that instead, wait until the HD prices drop to something resembling reasonable.

I'm wondering if I'm in the same boat here. My TiVo (Pioneer 57-H) keeps freezing where you can tell when it froze because the display on the unit will still have the time on it. I give it the old power cycle and everything goes back to normal...for a few hours to about 24 hours and then it will freeze again. Lather. Rinse. Repeat.

I've read through the forums (and have tried many of the possible remedies) and it seems that it most likely has something to do with a bad hard drive? I've had the unit for several years (about three).

Went to weaknees.com and they have a "300 GB Replace Kit Special" for the Pioneer 57-H. Will this most likely do the trick?

Thanks in advance.