Error Playing a Recording

[bladerider7]

I have a Sony SVR2000, with an upgraded drive and I keep getting this error when trying to play a recording:
"Error playing a recording"

It happens on recording that played and recorded fine before. It seems new recordings causes some of the older ones to revert to this state.

I used mfstools 2.0, and all my other TiVOs worked fine, including this one for many years, until recently. I believe the swap space is fine. I repeated the steps several times, using different drives, different images (original/latest image), to no avail.

I also tried a full reset and delete everything, but the problem returns. I have concluded it is not a bad drive, nor bad image, but something else that is getting corrupted.

I have read through all similar threads and couldn't find a solution.

Can anyone offer any suggestions?

[bladerider7]

Well, I gave up on this issue and started looking for a new unit. I called TiVo and found out my unit qualifies for a one-time lifetime transfer. I picked up a TiVo HD and couldn't be happier. The PQ is amazing, and I love the dual tuner. Networking opens up a whole world. I was living in the stone ages compared to what I have now. Get one!

Oh, something not really advertised: I think you get a 25% discount on the lifetime if you are already a TiVo customer.

[RonDawg]

Well, I gave up on this issue and started looking for a new unit. I called TiVo and found out my unit qualifies for a one-time lifetime transfer. I picked up a TiVo HD and couldn't be happier.

That's news to all of us. My understanding, and that of many others on this board, is that Sony didn't release its first TiVo unit until after the 1/21/2000 cutoff.

But if TiVo let you do it, all the better :up: