pLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME HOW I CAN OVERCOME WAITING ONE HOUR AND FORTY FIVE MINUTES TO TRANSFER A ONE HOUR PROGRAM TO MY DESKTOP PC FROM MY TIVOHD THIS IS THE FIRST TRANSFER I HAVE ATTEMPTED BUT IT JUST DOESNT SEEM LOGICAL

Hi

I've been wanting a hd tivo for a really long time but couldnt get myself to shell out all that money.

But I am finally breaking down and am ready to buy.

I had dish network in the past (about 2 years ago) and I loved their HD DT DVR but everyone tells me tivo will blow everything out of the water

Here is my situation

1. moved into a condo and get free cable through coax line (please dont flame)
2. I get a bunch of hd local channels i.e. 2.1, 5.1 etc but nothing like espn in Hd but i dont really care about recording the latter in HD or SD.
3. Should I buy one off of ebay with lifetime? Series 3 with upgraded HD go for about 650-700. or should I buy a series 3 from amazon for 230 and get the lifetime service separately on ebay for 340? Should i be scared about people messing with the HD before I get it in my hands?

Please let me know if u need additional info. I've been out of the dvr game for a long time and just would like some advice but I don't trust the people at best buy.

I have a Tivo Series 1 Sony 2000 DVR, and currently have it plugged into the phone line for updates, etc.

I wanted to get rid of my land line as I have a cell.

I have Comcast cable, and wanted to get Comcast internet instead of the Verizon DSL I have, as the cost of the phone and DSL combined is equal to Comcast internet, and it's alot faster.

So, If I get rid of my land line how can I get updates, or do I need them?

Thank you,.................marc

Via Margret Schmidt (aka @TiVoDesign on Twitter)
http://twitter.com/tivodesign/status/5896823439

Please forgive me if I’m posting in the wrong area. I have a Tivo 2 DT and I read all the "cons" about this unit. I have the coax running directly into the unit without a cable box. The channels are only go up to 100 no matter what I do. This is the first Tivo I ever owned. Any help on how to get to the next hundred channels would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

I have been a TiVo customer from 2002 and TiVo treats me badly, why must they have a complex pricing and upgrade. They should just keep it simple!!! I think TiVo has gone downhill!!!


Let's face it, who post of this forum anymore? I bet the number of postings from 2004 was a lot better the today!!!!

I've had 4 series 2 Tivos for several years, now, and I haven't had any problems with them besides the occasional reboot to fix network issues. Lately, Tivo has been sending me emails regarding an upgrade offer in which the boxes are basically half off. My service fees would increase $6/month because two of my MSDs would go from $6.95 to $9.95. I'm thinking about finally switching over, but I have a few questions:

1) Do you think the boxes are new, or are they refurbished?
2) Should I wait for any series 4 box that may come out?
3) I live in the Denver Comcast market. Any problems with copy protection or SDV?

Besides the ease of use, the main things I love about the Tivos is MRV and TTG/TTCB. If copy protection is going to wipe out those features, I definitely wouldn't want to switch.

Thanks

I can't figure out why or how my Tivo HD decides to record old reruns of Mythbusters when I have the Season Pass set to First Run Only... on Comcast channel 43 in the SD mode.

ie - tonight - it's recording an old episode...
Listed as (cc, stereo, R, 480i)
original air date 11/11/09

SO - why is it recording ???

I wanted to know if I can watch HD channels with a cablevision HD STB box while still using the Tivo series 2. I have seen a thread here where someone says that this can be done (I will only record in SD of course).
However, then someone brought up the point which I have myself...if the Tivo only has composite output to the TV, how could I possibly watch HD channels from the cable box if it is routed through the Tivo?
There was no follow-up response to that question, so I am asking it here.

Greetings,
When I first hooked my new Series 3 HD, I started to receive the extra HD channels like 3-1, 3-2, 3-3 etc. When I received my Cable Card from Cox and had it installed, the channels have now disappeared. Cox says they don't have these channels available. If that is the case, how did I see them? Is it possible to get the extra local HD channels back?


Love My Tivo!

George Evans
:confused:

Earlier this year, I replaced all my old TVs with new HDTVs and my old Comcast STBs with Comcast DVRs. But, I''m still trying to figure out what to do with my old Tivos -- two S2s (@6.95/month) and one S1 (paid lifetime subscription).

Comcast is just about to go fully digital in my area, so there won't be much for my old Tivos to record, unless I get them separate digital boxes. Plus, even though I much prefer Tivo to Comcast DVR, watching the non-HD, non-digital pictures look horrible on my new TVs. I don't think I've watched any of the Tivos in more than six months now...

Is there any benefit to keeping them operational or keeping the subscriptions active? Right now, I'm not too inclined to shell out for upgrades, since the Comcast PVRs are "good enough," but I hate to cancel the subscriptions when there might be some other benefit that I haven't thought about.

Thoughts?

hi all

i just put a pinnacle 800i HDTV card in my computer over the weekend. i want to start recording shows with it to transfer to my TiVoHD. the pinnacle has output settings for MP4, WMV, AVI and MOV, but i can't seem to figure out which file type will be supported by my TiVo. i've transferred MPEG files from my PC to TiVo to watch before, but it was hit-or-miss. anyone got any fool-proof file types or codecs they're using?

TIA

1. It looks like Tivo dropped the MSRP price of the TivoHD $50 to $250.

2. If you are a current Tivo Series 2 subscriber you can get the TivoHD for $100 off MSRP - $150.

3. Amazon is selling the Tivo HD for $234 (always fluctuating) and giving $30 away of Amazon Video on Demand Credit.

http://www.amazon.com/TiVo-TCD652160...ag=fire-fox-20

I bought a Series 2 TiVo (single tuner) back in 2006. Bought 3 year subscription as well.

The three year subscription is up in a few weeks. I got the renewal message from TiVo that after the subscription is done, I can still continue at $12.95/month.

The TiVo seems to still be working, although it does have the occasional pixellation/freeze issues with a show.

Might this be a good time to just get a replacement TiVo, maybe this

https://www3.tivo.com/store/boxes.do...ved_hd_199_img

I guess another option would be to replace the harddrive in the existing TiVo, but that doesn't seem cost effective.

I don't think I'm going to get the HD service through my cable provider (Mediacom)

Any advice? Thanks.

Whenever there is a major lineup change, the new channels tend to show up right away on my channel guide, but the actual listings take weeks if not months to appear - until they do, new channels tend to say "To Be Announced" on the left side of the guide and are blank (as opposed to, say, a long list of "To Be Announced" every 2-4 hours) on the right.

In the past, when I tried to do a manual recording on one of these channels, it would start, but then it would stop less than a minute later. However, last night, when I tried it (on a Series 3), it worked fine. Does anybody know when this was fixed (assuming this was ever a problem anybody else had)?

-- Don