Series 3 Tivo in the UK?

I'm not sure if discussion of some of what you're asking is permissible on this forum, however:

If the Aus TiVo uses the same format of guide data as a S1 UK TiVo then it should be possible to use it in the UK if TiVo would allow you to subscribe it. I believe that they don't allow this. Why they don't, I cannot understand.

Assuming that they don't and assuming that the Aus TiVo uses the same guide format, it may be possible to spoof the Aus TiVo's service ID with that of a S1 that you own so that it could download UK guide data. However, I am pretty certain that this is a taboo subject for this forum, and may not be too easy anyway.

Personally, I have no moral objection to the idea. If you pay one subscription and use one TiVo, I cannot see any way that you are disadvantaging TiVo inc. They don't sell later model TiVos in the UK, or any TiVos in the UK, so you would not be affecting their income stream in any way.

I would happily pay a monthly sub to get an Aus TiVo if it worked in the UK. I can understand that TiVo may not want the outlay of a specific UK manufacturing and marketing operation, but why can't we import and use the Aus TiVos?

 

The first problem would be seeing if it actually tunes to our UK DTT (freeview).
AIUI the Aus S3 tivo has no external input via scart - it can only record via its internal digital tuners.

 

I think that it has already been established in other threads that the Australian DTT is similar to the UK and tha the Aus TiVo has hardware that can receive UK DTT signals.

 

As I understand it, the Aus TiVo is in conjunction with a comercial DTT broadcaster in direct competition to cable and satellite broadcasters. So, as far as TiVo in Australia is concerned, they don't do cable or satellite.