TiVo HD FAQ

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There are other factors--like the scaler involved, but it should be pretty much the same.

 

Can this be a sticky?

 

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Here's a dumb question. Is it available now? (Aug 07). Amazon is still preorder but it looks like you can get it now from tivo.com or bestbuy or circuit city.

Why is Amazon showing an Aug 25 release date. Are they giving the big box retailers a head start?

 

FYI - Multi-room Viewing and Tivo-to-Go ARE available on the Tivo HD. I don't know why the FAQ says they're not. I haven't connected two Tivos yet. But, if you go to http://www.tivo.com/guides and look up the Home Media Features Guide, it says that it can do it.

 

Many times Amazon is just a "go between" who sells on the behalf of a distributor, etc.

It's entirely possible that big box stores like BB, CC and others made a large enough ordering commitment that they have received the initial allocation of units.

 

No they're not. Supposedly ToGo is going to be available later this year, and I have heard the same rumors about MRV, but as of now they don't work since they lack approval from CableLabs.

 

Wow - then I think Tivo is being a bit misleading on their website. The FAQ says one thing, but the manual in the box says another. From the manual:

So, I did consult it. On Page 1, it says:

 

If you look at the front page of the guide it says "Series 2 and Series 3" so if the guide doesn't differentiate between the two for home media capabilities, shame on Tivo.

 

May want to update the release level:

What is the current software revision?

8.1.7B2-01-2-652, introduced 08/16/2007.

 

I am a little confused. I have a series 2 tivo box and HD cable box with HD services like TNTHD, DSC theater and all that good stuff plus the digital choice channels. Would tivo HD replace my HD Cable box and still receive the above services?
sorry for the dumb question

 

Yes, you'd have the Tivo HD, and one M-card or two S-card digital cable cards that you would need to rent from your local provider.

The Tivo HD would tune and record analog/digital/HD stations via Cable Card or with the over the air antenna connection (or both).

You would not have a seperate cable box connected to the Tivo HD.

Hope this answers your question.

 

it does answer my question thank you very much. One more thing, Do I need to buy another monthly subscription fee or can I just use the one I have for series 2?

 

You should be able to transfer the subscription if you are going to discontinue use on the S2, otherwise you would be eligible for $6 discount on the second Tivo.

 

I went through this same issue. They don't differentiate in the guide regarding Series 2 and Series 3 available features. They just state that the guide covers Series 2 and 3, and then list out a bunch of features that are "available". It took me coming to the forums and posting before I found out that MRV and TTG were not active on TiVoHD's yet. Heck even if you read just the unit's manual there are one or two severely misleading statements in there are well.

I think Tivo Inc. really needs to rework their guides and materials , make some Series 3 specific guides and manuals.

 

Question about TiVo HD...

If you do antenna only can you record two things at once?

If you do antenna and cable card (SD) can you record and SD and HD OTA at the same time.

I know these are probably dumb but I have searched and do not see the answer.

 

If you have an OTA antenna hooked up, you can record two channels at once with that. There is an internal splitter that splits the signal. If you have cablecard hooked up, you can also record 2 channels with that. It should also work in any combination of the two.