I have had my Tivo since day 1 in the UK. It has been fine until now. I know that picture break-up can be a sign of the hard disc failing, but my symptoms are slightly more complex so would appreciate a second opinion.
What is happening is that when I go to the Tivo guide screen, sometimes it starts displaying the program details VERY slowly...line by line. Clearly the Tivo is working overtime to display the program information. As a result, it gets behind in its CPU cycles, and the picture starts to break up as well. The picture can break up at times other than when I am displaying the program guide, such as when a program is about to record, or Tivo is doing any kind of processing, such as downloading new program data or its internal management...or just when a program ends and a new one begins (as Tivo is aware of the program change).
However, its not always like this..and sometimes, just a few moments after dramatic guide screen slow-down, it suddenly starts displaying everything superquick again!
I have tried a complete wipe of absolutely everthing, and invoking the GSOD and using options 57 and 58. They make no difference at all.
Does this sound like a hard drive on its way out, or some other weird failure such as the CPU running slow?
Jonathan
What is happening is that when I go to the Tivo guide screen, sometimes it starts displaying the program details VERY slowly...line by line. Clearly the Tivo is working overtime to display the program information. As a result, it gets behind in its CPU cycles, and the picture starts to break up as well. The picture can break up at times other than when I am displaying the program guide, such as when a program is about to record, or Tivo is doing any kind of processing, such as downloading new program data or its internal management...or just when a program ends and a new one begins (as Tivo is aware of the program change).
However, its not always like this..and sometimes, just a few moments after dramatic guide screen slow-down, it suddenly starts displaying everything superquick again!
I have tried a complete wipe of absolutely everthing, and invoking the GSOD and using options 57 and 58. They make no difference at all.
Does this sound like a hard drive on its way out, or some other weird failure such as the CPU running slow?
Jonathan