Tivo keeps freezing

What are you doing when it freezes? Watching a program? Transferring a program? What? We need some more info so we can help you out.

If it is freezing or pixelating, it is most likely the hard drive. If nothing else, you should get a backup of your drive before it fails, so you can load up a new drive.

it freezes just watching a program. It will happen while I'm watching it, and it will also already be frozen when I turn the TV on.

So I guess I'll have to get a new HD. Darn, really didnt' want to get that 500gb drive...

Check the fan first & the unit has enough ventilation.

I have had the same problem. Not onlu y one 1 but all three of my Tivos at the same time. one Series 3 that I owned for less than a year, and 2 series 2 boxes. All 3 HDs go at the same time?

There are a half dozen or so threads in the "DIRECTV
Receiver with TiVo" section of this forum discussing
freezing and/or rebooting problems. Do some reading
there to decide if your situation is similar and what
you might be able to do to get your systems working.