Comments on: Switching to Tivo? http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/switching-to-tivo/ Jake on travel, China, food, life and tech Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:00:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jake Ludington - Mediablab: Published items (items 1 to 50) http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/switching-to-tivo/comment-page-1/#comment-6789 Jake Ludington - Mediablab: Published items (items 1 to 50) Sun, 28 Oct 2007 01:39:59 +0000 http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/switching-to-tivo/#comment-6789 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Switching to Tivo?   [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] Switching to Tivo?   [...]

]]> By: Rob Lindsey http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/switching-to-tivo/comment-page-1/#comment-6360 Rob Lindsey Thu, 04 Oct 2007 19:41:04 +0000 http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/switching-to-tivo/#comment-6360 You might want to wait a bit before buying the new Tivo HD system as Deigo has the Moxi systems coming out sometime before Christmas and it might bring down the cost of the Tivo or you might just want to look at and buy the Moxi system. Just my $.02 worth. You might want to wait a bit before buying the new Tivo HD system as Deigo has the Moxi systems coming out sometime before Christmas and it might bring down the cost of the Tivo or you might just want to look at and buy the Moxi system.

Just my $.02 worth.

]]> By: Greg Vowell http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/switching-to-tivo/comment-page-1/#comment-6313 Greg Vowell Sat, 29 Sep 2007 13:23:21 +0000 http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/switching-to-tivo/#comment-6313 You will like the Tivo HD box. You can watch tv while recording. You can watch a recorded show while recording two others. It can recieve both antenna and cable at the same time and it will show the program listings for both. Tivo-to-go and multi room viewing are on the way for the HD boxes You will like the Tivo HD box. You can watch tv while recording. You can watch a recorded show while recording two others. It can recieve both antenna and cable at the same time and it will show the program listings for both. Tivo-to-go and multi room viewing are on the way for the HD boxes

]]> By: Jake http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/switching-to-tivo/comment-page-1/#comment-6290 Jake Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:51:58 +0000 http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/switching-to-tivo/#comment-6290 @PGelsma: I personally dislike Norton AV and recommend many other solutions as an alternative. It's highly likely Norton is to blame for your Tivo issue, not Tivo. The Tivo HD and supports two CableCards, which does allow me to watch one program and record another at the same time. The Series 2 Dual tuner info on Tivo.com does say "Record 2 basic cable channels, or one basic cable and one digital cable channel, at once." @PGelsma: I personally dislike Norton AV and recommend many other solutions as an alternative. It’s highly likely Norton is to blame for your Tivo issue, not Tivo. The Tivo HD and supports two CableCards, which does allow me to watch one program and record another at the same time. The Series 2 Dual tuner info on Tivo.com does say “Record 2 basic cable channels, or one basic cable and one digital cable channel, at once.”

]]> By: PGelsman http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/switching-to-tivo/comment-page-1/#comment-6289 PGelsman Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:28:59 +0000 http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/switching-to-tivo/#comment-6289 Tivo sucks! 2 things they don't tell you in any of the literature before your buy it. 1- If you have Norton AV and the Tivo is hooked up to your wireless network, no matter what you do, the 2 products won't work, I have tried all the fixes available and Norton wouldn't let my Tivo access my wired network. It wasn't till I dumped Norton for AVG that things worked again. 2- If you have digital cable, then you can't record 1 program and watch another. Nowhere in any literature does it say this before you buy. I'm in the last month of my 1st year of my 2 year contract with Tivo, and as soon as its over. I'm going to the cable companies DVR setup. I specifically bought the Tivo to be able to do this and now I'm stuck. Tivo sucks!
2 things they don’t tell you in any of the literature before your buy it.
1- If you have Norton AV and the Tivo is hooked up to your wireless network, no matter what you do, the 2 products won’t work, I have tried all the fixes available and Norton wouldn’t let my Tivo access my wired network. It wasn’t till I dumped Norton for AVG that things worked again.
2- If you have digital cable, then you can’t record 1 program and watch another.
Nowhere in any literature does it say this before you buy. I’m in the last month of my 1st year of my 2 year contract with Tivo, and as soon as its over. I’m going to the cable companies DVR setup. I specifically bought the Tivo to be able to do this and now I’m stuck.

]]> By: bite http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/switching-to-tivo/comment-page-1/#comment-6285 bite Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:47:04 +0000 http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/switching-to-tivo/#comment-6285 I like my new Dish Network Vip722. Tons of hard drive space, tons of HD channels on Dish, an over the air tuner, but most of my local channels come in HD from the satelite anyway. Usb port can be enabled (for a fee) :( to allow up to a 750 gb drive to archive shows. The only thing is that shows cant be transferred to a PC yet. Also, no QAM tuner, only ATSC. Way cheaper than a TiVo. UI is decent. I still like my TiVo series 2, upgraded to 500gb. But, the HD capability of the 722 is awesome. I like my new Dish Network Vip722. Tons of hard drive space, tons of HD channels on Dish, an over the air tuner, but most of my local channels come in HD from the satelite anyway. Usb port can be enabled (for a fee) :( to allow up to a 750 gb drive to archive shows. The only thing is that shows cant be transferred to a PC yet. Also, no QAM tuner, only ATSC. Way cheaper than a TiVo. UI is decent. I still like my TiVo series 2, upgraded to 500gb. But, the HD capability of the 722 is awesome.

]]> By: Luke Wallace http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/switching-to-tivo/comment-page-1/#comment-6282 Luke Wallace Wed, 26 Sep 2007 13:06:01 +0000 http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/switching-to-tivo/#comment-6282 I've been using MythTV for 4 years or so, and I've been very happy with the experience. I just upgraded to the latest version of KnoppMyth, and with a little help found in the KnoppMyth forums, I was able to get up and running. My last install went untouched for 2 years, but the recent change of listing providers necessitated an upgrade. I'm having to pay for the listings now, but at $20/year, it's worth it so that I can record and watch shows on my schedule. Unfortunately it's still not easy enough for the masses, but anyone willing to search in forums and isn't afraid of the command line will likely be able to get it working with only a few hours work. I’ve been using MythTV for 4 years or so, and I’ve been very happy with the experience. I just upgraded to the latest version of KnoppMyth, and with a little help found in the KnoppMyth forums, I was able to get up and running. My last install went untouched for 2 years, but the recent change of listing providers necessitated an upgrade. I’m having to pay for the listings now, but at $20/year, it’s worth it so that I can record and watch shows on my schedule.

Unfortunately it’s still not easy enough for the masses, but anyone willing to search in forums and isn’t afraid of the command line will likely be able to get it working with only a few hours work.

]]> By: Jake http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/switching-to-tivo/comment-page-1/#comment-6278 Jake Wed, 26 Sep 2007 07:32:33 +0000 http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/switching-to-tivo/#comment-6278 @Phillip: You should give something like Amazon Unbox a try (<a href="http://www.jakeludington.com/random_play/20070925_rules_of_engagement_free_video_download.html" rel="nofollow">for free</a>, no less). Not that everyone couldn't live without TV, but there are a few good shows out there. @Phillip: You should give something like Amazon Unbox a try (for free, no less). Not that everyone couldn’t live without TV, but there are a few good shows out there.

]]> By: Gary http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/switching-to-tivo/comment-page-1/#comment-6276 Gary Wed, 26 Sep 2007 03:37:06 +0000 http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/switching-to-tivo/#comment-6276 ReplayTV is the only way to go, Im talking the old ones before the lawsuit. Autoskipping of the commercials. My 5080 model is great. We record everything and then watch commercial free TV. There are still some avail on Ebay last I looked. ALOHA ReplayTV is the only way to go, Im talking the old ones before the lawsuit. Autoskipping of the commercials. My 5080 model is great. We record everything and then watch commercial free TV. There are still some avail on Ebay last I looked.

ALOHA

]]> By: Phillip http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/switching-to-tivo/comment-page-1/#comment-6275 Phillip Wed, 26 Sep 2007 02:11:11 +0000 http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/switching-to-tivo/#comment-6275 It's a moot point to me. The antenna connector got kicked on my TV and I have never got around to replacing it. Since american TV is almost as much ad time as program time I completely lost interest in it It’s a moot point to me. The antenna connector got kicked on my TV and I have never got around to replacing it. Since american TV is almost as much ad time as program time I completely lost interest in it

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