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November 18, 2004

display caller-ID on TIVO

I have "caller-id" on my telephone.  Before I installed TIVO the incoming call was displayed on my TV set.  Even tho TIVO is connected to my phone line it does not display calls.

I understand there is a "hack" in the TIVO software that can make it possible to display the call info.

Does anyone know how to do this?
-- Paul Duffey

November 18, 2004 in Hacks, TiVo

Answers

If I remember correctly, the caller ID hack was in the TiVo Hacks book by O'Reilly Publishing last year, but it might have been a guide to hacking your Series 1 TiVo (if you have a newer TiVo, you'd need the hack for that).

Here's a search at the TiVo Community boards, in their underground hacking section:

http://tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/search.php?s=710e1a4cbad6fad003f97d0c1bc86786&action=showresults&searchid=832291&sortby=&sortorder=

I see lots of little hacks to do this.

Posted by: Matt Haughey at Nov 19, 2004 3:13:35 AM

Yeah - the best place to start may be DealDatabase.com. But there are a number of resources for info: http://www.livejournal.com/userinfo.bml?user=tivolovers

Posted by: MegaZone at Nov 19, 2004 6:11:05 PM

After the event has finished recording, select"MY DVR" from the remote control. A window will appear with several selections. You want "Copy to VCR". You will need to connect the 2nd audio and video connections to your DVD recorder, I use the "S-Video" and stereo audio. Prepare your DVD recorder as needed and select record, and immediately select "A" on the Cable Box remote for "Start Now". You will be able to watch another program while that is recording without interfering. If you press "Watch" program by mistake, nothing will be output on the Second set of Outputs. I mentioned this was my Computer DVD recorder, Pinnacle Studio 10, and I don't think using a stand alone DVD recorder would make any difference, as Studio blocks "Copy Protected" programs just like a stand alone. BTW, Individual Cable Companies restrict using the DVR feature on certain Programming. I cannot use the DVR to Record from the HBO On Demand Channel to record an entire past season of the Soprano's, nor the Monthly Howard Stern On Demand Channel, as the EPG doesn't list these events. I assume this would prevent any "Pay Per View" as they are not listed in the EPG either.

Posted by: caleb wynn at Dec 3, 2006 1:53:33 PM

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