July 19, 2005

Automatic TiVoToGo Transfers?

Has anyone come up with a nice way to automate TiVo ToGo transfers from unit to PC? I'd really like to have the ability to make my shows transfered to some network storage or DVD burner automatic if possible.

Perhaps this is just what the television studios don't want me to do, but I will continue to dream.
-- Jason Coleman

July 19, 2005 in TiVo | Permalink | Answers (2)

November 18, 2004

Getting rid of cable box program guide

I just got a Tivo series 2, and I'm using it in conjuction with a Motorola DCT 2000 cable box through Adelphia cable.  Only problem is, whenever I change channels, I get both the Tivo onscreen guide at the top and the adelphia program guide at the bottom.  Together, they take up about 85% of the screen.  Is there any way to get rid of the motorola/adelphia cable guide?

And, if anyone's an expert at cable boxes, why does it take forever for channels to switch after I hit the remote?
-- Scott

November 18, 2004 in TiVo | Permalink | Answers (20) | TrackBack

How important is the phone?

Do I need to have a phone connected ALL the time?  I want to put in a second TiVo [this one goes in the bedroom].  There isn't a phone line nearby.  I can run a wire across the room occasionally.  Would that work?
-- Howard

November 18, 2004 in TiVo | Permalink | Answers (5) | TrackBack

Shift Recording Quality while recording?

I have a Pioneer 810 TiVo and like to create archive DVDs of favorite movies broadcast over my digital cable system.  I know I can't edit before I write to the DVD, which is a royal pain, but I live with it.  Recording at extreme quality limits the DVD to 1 hour, high quality to 2 hours.  But a movie that goes over 2 hours - must I record at standard quality to squeeze it onto one DVD?  Is the best solution to break the recording into 2 chunks, the majority at HQ, the minority at SQ, and then write "both" programs to the DVD?
-- Dan

November 18, 2004 in DVD, TiVo | Permalink | Answers (1) | TrackBack

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 | Permalink | Answers (3) | TrackBack

November 12, 2004

Digital Ready TV Capture Card

I have Comcast digital cable and have been thinking about getting a Tivo since the PVR Comcast offers in not available in my area, but I would rather make my own PVR so I can playback DIVX and XVID also.  Does anyone know of a Hybrid or Digital TV caputure card, and if so how well does it work?
-- Jason

November 12, 2004 in Comcast, Hacks, TiVo | Permalink | Answers (1) | TrackBack

November 07, 2004

LOST / WEST WING conflict

I have a problem -- one that's shared by anyone else who happens to be a fan of both LOST and THE WEST WING (which I'm guessing is a lot of people).

Now that LOST is clocking in at 1:01, it overlaps with WEST WING by one minute -- and hence poses a scheduling conflict.  TiVo says I have to pick one or the other, and can't record both.  Ack!

But since more and more shows are starting to impose this sort of weird scheduling, it seems to me that TiVo should simply give me the option to start a scheduled recording a minute late, or stop it a minute early.  However, currently it only offers the reverse -- I can start a recording early, or stop it late -- but that doesn't solve my problem.

(Furthermore, under "Record by Time or Channel", I can only schedule recordings at 5 minute increments -- which also doesn't solve my problem.)

Do you know if TiVO has any plans to address this?  I can't be the first person to have this issue.
- Paul

November 7, 2004 in TiVo, TV & HDTV | Permalink | Answers (10) | TrackBack

November 05, 2004

Remaining Capacity on Series 2 TiVos

What is the best way to determine the amount of capacity remaining on a Series 2 TiVo, considering the OS doesn't inherently have this feature.
--EMG

November 5, 2004 in TiVo | Permalink | Answers (3) | TrackBack

November 04, 2004

Call your Tivo?

I am a senior at Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts.  I took a course last semester in voice recognition software, and we added functionality where you could call your PVR.  Since my group was with poor college students, we went out and bought a TV Tuner card and installed mythtv on our computer.  We then went ahead and built the functionality where you could call your Tivo box from any phone and schedule a recording.  My question is, for all of the Tivo customers out there, would you want to be able to call your box if you forgot to schedule a recording?

This system really works.  It's not fake.
-- Daniel Wolchonok

November 4, 2004 in Hacks, TiVo | Permalink | Answers (6) | TrackBack

Streaming video to Tivo

Is there a way to stream videos from a computer to a tivo via a network? I see alot of movies on my computer, and I was wondering if I could do that so that I wouldn't have to watch stuf f on my tiny lcd screen in my unconfortable swivel chair.
--Alex Basile

November 4, 2004 in Home Theater PC, Networking, TiVo | Permalink | Answers (3) | TrackBack

October 27, 2004

Combo TIVO/DVRs

Two questions: With Tivo to go, why would anyone need a unit that burns? Why not transfer everthing from a regular Series 2 to PC, then burn from there?

Second, I understand that these combo units will only burn what's recorded on that specific box, ie you can't tranfer stuff via HMO and burn it, and you can't even plug the combo unit into another SA unit and burn. What is the solution? Buying two combo units?
-- Jerry

October 27, 2004 in DVD, series 2, TiVo | Permalink | Answers (3) | TrackBack

HDTV-enabled TiVo?

I know that the current Series 2 TiVos don't current support HDTV (although DirectTV has an HDTV-enabled version for its subscribers). Have there been any hints about if and when TiVo would launch standalone TiVo units that support over-the-air HDTV, or HDTV over cable? I'm trying to decide to upgrade from Series 1 to Series 2 to get TivoToGo features, or hold off. I'm hoping for an HDTV TiVo that would work well as the tuner for an HDTV plasma display. From my limited understanding of HDTV, it seems like such a box should not be terribly difficult from a technical perspective -- since the HDTV feed is already digital, it should be easier to save than an analog signal that has to be converted to MPEG. The only big limitation is extra hard drive space. It also seems rather obvious that TiVo will have one eventually.
-- Robert Jacobson

October 27, 2004 in series 2, TiVo, TV & HDTV | Permalink | Answers (4) | TrackBack

October 26, 2004

Which Wireless g adapter for a new tivo?

I just bought the Humax model to add to my older series 2 and my Dlink DI624 gateway. I would like to link them wirelessly. I see the solutions on the board for g adapters. Is there a list of adapters to stay away from? I see the list on Tivo.com but I assume that it is far from complete. What is the most elegant g solution and/or most inexpensive (in case Tivo allows USB 2.0)
-- David

October 26, 2004 in Networking, series 2, TiVo | Permalink | Answers (4) | TrackBack

October 21, 2004

Networking a TiVo

Anyone know how to connect the tivo to the internet via computer? My computer is connected to a broadband wireless network. I've got a crossover ethernet wire to connect my computer to the tivo, now I just need to figure out how to get the Tivo to find the internet. Essentially I am trying to turn my computer into a router that Tivo can work with, but have had no luck. Any ideas?
-- Stephen Stefanini

October 21, 2004 in Networking, TiVo | Permalink | Answers (7) | TrackBack

October 19, 2004

TiVo in Canada?

What's the status on TiVo being available in Canada? Any news on that? I'm sure there are THOUSANDS of Canadians who would love something like this (and ARE waiting for it!)
-- Gary

October 19, 2004 in TiVo | Permalink | Answers (9) | TrackBack

Upgrade Pioneer DVR-5100H

I Have a Pioneer DVR-5100H. Can I Change the 80 Gb Hard Disk for other like 100 Gb, 160 Gb...?
-- Javier

October 19, 2004 in DVD, Hacks, TiVo | Permalink | Answers (3) | TrackBack

October 14, 2004

RAM Upgrade For Series 2 DirecTiVo?

I added a second disk to my Hughes HDVR2, bringing it up to 160 hours of record time. The good news is I don't have to worry about space anymore. The bad news is that many functions got really slow, to the point where I dread using them.

Being a Unix geek, I'm reasonably sure that adding RAM will speed things up, at least somewhat. (Buffer cache is your friend.) However, I can't find anybody that sells RAM upgrades for DirecTiVos.

Is there a commercial outfit that will sell me a RAM upgrade? Or some reasonably straightforward instructions for doing it myself? I don't recall having seen DIMM slots when I installed my drive, and I'm hesitant to go soldering myself....
-- mkb

October 14, 2004 in Hacks, TiVo | Permalink | Answers (3) | TrackBack

TiVO to MythTV?

I have a TiVO Series 2 that I've already upgraded with a second Hard Drive and that has a lifetime subscription. However, all the machines at home run Linux, which means I can't take advantage of putting my home videos or photos or music collection on the TiVO (since it seems to require their desktop product that only runs on Windows).

Is it possible to convert my TiVO unit to run the MythTV software instead?
-- Ewan G

October 14, 2004 in MythTV, TiVo | Permalink | Answers (8) | TrackBack

October 13, 2004

DirecTV receiver w/ Series2?

Can I connect an existing DirecTV receiver to a standalone Series2 Tivio (not DirecTivo) - without any loss of features?
-- matt

October 13, 2004 in DirecTiVo, series 2, TiVo | Permalink | Answers (3) | TrackBack

DirecTivo Home Networking - Any hope?

Does anybody thing there is any hope of DirecTivo offering home networking anytime in the future? What reason do they have for disabling it?
-- Steve

October 13, 2004 in DirecTiVo, TiVo | Permalink | Answers (2) | TrackBack

Upgrade my old Tivo?

I have an ancient series 1 Tivo. It does the job just fine, with an upgraded drive of course. Now I see that you can get series 2 Tivos for $100 or so at Best Buy. Should I upgrade? Why or why not?
-- Smackfu

October 13, 2004 in series 2, TiVo | Permalink | Answers (5) | TrackBack

Upgrading a new Tivo

My first Tivo is on it's way. If I'm thinking of upgrading the hard drive at some point, is there a significant advantage to do so right out of the box?
-- Ryan Schroeder

October 13, 2004 in series 2, TiVo | Permalink | Answers (12) | TrackBack

October 12, 2004

Tivo and Wireless

What's the best option for connecting a series 2 my Airport Network?
-- Ryan Schroeder

October 12, 2004 in Networking, series 2, TiVo | Permalink | Answers (7) | TrackBack

Internet Connected PVRs?

I'm looking to publish video via the internet to peoples' TVs. Akimbo has a process for doing this as does dave.tv. Does anyone know of how to publish video over the internet that Tivo users can download and subscribe to, or if there are other internet connected set tops ?
-- freeman murray

October 12, 2004 in Home Theater, Networking, TiVo | Permalink | Answers (3) | TrackBack

October 11, 2004

My Video On TiVo

I just recently got a TiVo Series 2 (I'm an early adopter of some technologies and not of others). I have a variety of video that I have personally shot and, therefore, indisputably own the copyright to. I want to put some of that video onto my TiVo for the kind of easy viewing TiVo seems to have been invented for. In searching the web, I have been unable to find a way. How can I put my video onto TiVo?

-- Tenaya

October 11, 2004 in series 2, TiVo | Permalink | Answers (5) | TrackBack

Tivo2Go

Are there any updates on Tivo2Go? Such as when it will be out, how much it will cost, Is it compatible with direcTV Tivo?

-- Josh

October 11, 2004 in series 2, TiVo | Permalink | Answers (9) | TrackBack

October 10, 2004

Tivo in the UK

Ok, so I live in the UK and I love the idea of Tivo. I don't think the hardware is sold here anymore, yet you can get boxes from ebay quite easily.

Tivo UK's FAQ states "...the TiVo service is independent of Thomson and is provided directly by TiVo so all current subscriber and any new subscribers who are able to purchase a unit, will continue to receive and be able to activate the TiVo service as they do now."

So my question/s would be... Is it worth grabbing a second hand Tivo box from ebay and activating the subscription? What kind of support would there be? Is it more worthwhile heading over to Sky+? Or can anyone suggest other possibilities of a Tivo style setup? Oh yeah, if it makes a difference, I run a few macs on an Airport network!

-- Matt Coyne

October 10, 2004 in TiVo, UK | Permalink | Answers (1) | TrackBack

October 09, 2004

PPC Linux Boot CD for Tivo?

So I have no PCs in the house. Thank God! There must be some way to boot up the Tivo with my Mac and perform the typical hacks. In particular start up the shell, install tivoWeb, etc.

What exactly makes the Linux Boot CD for Tivo special? File system support? Partition support? If it's not special in those ways, then it would seem you should be able to hack the Tivo without a PC ever having to touch it.

-- jmathews

October 9, 2004 in Mac, TiVo | Permalink | Answers (3) | TrackBack

Which TiVo has dual input?

I am a Comcast cable user. I'm looking for a TiVo model that can allow me to record one show while watching another. Is there such a thing? Thanks!

-- Michael Murphy

October 9, 2004 in TiVo | Permalink | Answers (24) | TrackBack

TiVo and HD?

I know TiVo doesn't handle HD, but I'm trying to figure out how usable a Series2 TiVo would be for dealing with SD signals on an HD TV.

Using an HD cable box, would I need to put the TiVo on a different tuner than the cable box? Do some cable boxes have multiple video outputs, one which could send the HD signal to the television and one which could send a downconverted signal to the TiVo?

-- Eric Blair

October 9, 2004 in TiVo, TV & HDTV | Permalink | Answers (4) | TrackBack

Getting TiVo recordings onto my laptop

How can I get a TiVo recording onto my laptop, so that I can watch it when I'm not sitting in my living room? I have all this content that I never have time to watch; if I could somehow copy it from TiVo to my Powerbook, I'd have plane rides, downtime at work, and all those other unused moments that could be filled with television-y goodness.

I've got a Series2 TiVo, on broadband and with the Home Media Option, if that helps things.
-- Jason Levine

October 9, 2004 in series 2, TiVo | Permalink | Answers (4) | TrackBack