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Meggieprice
Member
07-09-2001
| Friday, September 24, 2004 - 10:19 pm
I bow to Wendo- the Tivo tech queen- we're not worthy! We're not worthy! But boy are we hooked up! And through our Airport!
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Wendo
Member
08-07-2000
| Saturday, September 25, 2004 - 6:45 pm
Yippeeee!
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Sunday, September 26, 2004 - 11:51 am
You know, I could have sworn that when Tivo was first indroduced, the ads said that you could record more than one show at a time. I remember being at Sis's house last year in San Diego, and she said something about missing a show cause she was watching something else. I asked her about recording something and watching something else then, and she just said something about that costing extra, so she didn't buy it. So, what I'm hearing from scanning this thread is, to even be able to watch one thing and record the other, you have to have a splitter. And if more than one thing at a time is on, you have to chose (basically like a VCR now). Right? Also, I have a cable box. In order to watch one thing and tape the other, I had to put in a splitter. So, when I record, I have to set the cable box to the appropriate channel, then program the VCR. If I had Tivo, I assume I'd still have to program the cable box, and then Tivo? That would sort of nullify the feature of Tivo being able to capture whatever shows are new without you having to remember to record each time. This is so confusing!
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Sunday, September 26, 2004 - 12:27 pm
I'm trying to decide what to do. I tend to record most of my programs for later watching, since DH doesn't tend to enjoy my programs. Our current set up involves the following: His office: 13" Sony TV (1994) and Sony SLV-N700 (2004)--this is the VCR I do all of my recording on--connected to direct cable line. Our bedroom: A Panasonic TV/VCR Combo (1997?) and a Pioneer Voyager Digital Cable box. Living Room: 25" Misubishi TV with now dead DVD and VCR--connected to a direct cable line. We have the potential to change out our Pioneer box to one that has a Digital recorder for an extra $9.95/month through Cox Communications. It's features are:- Record and store up to 50 hours of programs
- Record your favorite programs when you are away
- Record one program and watch another
- Watch two programs at the same time with the Picture-in-Picture feature on any TV you have
- Record two programs while watching a third previously recorded program
- Use instant replay anytime you want
- Pause live TV for up to one hour
I have to admit that I am considering that option, and then moving the VCR in the office to the living room, and picking up a new DVD. Does this seem sound, or should I actually look into a TIVO instead of the Cable Company option?
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Draheid
Moderator
09-09-2001
| Sunday, September 26, 2004 - 5:06 pm
Whoami: As far as recording programming on a Tivo, all of the 'Standalone' units function very similar to a regular VCR for actually recording of programs. The key difference to that is the 'smart' recording when show times are changed, etc. the Tivo can catch the odd times in most instances. The two options you have with a Tivo while it is recording is 1) Watch something previously recorded on the Tivo or 2) Turn off the Tivo power and watch normal TV without the benefit of the Tivo's features. The first is only available on Tivo, the 2nd is the same for any VCR or Tivo. All of this is of course dependent on not having a digital cable box connected to the Tivo since Tivo can only tune analog (without cable box) signals by itself. With the newer digital cable boxes with Tivo-like recorders built into them, I understand they have the ability to record two different programs at a time, and possibly still allow you to watch a third program as well, although I'm not positive of this exactly and could be wrong. I believe also on DirecTivo (DirecTV with Tivo built-in) you can also record up to two programs simultaneously. Again, I am not familiar with the other features available with these devices. Again, just like with a regular tape based VCR, if you have digital cable connected inline with the recorder, you won't be able to watch another channel on that box while it is recording. You also may limit the flexibility of the Tivo if you do not set it up to control the digital box for programmed recording. The only options in a situation with a digital box depends on using a splitter and two separate inputs into your television, one from the cable, the other from the Tivo unit usually directly to a line input connection. I sure hope this helps rather then confuse the issue more. If you have any specific questions, I'm happy to help if I can. Just let me know.
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Sunday, September 26, 2004 - 10:31 pm
It sounds like, for now, after reading Draheid's response to Who, that getting the cable DVR is the better option for me right now, So, I'll place a call to them tomight, and hopefully, they new box will be delivered on Tuesday, so I can set it up, test it, and program it, just in case we get to go to Mystic. Thanks, Draheid.
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Kristylovesbb
Member
09-14-2000
| Tuesday, September 28, 2004 - 5:55 pm
This is for anyone experiencing a problem with Tivo randomly rebooting. Mine started two days ago and after visiting the Tivo website I discovered what the problem was. Glitch in software updates. Tivo sent me a patch to fix the problem.
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Wendo
Member
08-07-2000
| Tuesday, September 28, 2004 - 7:37 pm
Good to hear Kristylovesbb!
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Wednesday, September 29, 2004 - 3:56 pm
Thanks Dra. That was helpful. I'm starting to learn a little at a time about this newfangled technology. So far, I guess one would want to look for a DVR with a "dual tuner" in order to record one, watch another. In the minimal research I've been able to do, some DVR's and Tivo have that feature, but it seems they are only through DirectTV, or some other satellite company. I've yet to find a stand alone DVR with that capability (though I've only started my research). I'm not really in the market for one yet. But, in the last few days many of the shows Mom and I are interested in are all on at the same time (last night, there were 4!). So, we've been having to strike some off our interest list. Its just getting frustrating. Probably by the time I find a DVR that's affordable, most of the "interest" shows will be off the air anyway (we usually are the kiss of death for shows).
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Wendo
Member
08-07-2000
| Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 9:17 am
Whoami, a dual tuner does seem to be only available from DirectTV at the moment or a cable company's own PVR. However, it is likely that Tivo will release sometime in the near future a dual tuner Tivo.
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