Who here has a TiVo?

[feijuada]

I am thinking about getting one, but I cna't find anyone who owns one and can give me good information. Tell me all you can! If I get one I'll get the lifetime service, and I don't want to spend a total of $600 for a peice of shit machine.

So?

 

[Big Dick McGee]

TiVO is the greatest invention since the woman. And that's not hyperbole.

 

[feijuada]

I was told htat new programming forces the Tivo to delete certain shows after a certain amount of time. Is this true?

 

[Number_6]

I don't have TiVo--I have the DVR service that comes with DishNetwork.

I can lock a recording so that it isn't automatically deleted after a set time period, or when I run out of room and it wants to record something new. However, if I forget to lock it, then once I've filled my 100 hours, it starts deleting stuff, starting with the oldest, unlocked recording.

It's worth it, even if there is a database somewhere with a list of what I watch. It's completely changed the way I watch television, giving me complete control over when I watch a program. And I never miss an episode.

 

[Buttons]

I had a Tivo then I upgraded with a superior custom system.

 

[Number_6]

The other nice thing about my Dish system is that I have a dual receiver in the DVR box, so I can record two shows at the same time, one on TV "A"--the big screen downstairs--and one on TV "B"--the bedroom set. The hard drive is then accessible from both sets.

 

[Colonel Kira's Left Tit]

I had a Tivo then I upgraded with a superior custom system.

I'm planning on doing this as a winter project. Any hardware/software recommendations?

 

[Buttons]

I highly suggest SageTV... Unlimited number of inputs, and can handle multiple encodings.

 

[JonathonWally]

TiVO is the greatest invention since the woman. And that's not hyperbole.

I'm with Big Dick on this one!


i bought the "el cheapo" 40 hour series 2, then put 2 huge hard drives in it myself, so i'm set

 

[JonathonWally]

I highly suggest SageTV... Unlimited number of inputs, and can handle multiple encodings.

MythTV is another one, works nice on a cheap linux box with a big harddrive and a video capture card

there are tutorials all over the net to set up your own DVRs and all the software choices