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I actually need a new turntable. And none of my Macs have an audio input.
The iTTUSB also offers a few hardware extras, such as an adjustable anti-skating control for increased stereo balancing, an adjustable pitch control (+/- 8 percent), and support for high-speed vinyl recording. And thanks to the line-level outputs, you can connect to any home stereo with CD or auxiliary (AUX) inputs--no phono inputs required. The turntable comes with a cartridge and stylus, 45 adapter, and USB cable and is compatible with PCs running Windows 98, 2000, or XP and Macs running OS 9 or greater. All computers must also have at least one available USB 1.1 port.
$139.95, which might be a really good deal, depending on the quality of the turntable (which I can't really judge myself...).
As long as you are using the Tivo branded adapter or one of the very specific models they list on their support site it's quite easy. The trick is that almost all of the ones that they list are versions or firmware revisions that aren't easily obtainable.
Wireless support on Linux is a mess. Another way to get around it is to use a wireless adapter that plugs into the Ethernet port. Works with anything that supports Ethernet. You might need a bit of TCP/IP knowhow to get one of those configured though.
I got my Tivo wireless adapter (on a recommendation from ita), plugged it in, and it worked great. I'd recommend it if the phone line is an issue. Plus, I can schedule stuff to record online (and I seem to remember you can't do that through the phone line). I did make sure that my apadter was a supported one.
I don't have the Tivo-brand adapter, but I do have one of the supported ones (a Linksys, I forget the model #), and it works great.
It does occasionally get confused by all the other wireless networks in the neighborhood (mine's the only open one, but there are at least 6 others that are detectable), throw up its little Tivo hands in confusion, and refuse to connect again until I tell it which network it belongs to, but it's a once-every-two-weeks issue at most.
One of my TiVos is hooked up wirelessly with a Linksys adapter and I haven't had any problems with it at all.
Plus, I can schedule stuff to record online (and I seem to remember you can't do that through the phone line).
I think you can schedule stuff with the phone line TiVo, but with a phone line the TiVo will only phone in to the mothership once a day, so if you want to schedule something for the current day and its after the TiVo phone call, you're SOL. (I think with the wireless setup TiVo checks up on things every hour.)
Another way to get around it is to use a wireless adapter that plugs into the Ethernet port.
Tivo doesn't have an ethernet port. Only USB. If you want to use ethernet you have to use a USB to Ethernet adapter.
I too am using a Linksys on my Tivo, and it's great. The only issue is that it's a model that hasn't been current in well over a year and the two latest versions of the Linksys don't work with Tivo.
tommyrot "Buffistechnology 2: You Made Her So She Growls?" Jan 27, 2006 6:46:40 am PST
Support for high-speed vinyl recording; works with both 33-1/3 and 45 rpm speeds
Dangit. If only it had variable speed so that you could do 16 and 78 rpm as well.
The iMic USB microphone comes with software for ripping vinyl records, without having to connect a turntable to a pre-amp.
