So that you can connect it to a network. The TiVo doesn't come with network hardware, just a modem for calling headquarters.
It's all about the coat.
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Betsy HP - Jan 06, 2005 9:36:31 am PST #985 of 10003
If I only had a brain...
§ ita § - Jan 06, 2005 9:36:42 am PST #986 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
To get the show to the PC.
Jessica - Jan 06, 2005 9:39:57 am PST #987 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
'Cept you'll still have to buy the Ethernet card for your TiVo. I keep forgettin'.
Really? Mine came with an ethernet port. All I had to buy was the wireless network adapter thingy.
Betsy HP - Jan 06, 2005 9:44:31 am PST #988 of 10003
If I only had a brain...
Is yours a Series 3?
NoiseDesign - Jan 06, 2005 9:46:01 am PST #989 of 10003
Our wings are not tired
My series2 has a USB port, not an ethernet port. I could either add the USB WiFi adapater or a USB to Ethernet adapter.
Jessica - Jan 06, 2005 9:48:33 am PST #990 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Pretty sure it's a Series 2.
[eta:
My series2 has a USB port, not an ethernet port.
Oh, you know what, I bet mine is networked through the USB port. Doh!]
Betsy HP - Jan 06, 2005 9:50:36 am PST #991 of 10003
If I only had a brain...
We have a physical Ethernet cable running around the corner into the living room, and another one running from that bridge to the kids' video games. Maybe it's time to snake those cables under the crawl space.
Vonnie K - Jan 06, 2005 10:17:22 am PST #992 of 10003
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Oh! I may just run out and get a USB WiFi adaptor for my Series 2 when I'm shopping for a router/access point.
Hmm. Does TiVo support wireless g? I was thinking of getting 802.11g router, since ::handwaves:: everyone says it's the wave of the future, blah blah, even though I hardly know the difference between g and b, but then my laptop has integrated wireless 802.11b processor, so perhaps there is no point in forking out extra$ for the g-version.
§ ita § - Jan 06, 2005 10:49:12 am PST #993 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
You need to be really precise about the card model and version.
eta: b only, but you can get a b/g router (I think that's what I have).
Wolfram - Jan 06, 2005 1:23:39 pm PST #994 of 10003
Visilurking
Build your own media library by burning TiVoToGo transferred shows to DVD with the purchase of Sonic's MyDVD software.
Too bad ReplayTV has had this feature available with free software for, oh, about two to three years now.
Damn you Tivo, and your marketing geniuses.