A ringing endorsement. Okay, I'm stopping being ridiculous and buying the TiVo.
Now, perhaps a Droid Incredible? But what if it isn't... Incredible?
She didn't even touch her pumpkin. It's a freak with no face.
Willow ,'Help'
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Zenkitty - May 07, 2010 8:19:21 am PDT #13740 of 25501
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
-t - May 07, 2010 8:22:55 am PDT #13741 of 25501
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
The only real downside to Tivo is that it won't work with DirecTV, which is of course the provider I have to have. But you can do the cablecard thing with Comcast.
And if you really hate it, you can sell it.
brenda m - May 07, 2010 8:26:53 am PDT #13742 of 25501
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Well, it does, but you can't do the dual tuner with DTV.
-t - May 07, 2010 8:32:00 am PDT #13743 of 25501
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
It does? I've got a Series Two that just gets the free channels right now, can I hook it up to the satellite signal? I thought I couldn't.
brenda m - May 07, 2010 8:42:54 am PDT #13744 of 25501
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Yup. Mine is Series Two also. It can only do one sat channel at a time, but otherwise it works.
le nubian - May 07, 2010 8:42:55 am PDT #13745 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
ita,
This would be for toting video around with me
not for nothing, but I use airvideo to stream video from my home computer to wherever I am out and about in a good wifi situation. So while I often use it at home, I have used it at work (gasp!) or other places.
§ ita § - May 07, 2010 8:45:59 am PDT #13746 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I have used it at work (gasp!) or other places.
Bad person!
Hmm. I'd have to think about the security implications of doing that. I might go 64 and do that too! I've got a lot of video.
-t - May 07, 2010 8:56:05 am PDT #13747 of 25501
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
How do you have it set up, brenda? After the tuner/descrambler thing or direct from the satellite?
I've got a DTV DVR, so I think if I put the Tivo after that it would only be able to record a channel the DVR is already recording, but I'm not sure.
Eta: in all honesty, what I am really looking for is some way to justify getting a new Tivo Premier while they are offering lifetime service, so anything that could help with that would be, er, helpful
Jessica - May 07, 2010 9:02:11 am PDT #13748 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I'm pretty sure none of the currently available Tivo models work with satellite.
brenda m - May 07, 2010 9:02:47 am PDT #13749 of 25501
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Um, I don't know? The coax goes from the sat box into the Tivo, then the little red/yellow ones from Tivo to TV. That is the level of my technical expertise.