Can you set TiVos manually, like a VCR? That's what I do with my DVR.
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megan walker - Dec 14, 2010 7:25:59 am PST #15591 of 25501
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Consuela - Dec 14, 2010 7:27:42 am PST #15592 of 25501
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Can you set TiVos manually, like a VCR? That's what I do with my DVR.
Err, yeah. I guess I could. Although I'm not sure how to do it with digital cable. I don't know if it knows what channel it's on if it doesn't have the database download. I'll have to check.
§ ita § - Dec 14, 2010 7:34:03 am PST #15593 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
You can still select the channels by number.
Gudanov - Dec 14, 2010 7:37:09 am PST #15594 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
You can still select the channels by number.
Hey now, there's no reason to go back to the stone age.
Jessica - Dec 14, 2010 7:38:14 am PST #15595 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Speaking of fancy alternative ways to get TV, does anyone have a brand of HDTV antenna they love? We're going cable-free in the new year and need some rabbit ears!
[eta: preferably under $50. Under $30 would be even better.]
le nubian - Dec 14, 2010 7:46:16 am PST #15596 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Consuela,
I am perhaps stating the obvious, but have you restarted your TiVo??
Maybe it just needs a kick in the pants.
Can your Series 1 use wireless to connect to the mothership? Did you try that?
Not for nothing, but TiVo is on sale right now.
quester - Dec 14, 2010 7:47:38 am PST #15597 of 25501
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Jessica, I don't have an HDTV but I've always had luck with Radio Shack antennas. Also, RCA makes a pretty good one.
Consuela - Dec 14, 2010 8:15:58 am PST #15598 of 25501
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I have not restarted in the last month or so. I shall give that a try tonight.
And no, my Series 1 is so old there is no wireless ability.
Knowing that Tivos are on sale is... tempting. Esp. since my parents just gave me a check for my birthday.
meara - Dec 14, 2010 8:21:25 am PST #15599 of 25501
Suela, right before I moved is when I got a new TiVo. Mostly for the new tv I also got-- flatscreen is way easier to move! And if I had an HDTV, I wanted hd TiVo too...
Rob - Dec 14, 2010 8:40:34 am PST #15600 of 25501
If it's a problem with the modem, this modem replacement might help. The same folks also have a flat-rate $149 Tivo repair plan.