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Jessica - Sep 10, 2012 5:33:19 pm PDT #20883 of 25501

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

My TiVo is dying. Last night it was fine, tonight when I went to turn it on, all I got was a grey screen. And when you Google "Tivo g" it fills in "rey screen of death" which is never a good sign.

I was able to bring it briefly back to life by taking the Cablecard in and out and then unplugging the whole thing for a minute. It played about 15 minutes of Copper and then crapped out again.

I don't really have a question, I'm just sad I can't watch TV.

Vortex - Sep 10, 2012 5:41:21 pm PDT #20884 of 25501

"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

Oh, sorry hon! My tivo lost its HDMI slot, and I was pissed about that.

Rob - Sep 11, 2012 7:51:49 am PDT #20885 of 25501

Bonny, that adapter has worked with every monitor I've ever tried. I think you're safe to buy it without a trip to the store.

The extra pins in the middle are for dual link DVI, which you need for 30" monitors. I suspect the adapter accepts those pins in case you're using a dual link DVI cable for a single link DVI monitor.

le nubian - Sep 11, 2012 8:03:11 am PDT #20886 of 25501

"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

more fun with Time Warner.

The cable box magically resets around once a week.

omnis_audis - Sep 11, 2012 8:24:24 am PDT #20887 of 25501

omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

The cable box magically resets around once a week.

Maybe they do that, in the hopes of reseting your feelings towards TW.

le nubian - Sep 11, 2012 8:52:29 am PDT #20888 of 25501

"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

ha! you know, it is not working.

omnis_audis - Sep 11, 2012 9:18:32 am PDT #20889 of 25501

omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

Of course not, it's TW. Nothing works with TW!

Jessica - Sep 11, 2012 9:34:02 am PDT #20890 of 25501

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Woo hoo, DH told me the Tivo was working again this morning! (After being left unplugged all night.)

Which makes me think the problem might be the power supply, which would be much cheaper to replace than the hard drive.

Fred Pete - Sep 11, 2012 9:41:02 am PDT #20891 of 25501

Ann, that's a ferret.

When our Tivo was slowly dying, it would freeze two or three times a day. Unplugging and plugging back in helped, but not for very long.

beekaytee - Sep 11, 2012 12:45:52 pm PDT #20892 of 25501

Compassionately intolerant

Bonny, that adapter has worked with every monitor I've ever tried. I think you're safe to buy it without a trip to the store.

The extra pins in the middle are for dual link DVI, which you need for 30" monitors. I suspect the adapter accepts those pins in case you're using a dual link DVI cable for a single link DVI monitor.

Rob, you are totally right. I schlepped all the way over there to have the genius tell me that the adapter would work fine.

ARGH. My cry is a cry of lamentation.

The upside, I suppose, is that the tech ran a diagnostic, so I know the system works. It also turns out that the seller loaded Mountain Lion and Word 2011. That was nice. Also, this mini uses a remote. That was a nice surprise.

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