I don't have the newest TiVo, mine is about 4 years old? It's TiVo HD (does hidef) not premiere.
I guess I'll wait and see what seems sensible when it someday breaks down. Can you watch most/all shows on the app, or just some?
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meara - Feb 11, 2013 1:17:13 pm PST #22010 of 25497
Vortex - Feb 11, 2013 1:39:36 pm PST #22011 of 25497
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Not sure if there are DRM issues, I know that I can't move DRM stuff between Tivos, and if I move non DRM struff (like regular TV) I can't download or burn a DVD
omnis_audis - Feb 11, 2013 1:40:29 pm PST #22012 of 25497
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
I think they need to rethink their pricing model and start partnering with cable companies.When I was having troubles with my Charter DVR, they said they were Alpha testing a TiVo box in Texas that was TiVo for recording, and allowed On Demand stuff as well. All in a Charter approved box, no cards needed. That was 2 years ago. When I moved, and that crappy Win3.1 looking box started making nasty noise on the sound outputs, they gave me a new box. I was hoping it was the TiVo vesion. Nope. Same software, just running on a newer machine. So, thankfully it doesn't lag anymore. But the GUI looks straight out of Win3.1. Ugly color schemes. The worst directory archetecture for On Demand. Eh. But improved performance, so not looking to switch to TiVo at this point.
Gudanov - Feb 11, 2013 1:43:27 pm PST #22013 of 25497
Coding and Sleeping
I'm sure better UI is being developed right now :)
NoiseDesign - Feb 11, 2013 1:44:59 pm PST #22014 of 25497
Our wings are not tired
Yeah, I was waiting for the Charter/Tivo partnership as well. Unfortunately it never made it out of Alpha testing. Here is the official statement on their site.
javachik - Feb 11, 2013 2:12:10 pm PST #22015 of 25497
Our wings are not tired.
My TiVo Premiere (lifetime sub) now does OnDemand(Comcast) in addition to the Netflix, Hulu, YouTube,etc. I love having the OnDemand access because it allows me to save my TiVo space for movies.
§ ita § - Feb 11, 2013 2:18:59 pm PST #22016 of 25497
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
In a weird way, if the new TiVo would let me have Time Warner On Demand (I'd resigned myself to never having it), re-upping the lifetime membership is a little more worth it--but the principle remains the same.
beekaytee - Feb 11, 2013 3:12:52 pm PST #22017 of 25497
Compassionately intolerant
I mentioned in Bitches that I am finally letting go of 5 working macs in my possession.
Having just acquired a new/used mini on which I discovered all sorts of residual data from the previous owner, I'd like very much to erase everything on my hard drives.
I do not, however, have installation disks for the OS.
On this one, I am currently erasing free space, which is supposed to take care of previously deleted material. I've deleted all the photos and docs and will delete all the non essential apps once that's done, but it is taking an AGE.
Short of taking a hammer or a Wile E. Coyote sized magnet to the other boxes, is there anything else I can do to erase them?
NoiseDesign - Feb 11, 2013 3:18:38 pm PST #22018 of 25497
Our wings are not tired
A complete reformat of the drive using the secure erase settings in Disk Utility and then reinstalling the OS from scratch is what I always do with machines I'm selling.
beekaytee - Feb 11, 2013 3:22:29 pm PST #22019 of 25497
Compassionately intolerant
I want into Disk Utility for just that reason, but the erase function would not let me select the drive. It was greyed out, and the 'security options' button was non-functioning.
I went to the forums and read that I need install disks to boot from in order to erase the disk. It makes sense, I guess, but I cannot erase the disk I am using to erase the disk!
Is there a work around I am missing?