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I have a series 2 Tivo. I recieved a dvd- writer for xmas. The idea was to hook things up to my computer, but it is damn slow. the faster box - well it died.
DVD - writer is usb ( aren't they all ) can I use it connected directly to the Tivo box?
The short answer is, unfortunately, no.
I was afraid if that...research time to see if we can make this work...
You'll need a PC on which you can install Tivo To Go, and then you can get a hacking program that breaks the DRM on the files you bring over, or you can buy the compatible burning software (I think it's Sonic).
This is a perfect time for me to ask this question... I downloaded a program, which I'm using on a trial basis, that edits commercials and saves .tivo files as different formats. The .mpg files I created look fine on playback, but when I set up a DVD creation (using Nero, which came with my DVD drive), the picture is squeezed in on either side. It's set at 4:3, and if I try to convert to 16:9, it just squeezes it on the top and bottom too. Does anyone have any idea what might be causing this?
Stupid question time: Why does my DVR have a SmartCard slot when any television show would take up more memory than a smart card has? What's it for ?
Hey, I don't know what you people did, but many of the browser address line icons are showing up now! Good times.
Why does my DVR have a SmartCard slot when any television show would take up more memory than a smart card has? What's it for ?
Stuff. Secret stuff.
Actually, I'm pretty sure this works the same way as some satellite boxes that have smart cards to tell the box which channels you're authorized to receive.
There's all this controversy over some people reprogramming their cards to get extra channels for free, and the allegedly draconian response to this by the satellite people. Apparently they've also criminalized the mere ownership of satellite smart-card programmers.
eta: The purpose of giving a DVR the smart card is to allow the DVR to decode signals without it having to use the satellite box.
Why the fuck did Google Images fancy up its results display? Now I have to hover to see image sizes and the web site it's from. Not entirely sure who that's better for. Worse for me, for sure.
I can't see anywhere in preferences to turn it off (not that I trust the preferences screen--I sure don't get 100 image search results to a screen like it implies).
Now I have to hover to see image sizes and the web site it's from. Not entirely sure who that's better for. Worse for me, for sure.
Wow, that's really annoying. Who could possibly think that's an improvement? It's not like that info was particularly cluttering up the screen.