What is the current state of CableCards? Is it worth adding to my HTPC? [more inside]
posted by medarby on Oct 1, 2009 - 11 answers

Comcast filter: Will the new Comcast adapter box work with my Series 2 Tivo? If not (or if its a hassle), should I change cable/internet providers (and what's a good alternative in the Bay Area)? [more inside]
posted by mingodingo on Sep 28, 2009 - 7 answers

Help me design a budget HD home theater. [more inside]
posted by bove on Sep 9, 2009 - 17 answers

I want to preferably burn some shows I recorded from TV and are stored on my TiVo. Please hope me or show me how I can better google a solution. [more inside]
posted by pointystick on Jul 29, 2009 - 11 answers

My Tivo and 360 can no longer access the internet because my provider has set up a Terms of Service page that you have to click on through a web browser before it will let you access the internet. What can I do to get internet for my browser less devices? [more inside]
posted by clockworkjoe on Jun 2, 2009 - 14 answers

I'm looking for an open source PVR-like application for my vista computer (which is dedicated solely to playing downloaded videos). [more inside]
posted by nitor on May 25, 2009 - 9 answers

Is my TiVO modem fried? [more inside]
posted by Joe Beese on May 1, 2009 - 6 answers

Does my TiVo Series 1's "Blue Screen of TiVo" mean that it is dead, or do I have my settings messed up? [more inside]
posted by AgentRocket on Mar 4, 2009 - 5 answers

I'm a Comcast customer is looking to expand my TV horizons. [more inside]
posted by bamassippi on Jan 5, 2009 - 10 answers

Is it possible to have just one DVR (Comcast Motorola, FWIW) and run it to two different TVs, with all functionality intact and accessible from either set? If not, what's a good set-up for what I'd like to accomplish? [more inside]
posted by cocoagirl on Dec 30, 2008 - 11 answers

Last night my brother in law installed our new router. This morning my Tivo can't see either of the two computers on the network, and they can't see the Tivo either. Help?! [more inside]
posted by anastasiav on Dec 28, 2008 - 9 answers

WirelessNeworkFilter: Please help me set up my home wireless network using two routers. Despite all the particulars of my situation, there must be an easy solution. [more inside]
posted by billtron on Dec 19, 2008 - 7 answers

I have a Series 2 Tivo. After 5 months of no TV at all, I have TimeWarner cable again. In my area, T-W uses the Sci. Atlanta DVR tuner. It's less expensive than Tivo, by several $ a month. Is Tivo worth the extra $ and hassle? [more inside]
posted by theora55 on Sep 29, 2008 - 16 answers

Backup a Tivo drive: Is there a way (ie windows or linux software) to clone a series 2 Tivo hard drive using only an XP laptop and a couple of external usb hard drive enclosures? ( I don't have a desktop pc into which I would put the Tivo drive and a second, to be cloned, drive.)
posted by bbranden1 on Aug 6, 2008 - 3 answers

Tivo question about 2 boxes in same house, sucking off the same cable line teat, but 1 is getting some channels that the other doesn't. [more inside]
posted by ducktape on Jul 19, 2008 - 6 answers

Are the Comcast DVR woes over? Would anyone, today, say that the Comcast DVR with Tivo service works well? I'm moving house and want to set up a new TV and internet package with a Tivo-based DVR. Should I keep what I have or go with something new? Boston area in case it matters to the service. [more inside]
posted by galaksit on Apr 30, 2008 - 13 answers

My son misses the "Tivo Guy"! Can you help? [more inside]
posted by anastasiav on Apr 15, 2008 - 10 answers

What are the best DVR options for 2008? [more inside]
posted by mhh5 on Mar 7, 2008 - 20 answers

How can I make Tivo recognize all the channels my TV knows about? [more inside]
posted by genefinder on Mar 7, 2008 - 5 answers

What's the best TIVO for me? [more inside]
posted by griffey on Feb 29, 2008 - 12 answers

Can I encode my dvd's for Tivo using Handbrake, MPEG streamclip or similar tool? [more inside]
posted by psmealey on Feb 2, 2008 - 6 answers

I'm getting cable for the first time in 5 years soon, and I'd like to get one of these new-fangled PVRs. I've found plenty of info on TiVos, but I'm having trouble finding recent information on alternatives, like MythTV. Does anyone have first-hand experience or quality links? [more inside]
posted by chrisamiller on Feb 1, 2008 - 29 answers

Two hd tv's, digital cable and a Series 2 Tivo. what to do? [more inside]
posted by captaindistracto on Dec 14, 2007 - 7 answers

Specific Daily Show and/or Colbert Report episode recommendations (with air dates so I can find them)? [more inside]
posted by rokusan on Dec 12, 2007 - 24 answers

Can my wired TiVo join a home network for TiVo to Go? [more inside]
posted by Duluth?! I Hardly Know Her! on Nov 11, 2007 - 2 answers

Whyyyyyyyyy does my tivo hate me!? [more inside]
posted by thebrokenmuse on Oct 31, 2007 - 7 answers

I've got a series 1 Tivo thats become a paper-weight ever since I upgraded to a series 2. So my question is, can I somehow hook up the 1 to the 2 as a sort of back-up machine?
posted by ducktape on Oct 16, 2007 - 5 answers

Using TiVo Series 1 without programming guide? Can I still tape stuff? [more inside]
posted by UMDirector on Oct 11, 2007 - 8 answers

Have a Tivo HD with two working cablecards, but about to get a Tivo S3 - can I just take the cards and put them into the S3 until I get the installer out to put in new cards?
posted by VeniceGlass on Oct 8, 2007 - 10 answers

SlingFilter: I've got the Slingbox. I've got the Tivo. Will I be able to sling in HD? Electronics wizards inquire within! [more inside]
posted by AsRuinsAreToRome on Jul 17, 2007 - 3 answers

I need a DirecTV TiVo remote and cables in NYC. [more inside]
posted by deadfather on Jul 11, 2007 - 1 answer

I have just moved from Berkeley, CA to Austin, TX and have to move my TV service with me. We were using DirecTV in Berkeley and I was perfectly happy with my (hacked) HR10-250 HD TiVo unit. Now I am faced with a choice. D*, cable or Dish? What service do I go with if I want to have TiVo and HD? I seem to be screwed in one way or another. More inside... [more inside]
posted by JLobster on Jun 29, 2007 - 5 answers

Is there one of the PVR software systems (MythTV, SageTV, etc) I can use to access my TiVo shows over my network? [more inside]
posted by shinynewnick on May 26, 2007 - 5 answers

What would be my best source for HD content and the best PVR to capture that content? I just purchased a new HDTV. I have a Direct TV Tivo box that is only standard def. I figure as long as I have an HDTV though, I should try to get the most out of it. It seems my options are Direct TV with their HD PVR, a Direct TV HD receiver and an HD TiVo or MythTV set up, cable and one of their PVRs or cable and a Tivo or MythTV set up. [more inside]
posted by willnot on Apr 27, 2007 - 10 answers

What's the best way of getting a small bit of video off my tivo onto my computer? [more inside]
posted by katyjack on Apr 22, 2007 - 5 answers

Help me decide on who comes out to install my TV/DVR/Internet/telephone communications stuff at the new apartment here in Seattle. [more inside]
posted by dw on Apr 12, 2007 - 8 answers

Tivo and DVD to another room of the house. [more inside]
posted by striker on Mar 28, 2007 - 7 answers

Simplest home DIY home DVR setup? [more inside]
posted by retro88 on Mar 2, 2007 - 16 answers

So, can the Series 2 dual-tuner Tivo box record two channels at once, or not? [more inside]
posted by miss tea on Mar 2, 2007 - 15 answers

I need a site like what dailymotion used to be before it got all dmca'd. Any suggestions? [more inside]
posted by tylerfulltilt on Feb 22, 2007 - 3 answers

I'm looking for the best way to get movies off my Series 2 TiVo and into high quality un-DRM-ed television shows of really any format, but preferably some kind of DivX. [more inside]
posted by judge.mentok.the.mindtaker on Jan 20, 2007 - 6 answers

How can I convert a video to MPEG2 while maintaining the oddball aspect ratio? Much [more inside]
posted by mikespez on Jan 15, 2007 - 4 answers

I want to have files on my PC or Mac show up on my Tivo's browser sorted into groups, not all as one flat list like they seem to do by default. [more inside]
posted by John Kenneth Fisher on Jan 5, 2007 - 2 answers

I currently have a standard definition TV, Time Warner Digital Cable, and a Series 2 Tivo. I'm considering the move to HDTV. How should I proceed? [more inside]
posted by medpt on Nov 24, 2006 - 13 answers

Hi, Does anyone use a Media Center PC as their "Tivo-like" box for recording television and seeing on your actual television? [more inside]
posted by skepticallypleased on Nov 4, 2006 - 6 answers

How do I keep cable companies from outsourcing my TiVo? [more inside]
posted by watch_alot on Oct 29, 2006 - 17 answers

My Tivo is driving me nuts! Please help! [more inside]
posted by adrober on Oct 14, 2006 - 7 answers

What's better...DirectTV or Dish Network? [more inside]
posted by ryecatcher on Oct 10, 2006 - 22 answers

So I got an HD Tivo for my birthday... [more inside]
posted by aburd on Oct 10, 2006 - 11 answers

HDMI out -> dual-link DVI in. Success stories? Horror stories? [more inside]
posted by nicwolff on Sep 12, 2006 - 4 answers