Anyone have a Tivo? Questions...

[WDWguru]

Just had to follow up on two things. We do have the dual-tuner DirectTV/Tivo combo and still havent run out of space. We are, however, looking forward to getting the HD unit so that we'll have his-n-hers Tivos!!

Regarding the save option... saving shows to tape is far from "forever" but it does allow portability. Later this year Tivo will update the stand-alone units with a "Tivo to go" option they announced at CES last month. It will let you download to a computer for remote viewing. There are also stand-alone Tivo units with built-in DVD recorders that can do the trick, but they are pricey. I have a few things I've wanted to keep indefinitely, so I've taped them off using my camcorder, then transferred them to my computer and burned them to DVDs. It's fun to do that with things like the Super Bowl ads, too. Since it's all digital, it transfers easily (albeit in real time).

 

[UncleKyle]

I've helped a friend of mine hack his Tivo. We put a 250 GB hard drive in his tivo and he also has it wirelessly networked to his computer so he can transfer the shows to his desktop computer. One of the coolest things ever. As soon as I get enough money I'll have one myself. I had the money but I spent it on a personal trainer and gym membership

 

[JetMom]

Uncle Kyle -- My DH did the same thing to our TiVo! It is great! Especially in combo with our new DVD burner. We TiVoed alot of Holiday sows and then burned them onto a DVD! The quality is so much better than when we used to tape things on our VCR.

We now have over 100 hours of recording space on our TiVo and we love it!