Hey all,
Just thought I would mention that I have bought another Tivo off ebay.
I missed it so much, I just had to have it back. I am using it with the 
shite sky plus system - I am so pleased about all the fab menus in Tivo that 
I can now use again!
It seems to have gone a bit quiet on here about Tivo - are you all still 
using it?
No sign of it coming back to the UK is there?
Ad

ADAM FOULKES wrote:
> Hey all,
> Just thought I would mention that I have bought another Tivo off ebay.
> I missed it so much, I just had to have it back. I am using it with the 
> shite sky plus system - I am so pleased about all the fab menus in Tivo that 
> I can now use again!
> It seems to have gone a bit quiet on here about Tivo - are you all still 
> using it?
> No sign of it coming back to the UK is there?
> Ad 
> 

Please sign yourself quickly into the UK section of TiVo Community
<http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/forumdisplay.php?f=14>

TiVo is now an UK underground secret - too damm good to let others have 
the non-breaking news .... ;-)

-- 
Adrian C

ADAM FOULKES wrote:
> Hey all,
> Just thought I would mention that I have bought another Tivo off ebay.
> I missed it so much, I just had to have it back. I am using it with the 
> shite sky plus system - I am so pleased about all the fab menus in Tivo that 
> I can now use again!
> It seems to have gone a bit quiet on here about Tivo - are you all still 
> using it?
> 

<Raises hand>

Don't know how I ever got along without it looking out for programmes 
for me and various other things Sky+ and Virgin boxes don't do.

Six years and counting.

Meng wrote:
> ADAM FOULKES wrote:
>> Hey all,
>> Just thought I would mention that I have bought another Tivo off ebay.
>> I missed it so much, I just had to have it back. I am using it with 
>> the shite sky plus system - I am so pleased about all the fab menus in 
>> Tivo that I can now use again!
>> It seems to have gone a bit quiet on here about Tivo - are you all 
>> still using it?
>>
> 
> <Raises hand>
> 
> Don't know how I ever got along without it looking out for programmes 
> for me and various other things Sky+ and Virgin boxes don't do.
> 
> Six years and counting.

I've got two sat in my loft.

Couldn't justify £10/month for listings now my Toppy has arrived. Far 
more storage and two built in DTT tuners are big plusses for me.

Although the TiVo interface was a dream, I can cope with the MyStuff TAP.

I know what you mean about the £10 a month. It is a bit of a rip off but I 
will pay it as sky have dropped their fee now and the interface is so much 
better.
I need to look at increasing the HD on mine though. It is the standard 40gb 
in the unit at the mo.
I have seen drives for 250 and 400gb advertised on ebay. Do these work OK?
I seem to remember when I had mu old Tivo that you were restricted on bigger 
HD's as the speed was too quick and they did not work well in the Tivo's.

I guess this must have been sorted out?
A
"ADAM FOULKES"  wrote in message 
news:PKidncrGO5bl777anZ2dnUVZ8tGqnZ2d@brightview.com...
> Hey all,
> Just thought I would mention that I have bought another Tivo off ebay.
> I missed it so much, I just had to have it back. I am using it with the 
> shite sky plus system - I am so pleased about all the fab menus in Tivo 
> that I can now use again!
> It seems to have gone a bit quiet on here about Tivo - are you all still 
> using it?
> No sign of it coming back to the UK is there?
> Ad
>

"ADAM FOULKES"  wrote in message 
news:PKidncrGO5bl777anZ2dnUVZ8tGqnZ2d@brightview.com...
> Hey all,
> Just thought I would mention that I have bought another Tivo off ebay.
> I missed it so much, I just had to have it back. I am using it with the 
> shite sky plus system - I am so pleased about all the fab menus in Tivo 
> that I can now use again!
> It seems to have gone a bit quiet on here about Tivo - are you all still 
> using it?
> No sign of it coming back to the UK is there?
> Ad
>

Every 6 months or so I check this forum for a "my XXX box is so much better 
than my old Tivo!" post.  8 years and counting...

How does a Topfield handle Virgin's basic channels (I'm type who is 
satisfied with endless "Extreme Machines" and Top Gear), forcoming cable HD 
and HDMI output?   Do they have something in the pipeline?

I would seriously consider a custom-built hifi-style Vista Media Centre PC 
(i.e. ~£600+) - If anyone could assure me I would miss none of TiVo's 
featues?

TIA

ADAM FOULKES wrote:
> I know what you mean about the £10 a month. It is a bit of a rip off but I 
> will pay it as sky have dropped their fee now and the interface is so much 
> better.

Ahhhh.. you should have hung in for a lifetime subbed box. These are 
going below the £200 premium originally touted. I got a lifetime 40GB 
Tivo box recently off eBay for £140. I now have two of them sat under 
the TV.

> I need to look at increasing the HD on mine though. It is the standard 40gb 
> in the unit at the mo.
> I have seen drives for 250 and 400gb advertised on ebay. Do these work OK?

If you have at anytime built a PC (and can install an OS), and have a 
spare desktop PC to hand, configuring a new virgin drive is not much 
work. A preconfigured drive is easier - but not as much techy fun....

<http://www.freeranger.co.uk/TiVo/HowTo.htm>

> I seem to remember when I had mu old Tivo that you were restricted on bigger 
> HD's as the speed was too quick and they did not work well in the Tivo's.

Nope. Speed was not the issue (except a noise & heat issue which with 
new Samsung 7200 RPM drives is non existant - I use SP2514N 240GB drives 
in mine).

However, drives larger than 137GB need a new kernal installed and an 
increased swap file.

<http://www.steveconrad.co.uk/tivo/upgrade3.html>

Join the TiVo community and folks there will help you out.

-- 
Adrian C

"Mugwump" <x@x.x> wrote in message 
news:Vp0Vi.16945$T8.5007@newsfe5-win.ntli.net...
>
> "ADAM FOULKES"  wrote in message 
> news:PKidncrGO5bl777anZ2dnUVZ8tGqnZ2d@brightview.com...
>> Hey all,
>> Just thought I would mention that I have bought another Tivo off ebay.
>> I missed it so much, I just had to have it back. I am using it with the 
>> shite sky plus system - I am so pleased about all the fab menus in Tivo 
>> that I can now use again!
>> It seems to have gone a bit quiet on here about Tivo - are you all still 
>> using it?
>> No sign of it coming back to the UK is there?
>> Ad
>>
>
> Every 6 months or so I check this forum for a "my XXX box is so much 
> better than my old Tivo!" post.  8 years and counting...
>
> How does a Topfield handle Virgin's basic channels (I'm type who is 
> satisfied with endless "Extreme Machines" and Top Gear), forcoming cable 
> HD and HDMI output?   Do they have something in the pipeline?
>
> I would seriously consider a custom-built hifi-style Vista Media Centre PC 
> (i.e. ~£600+) - If anyone could assure me I would miss none of TiVo's 
> featues?
>
> TIA

Be careful, there is a discernable link between Tivo and/or Toppy owners
whereby they get just as evangilical, indignant, pompous and clique'ish as
those nutters who are religiously devoted to their Apple Mac's, in fact
there is a direct correllation between owning a Mac and a Tivo/Toppy
and the ensuing lunacy involved with such cults.
You have innocently mentioned you may consider a custom built Media
Centre PC, this of course is not an option to the sect of the Steve Jobbo,
and his temple to the over-priced Mac, and mentioning a PC in the same
post as a Tivo/Toppy and/or Mac will result in cockerels throats slashed,
and goats sacrificed at the altar of the poncified Mac Book Pro.
Take care, enjoy your Tivo, but beware the cult.

Gossip wrote:

> Be careful, there is a discernable link between Tivo and/or Toppy owners
> whereby they get just as evangilical, indignant, pompous and clique'ish as
> those nutters who are religiously devoted to their Apple Mac's, in fact
> there is a direct correllation between owning a Mac and a Tivo/Toppy
> and the ensuing lunacy involved with such cults.
> You have innocently mentioned you may consider a custom built Media
> Centre PC, this of course is not an option to the sect of the Steve Jobbo,
> and his temple to the over-priced Mac, and mentioning a PC in the same
> post as a Tivo/Toppy and/or Mac will result in cockerels throats slashed,
> and goats sacrificed at the altar of the poncified Mac Book Pro.
> Take care, enjoy your Tivo, but beware the cult. 
> 

This is why I'm heartily recommending that all likeminded TiVo goodfolk 
should take themselves away to the excellent UK TiVo community to avoid 
crossing these countermovement types with their wierd anti-spells and 
confusing deprogramming double-speak. At TiVo community you will be 
quite safe from harm, loose psychologists and psychiatrists, and will be 
"in with the program". Enlightenment guaranteed through wonderful 
majesty of the "Now Playing" screen. If *anyone* takes that away from 
you, expect deep trauma and an unpleasant lifestyle reassignment..

Now cry together in unison,

Viva, TiVo forever!!!!!!!!!

-- 
Adrian C

"I should be locked up; Hmmmm, I really should...."

Gossip wrote:
> "Mugwump" <x@x.x> wrote in message 
> news:Vp0Vi.16945$T8.5007@newsfe5-win.ntli.net...
>> "ADAM FOULKES"  wrote in message 
>> news:PKidncrGO5bl777anZ2dnUVZ8tGqnZ2d@brightview.com...
>>> Hey all,
>>> Just thought I would mention that I have bought another Tivo off ebay.
>>> I missed it so much, I just had to have it back. I am using it with the 
>>> shite sky plus system - I am so pleased about all the fab menus in Tivo 
>>> that I can now use again!
>>> It seems to have gone a bit quiet on here about Tivo - are you all still 
>>> using it?
>>> No sign of it coming back to the UK is there?
>>> Ad
>>>
>> Every 6 months or so I check this forum for a "my XXX box is so much 
>> better than my old Tivo!" post.  8 years and counting...
>>
>> How does a Topfield handle Virgin's basic channels (I'm type who is 
>> satisfied with endless "Extreme Machines" and Top Gear), forcoming cable 
>> HD and HDMI output?   Do they have something in the pipeline?
>>
>> I would seriously consider a custom-built hifi-style Vista Media Centre PC 
>> (i.e. ~£600+) - If anyone could assure me I would miss none of TiVo's 
>> featues?
>>
>> TIA
> 
> Be careful, there is a discernable link between Tivo and/or Toppy owners
> whereby they get just as evangilical, indignant, pompous and clique'ish as
> those nutters who are religiously devoted to their Apple Mac's, in fact
> there is a direct correllation between owning a Mac and a Tivo/Toppy
> and the ensuing lunacy involved with such cults.
> You have innocently mentioned you may consider a custom built Media
> Centre PC, this of course is not an option to the sect of the Steve Jobbo,
> and his temple to the over-priced Mac, and mentioning a PC in the same
> post as a Tivo/Toppy and/or Mac will result in cockerels throats slashed,
> and goats sacrificed at the altar of the poncified Mac Book Pro.
> Take care, enjoy your Tivo, but beware the cult. 
> 
> 

Yawn. (From a very happy Imac and Tivo user who is very anti-religion)

Oh, and try using a spell-checker next time. I'm sure your Bill Gates 
machine has one (assuming Vista lets you have enough ram to actually 
use it that is).

Adrian C wrote:
> Gossip wrote:
> 
>> Be careful, there is a discernable link between Tivo and/or Toppy owners
>> whereby they get just as evangilical, indignant, pompous and 
>> clique'ish as
>> those nutters who are religiously devoted to their Apple Mac's, in fact
>> there is a direct correllation between owning a Mac and a Tivo/Toppy
>> and the ensuing lunacy involved with such cults.
>> You have innocently mentioned you may consider a custom built Media
>> Centre PC, this of course is not an option to the sect of the Steve 
>> Jobbo,
>> and his temple to the over-priced Mac, and mentioning a PC in the same
>> post as a Tivo/Toppy and/or Mac will result in cockerels throats slashed,
>> and goats sacrificed at the altar of the poncified Mac Book Pro.
>> Take care, enjoy your Tivo, but beware the cult.
> 
> This is why I'm heartily recommending that all likeminded TiVo goodfolk 
> should take themselves away to the excellent UK TiVo community to avoid 
> crossing these countermovement types with their wierd anti-spells and 
> confusing deprogramming double-speak. At TiVo community you will be 
> quite safe from harm, loose psychologists and psychiatrists, and will be 
> "in with the program". Enlightenment guaranteed through wonderful 
> majesty of the "Now Playing" screen. If *anyone* takes that away from 
> you, expect deep trauma and an unpleasant lifestyle reassignment..
> 
> Now cry together in unison,
> 
> Viva, TiVo forever!!!!!!!!!
> 

Hallelujah!!!!!!!!

"Mugwump" <x@x.x> wrote in message 
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>
> "ADAM FOULKES"  wrote in message 
> news:PKidncrGO5bl777anZ2dnUVZ8tGqnZ2d@brightview.com...
>> Hey all,
>> Just thought I would mention that I have bought another Tivo off ebay.
>> I missed it so much, I just had to have it back. I am using it with the 
>> shite sky plus system - I am so pleased about all the fab menus in Tivo 
>> that I can now use again!
>> It seems to have gone a bit quiet on here about Tivo - are you all still 
>> using it?
>> No sign of it coming back to the UK is there?
>> Ad
>>
>
> Every 6 months or so I check this forum for a "my XXX box is so much 
> better than my old Tivo!" post.  8 years and counting...
>

That's cause so few people had a Tivo in the first place to compare them to

-- 
Alex

New laptop - Sig missing

But what with Sky changing their menus around to more closely match the
TiVo setup, who wants to put a few quid down that we're going to see a
Sky branded TiVo offering not so long from now on the HD package?

Christopher Woods wrote:
> But what with Sky changing their menus around to more closely match the
> TiVo setup, who wants to put a few quid down that we're going to see a
> Sky branded TiVo offering not so long from now on the HD package?
> 

Wouldn't happen. The TiVo system in all it's variations is based around 
open source development, and some gentle hacking by owners is tolerated 
- with even some encoragement and support in some areas. For BSkyB to do 
that, murdoch would have to go into hospital for a benificial lobotomy.

-- 
Adrian C

I'd be happy to give him one...

Christopher Woods wrote:
> I'd be happy to give him one...
> 

Join the queue ...

-- 
Adrian C

"Christopher Woods"  wrote in 
message news:003e01c81e60$6e2d37d0$6f01a8c0@mofolaptop...
> But what with Sky changing their menus around to more closely match the
> TiVo setup, who wants to put a few quid down that we're going to see a
> Sky branded TiVo offering not so long from now on the HD package?
>

I wish. Every time I switch the tivo off (admittedly rarely) I hate waiting 
to see if it'll come back on. Not that I've ever had any problems with it, 
but it's over 5 years old now, and if it's going to develop a fault it's a 
good chance it'll show on a power cycle. Being able to buy a current 
generation Tivo of any description would be most welcome, and it it was 
fully integrated into the sky system then all the better!