Dave Lagesse, I am a senior you alluded to, I have an older Series 2 Tivo. I have purchased a converter box to attach to the line coming in from my TV antenna. Could you describe how Tivo gave you the patch, how would I install it into my Series 2 Tivo? Do I need an IR cable connected to switch channels?..Would appreciate your comments.
Everett Hiens
of NJ
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Feb 15, 2009 20:06:17 PM
TiVo conversion
I also have an older TiVo and I am suddenly worried about the conversion. I have a card in my machine from Direct TV which allows me access to their service but I am worried that this machine is just an analog receiver. It's a Sony model SAT-T60. Will I be OK. Digital TV was not on the radar when I sucribed 5 years ago.
Bob Walsh
of
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Jan 03, 2009 18:10:18 PM
Can PCs convert new digital signals, too?
I'm 72 years old and live in Hawaii where the cable conversion will be early. I don't have TIVO and don't subscribe to many channels on my cable service. I have not yet downloaded any movies, either, although I'm a subscriber to NetFlix. Can I download movies and convert them to play on my big screen TV? It is a Sony monitor TV Grand VEGA, and while it only goes to 1080i or 720p, it does have digital capability, but I'm not sure the cable company is going to send me digital channels, since I don't pay extra for them. So I'm only concerned with downloaded movies and how best to view them. I have but have not tried an add on box with an ethernet connection called (D-Link) DSM 520. I think I can download movies to my PC and transmit to the DSM 520 to play thereon. Would the same technique be able to download movies from other sources than just NetFlix? Are these other sources listed somewhere so that I could try them out? How would I know that the sites are safe to download from?
Everett Senter
of HI
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Jan 03, 2009 16:48:16 PM
Clarification
"Luckily, TiVo is nothing more than a specialized computer, which makes it possible to update it to work with digital TV broadcasts. And luckily, the folks at TiVo have provided a software update for DTV. If only it worked smoothly."
That is a bit off. I presume you have a Series2 TiVo which is unable to decode ATSC signals (digital) - it doesn't have the hardware components. What TiVo has done has added IR control into their software for a several new set-top boxes, including those digital-to-analog converters. THEY handle the over-the-air ATSC signal. And the trouble you had sounds like a lineup/guide data issue - which TiVo outsources, though is ultimately responsible for.
Of course your main point is on the money. We're in for a world of hurt when the non-geeky grandmas lose their television signal next month.
DaveZatz
of DC
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Jan 03, 2009 11:46:41 AM
And for what?
More emergency broadcast spectrum for fire and police and such? That's what they tell us.
Somebody ought to be asking WHO is making a bundle on this. I have a feeling it's the broadcasters who own the previously used spectrum.
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Everett Hiens of NJ @ Feb 15, 2009 20:06:17 PM
Bob Walsh of @ Jan 03, 2009 18:10:18 PM
Everett Senter of HI @ Jan 03, 2009 16:48:16 PM
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