Being the geek that I am, I’ve been spending a little bit of time as of late looking for additional information about the Multi-Room Viewing (MRV) & TiVoToGo (TTG) copy protection issue that I blogged about a couple of weeks ago. Low and behold, TiVo’s very own knowledge base has a rather detailed article which [...]
Here’s a roundup of some of the emails I received via this site’s contact form…..
Jeremy Wrote:
Have some questions as I am a fellow CNY out of Utica. I just got a TiVo HD and had TWC over yesterday to install the CC’s. Unfortunately they only brought 2 and only 1 worked. They [...]
The WeaKnees blog recently alerted me to the fact that TiVo has a “CableCARD hotline”. The hotline is available Monday-Sunday from 6:00 AM – 9:00 PM Pacific. According to TiVo’s website, the hotline is answered by TiVo support representatives who have been trained on how to troubleshoot CableCARD issues.
We have set up a hotline to [...]
Late last week I received the following questions from a TiVoBlog reader. Instead of just replying to the email directly, I thought it would be a good idea for me to post my reply here since others may have the same questions.
Hello Alex. Just discovered your site. Nice work. Alex I have a chance [...]
Update 07/30 @ 10:52PM: Ben Drawbaugh has posted a wonderful SDV FAQ over at TiVoCommunity.com.
In a post last week I alluded to some disturbing information that a Time Warner installer told me. According to the installer, TWC has plans to move ALL digital content in my area over to switched digital by the [...]
On June 12th I blogged about how my Series 3 TiVo was making a lot of noise and how it had me worried. Well, after receiving several great comments, I decided to call TiVo in order to see if I could get a replacement. Getting a replacement S3 was surprisingly easy. The [...]
Back in February of last year, I blogged about an article on ars technica titled: CableCARD Primer. In this article, ars provides a wonderful overview of the CableCARD standard as well as some technical details about how CableCARDs actually work.
I found the technical information to be extremely useful. Prior to reading this article, [...]
Last Thursday I blogged about my phone conversation with Time Warner Cable and how I setup an appointment to get two CableCARDs installed in my Series 3 TiVo. Well, my appointment was yesterday and after two hours of dealing with Time Warner’s incompetence, I am happy to say that I now have two CableCARDs [...]
Here’s some good news for anybody who owns or is thinking about getting a Series 3 TiVo. Starting July 1, the FCC will require that all cable companies provide boxes that utilize the CableCARD technology.
How does this help Series 3 owners you ask? Well, if the cable companies are required to use CableCARDs, [...]
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