One Of My Most Favorite Features: Prune Your TiVo’s Channel List

I love my TiVo DVR mainly because it provides a number of features that the competition doesn’t offer.  For example, one of my favorite features that is included with all TiVo DVRs is the ability to customize which channels I want to have included in my channel list.  This feature is great because it allows [...]

July 8th, 2008 | Category: TiVo, TiVo Guide, TiVo Software, TiVo/PVR | 10 comments

Tip Of The Day: Navigate Your TiVo’s Guide Data Using The Fast Forward Button

Did you know that you can “page” through your TiVo’s guide data simply by using the fast forward button? I use this tip all the time to quickly navigate through the guide. If you don’t use this button, you’re stuck having to navigate the guide one show at a time. This tip [...]

February 23rd, 2008 | Category: TiVo, TiVo Guide, TiVo Tip, TiVo/PVR | One comment

TiVo Guide “To be announced”, Now That’s What I Call Customer Service!

Recently I went ahead and added my local Fox affiliate (33-1) to my Series 3 as a new OTA (over the air) channel. Right away, I noticed that my TiVo didn’t have guide data for Fox 33-1. Instead, my S3 would display “To be announced” whenever I accessed the guide data for this channel.

After doing [...]

February 8th, 2008 | Category: Antenna, Customer Service, Over The Air High Definition, TiVo, TiVo Guide, TiVo Help, TiVo/PVR | 3 comments

Grid Guide Or TiVo Live Guide? (Which Guide Style Do You Use?)

Which guide style do you use? I tend to stick with the Grid Guide style since it allows me to see upcoming programming for several different channels all at once. Does anybody out there use the TiVo Live Guide style? If yes, why do you prefer the Live Guide format over Grid [...]

November 22nd, 2007 | Category: TiVo, TiVo Guide, TiVo Software | 8 comments