So, when I called Tivo to cancel the boxes we no longer need (because 4 channels!) they offered us a great deal on lifetime service for our old boxes. Normally these days, when you get a Tivo, you either sign up to pay $20/month for the service, or you buy the $500 lifetime service that means you don't have to pay a fee for the lifetime of that ( Read more... )

I have had a Tivo since sometime in 2005. Fandom made me do it, really. Our VCR had broken, and those were still in the days of Alias, first fandom love of my life. Many on my f-list kept talking about "Tivo" and it seemed like such a cool device. I got one, my husband grumbled about the monthly fee, but it was without a doubt one of those pieces ( Read more... )

The good news: my wrist feels all better! Back to jewelry making tonight!

The bad news: my Tivo is broken! :(

No, seriously, guys. This is a calamity of EPIC FAIL. It started out as this odd static coming from the speakers, and then it went away. And then last night it came back, with a vengeance, and all the little "bee-boop, beep, and ( Read more... )

So, Fall TV is almost upon us. Ads are everywhere for this show or that premiering at the end of the month. New shows are jockeying for their position in our hearts on our DVR season pass lists.

Last year was tough. My Humax Tivo had to pick and choose which shows in which time slots to record, and some shows (most notably Lost) fell to the ( Read more... )

Wouldn't it be great if Amazon's new Tivo Unbox download feature included BSG episodes?  Yeah.  It doesn't.  And I'm still missing Maelstrom and whatever ep came before it.  :(  I'm really surprised that no one out there appears to have them, at least if the lack of response to my last post regarding them is any indication.  Stupid Tivo (and the ( Read more... )

*gasp*

Damn you Tivo! Catching up on my e-mail, and I see that Tivo is (finally!) releasing a box which will record two things at once! No more choosing between Alias and Bones, or Lost and Criminal Minds. One presumes you could also record one thing while watching another. They are running a special for current customers which nabs us an 80- ( Read more... )

Power Rangers SPD (WTF?)
Some other nameless cartoon which I did not recognize...
(Note to Tivo. I only watch cartoons like Justice League, now, and I haven't even programmed that in yet.)

Alias!
No matter how hard I try to cut the ties, Tivo is evil and records it anyway!

Prison Break - which turned out to be cool, even though I was a little ( Read more... )

I'm not intentionally spamming. It's just, my last post needed to be all about Serenity, and tacking this on the end seemed wrong. My Tivo is finally up and running, though we have sacrificed our cable box, and thus HBO, to adding it to our complicated receiver, Bose surround sound setup. Mostly because our last cable bill was outrageously ( Read more... )

I'm going to Best Buy to purchase my Tivo this afternoon. Can hardly wait! Do I just call Tivo after I have it all set up to start subscribing?

This means I will not miss one glorious moment of SCIFI Friday this week due to a VCR snafu. This means remembering to record Rome on Sunday will not be an issue. And I will not miss any of my ( Read more... )