Tag: TiVo

Following the directions on TiVocommunity.com I have successfully added 500gb external storage to my TiVo series 3! I bought a Seagate ST3500641AS 500gb drive from Frys for $119 a couple weeks back for MacPro use, but since I have decided to wait on that, I decided to take a chance with the unreleased eSata support… Continue reading I have tripled my TiVo Series 3 hard disk space!

I have a extra 500gb drive sitting here waiting for a Mac Pro, but it might just end up on the back of my new series 3 TiVo! Who can suggest a good eSata case? How to enable the eSata port on a Series 3 TiVo Update: You’ll want to watch that thread before trying… Continue reading How to add an eSata drive to a series 3 TiVo!!!!

I had not seen this piece on the series 3 but if you’re curious, take a look.

Cable Card Installation The Comcast cable guy showed up knowing he had to install two cable cards, but he didn’t know anything about a TiVo. Fortunately the nice folks at tivocommunity.com had already given me a heads up about what to do. Familiarize yourself with the cable card menus (See the cable card sheet that… Continue reading TiVo Series 3 Day 2

My Series 3 TiVo arrived today. I have been a TiVo user since practically day 1, starting with a series 1, then moving to DirecTiVos for years and finally to a HD DirecTiVo in Dec, 2005, a month before the tree fell through the house and I was forced to switch to Comcast and their… Continue reading TiVo Series 3 has landed!

I ordered a Series 3 TiVo last night, after TiVo dropped the price $300, which essentially pays for 3 years of service. So instead of paying $12 a month for the Comcast DVR+service, I am paying $22/month ($800/36) and getting a much larger disk and better DVR. So call Comcast and a very nice woman… Continue reading Comcast support too good to be true