"Need some TIVO help." Topic

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quidveritas	09 Jan 2009 11:42 p.m. PST
My Direct TV DVR just died. I can get another if I want but . . . this thing doesn't work unless you have a good connection. The trouble is if you record stuff and want to watch it during a storm you can't because your dish is out. With TIVO this is not a problem. I want to get a TIVO that I can use with a satellite dish that will handle the new high definition broadcasting. Seems like there's a lot of options but nothing very good for Satelite + HD. I live in the middle of nowhere and satellite dish TV is my only option – so save the discussion about cable etc. Can anyone help me out here? mjc
RavenscraftCybernetics	10 Jan 2009 5:42 a.m. PST
I dont think tivo will stop a satelite outage from a weather front passing by.
quidveritas	10 Jan 2009 10:00 a.m. PST
No, but TIVO will let you watch what you have already recorded even if you have no signal from the dish. A Direct TV DVR will not allow you to see the stuff you have already recorded unless you have a signal. mjc
John Leahy	10 Jan 2009 1:44 p.m. PST
That's not true MJC. If it's recorded it's on the hard disc. I have DTV and a DVR. I have not experienced the issues you have. My sattelite has fewer issues than I ever had with cable. Maybe it's your DVR? Thanks, John
pphalen	10 Jan 2009 3:04 p.m. PST
Although I have not tried it myself, I've heard great feednack from a couple of differnet people that have a media PC.

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