Posts by JHBrandt

Quote:Originally Posted by dattier Quote:Originally Posted by mabuttra In your case, apparently the first recording in the list was bad, which is why it immediately crashed going to the recordings screen. All you needed to do...

Quote:Originally Posted by dattier [Quote:Originally Posted by JHBrandt Actually the reboots are symptomatic of corrupted meta-data in the recording, but the fact that the problem occurred again (after you used the Pal's...

Yes, the incentives for going all-digital are stronger: the MSO can replace each analog channel with many digital ones, and since clear QAM tuners are widely available, there's not much push-back from subscribers. The main incentive for...

Actually the reboots are symptomatic of corrupted meta-data in the recording, but the fact that the problem occurred again (after you used the Pal's diagnostics to reformat the drive) strongly indicates a bad sector. Something is causing...

Dattier: If the Pal was unplugged, the head should have been parked when the drop occurred, so the likelihood of drive damage is significantly less. But bad sectors can occur without dropping the drive, and the symptoms do sound like a...

Quote:Originally Posted by dattier So half of the PAL fell about three inches. If the Pal was plugged in at the time, that could have caused a "head slap," damaging a spot on the HDD platter, so you probably have a few bad sectors...

It's really not bad for a DVR. Setting it up initially can be a hassle, but it only has to be done once. There's a thread here where the OP explains how he moved from TiVo to WMC. He's pretty happy with the setup. For you, I suspect the...

Actually, QVC and HSN are over-the-air channels in DFW Probably elsewhere too. I know HSN owns several LPTV stations around the US....

Quote:Originally Posted by videobruce That's why I bought used, they aren't a penny richer. Good idea: if you buy a used TiVo with lifetime, TiVo won't make anything off the transaction. Except you're still supporting the TiVo's...

Renojim, now that you mentioned the spoilers thing, it makes sense to me. While watching one game, they do announce scores of other games, so if you watch one game and record another, you may know the outcome before the first game is...