the aftermath

Alright, after living in the stone age for so long, I finally decided to spring some cash and get a Replay TV (40 hour, was going to get the 80 but I'll be deleting most stuff after I'm done watching so decided to save $).

So does anyone have any tips/tricks that I should know about when using this badboy?

I love this thing already and I haven't even used any of the cool features yet

Y2K Falcon

Welcome to the Age of Enlightenment!

_tony_

congrats on the new purchase, it'll change ur life.

i suggest you check out these two very useful sites:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forum...?s=&forumid=27

http://www.poopli.com/

Deftones

you shoulda got a tivo.....

the aftermath

If I had Directv I would've.

the aftermath

Thanks tony, checking them out now.

Michael Corvin

Tivo isn't progressive scan.

kantonburg

Replay's conflict resolution is


But you'd be happy with whatever you chose. They both have their ups and downs so you just have to draw the line somewhere. Congrats on the purchase.

Red Dog

Nice purchase and a good call if you only have cable.

the aftermath

It was your post that did it for me from that big ReplayTV/TiVo thread a while back

IdgIe49

I really hate my replaytv. Every month I get the "cant verify payment" error and every week I get the "cant update" error, so I have to go through and make the dumb thing update the guide and call in and get it to verify. Now its not recording OTH on tuesday's even though there are two red dots telling it to record, but it records it on saturday. Im glad I havent paid the lifetime fee for this thing.

JM

Post your problems where the ReplayTV experts (and some DNNA employees) hang out, and we may be able to help you. http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forum...?s=&forumid=27

The next few months will be a great time to be a ReplayTV owner. There is a lot of 3rd-party development/hacking going on right now. Some cool new stuff has come out recently, with more on the way.

nickdawgy

I have DirecTv...should I get a Tivo? Are they really cool, and useful?

CaptainMarvel

Yes. Hell, I'm almost tempted to get a DirecTivo, even though I don't have DirecTV. The box would be totally useless for me, but I'd know its potential.

Honestly, if I had DirecTV, there wouldn't be any hesitation.

IdgIe49

Thanks, I'll try that. I was emailing those fools at Sonic Blue to try to get help. After the third email, I hit send and it bounced back. *shrug* I accidently gave them my nickname instead of what I signed up under so thats what the last email was about. I'll read that thread and see if I can get help.

Palaver

You might have better luck calling them. I was having trouble switching from an internet connection to a phone connection. I talked to one of their technicians. She was very friendly and walked me through the fix.

800-933-5899

Groucho

Yes and yes! The best part about it is that the DirectTV Tivo is dual-tuner, which means you can record two programs at the same time (while watching a third recorded program if necessary). So you're basically getting two DVR's for the price of one.

nickdawgy

So according to DirecTv's web site, it says the Tivo is $99. Does it cost extra per month? If so, how much? Right now I pay about $59 for Total Choice Plus and local channels with HBO, and an extra receiver.

Do you need anything special (besides the recorder) to go with the Tivo service? I think I am going to go with the deal, I just need some pointers from you experts

Deftones

No, you don't need anything special, Nickdawgy. Remember, you have to pay $5/month for the Tivo service. It's worth it, though. The season pass feature is worth that alone.

nickdawgy

What is the season pass?

big whoppa

A season pass records every airing of a show even if it moves to a different date or time.

Chew

and only new episodes (if you want).

mljones99

I just got my second DirecTivo the other day. Now I have one in the living room and now one in the bedroom.

BDB

Also has 2 Dtivo's and never thought I needed 2, but am well pleased with the added power.

Jadzia

I have 3 DirecTivos now.

I loved the main one in my living room so much, I added one upstairs in the bedroom. (Which came in handy for the rare instances when you have 3-way conflicts.)

Then they had a special deal and I added a third in my basement workout room. It is quite a motivating factor to workout, since I always have shows down there to watch. I can work out for 45 minutes and get an hour show in without commercials. I find I am working out a lot more regularly now and saving myself from spending too much time at night watching TV since I am knocking out my shows that way.