Comments on: Stupid TiVo, stupid Netgear

By: Paul Tomblin

Paul Tomblin — Wed, 10 May 2006 16:17:56 +0000

Tina, me too. That’s why I haven’t even started thinking about HD TV yet.

By: Tina Marie

Tina Marie — Wed, 10 May 2006 15:48:32 +0000

I’m holding out for a series 3.

By: Rob Guglielmetti

Rob Guglielmetti — Tue, 09 May 2006 01:48:01 +0000

Sounds cool. Thanks for the info, Paul.

By: Paul Tomblin

Paul Tomblin — Tue, 09 May 2006 01:31:36 +0000

Rob, it’s just like it says - both TiVos detect the other one (no configuration required). They then list the shows on the other TiVo under a separate “folder” on the Now Playing List. You can select a show and transfer it to the TiVo you’re sitting at. This is great because it means that it doesn’t matter which TiVo you recorded on, you can watch it on the TiVo that’s more convenient for you.

The only problem is that it transfers slower than real time, so you can’t start watching immediately.

It’s great for us, because one of our TiVos has a DVD burner, so if you want to burn something, you just transfer it to that TiVo.

By: Rob Guglielmetti

Rob Guglielmetti — Tue, 09 May 2006 01:19:35 +0000

My Netgear wireless dongle used to drop connections a lot, and it drove me crazy. I used to do the unplug-cooldown-replug shuffle, but I eventually realized it was a flaky cable that was causing the problem. You might want to wiggle the cable at the connection point with the dongle to see if that’s your problem.

Tell me more about this transfer of shows to other TiVos. I only have one unite at the moment, but that sounds cool…