That's what I do with mine. Works great that way. Just like a VCR, without the tape failure.
Richard P. Jordan wrote: > Just to clarify: > Are you saying you think I could just buy a Tivo unit and never go on line > with it or pay for their service, and just program it by start time and > duration? Or something like that? > >> >>> They should allow it to be programmed like a VCR. >>> >> >> You can do that. I have done that for programs that were not listed >> correctly by the programming service. This happens in times of special >> programming, like Olympics or political conventions. But it is so much >> easier to use the program grid. The Tivo also applies some intelligence when >> programmed via the grid. (I have not yet worked out the logic of what it >> does, but it does not literally follow the program grid.) ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
