I liked mine (2 units) till the HD's crashed in them. Hopefully by now they have come up with a better unit. If you get one, make a copy of the virgin OS (sans any recorded data) onto a CD-R. That way if the HD dies, then you can expand the image back onto a new HD relatively painlessly.
never had the service though........... kw On Saturday 23 February 2002 16:48, you wrote: > I'm kind of interested in the Tivo after missing yet another good movie on > the Sci Fi channel because I was busy (oh, and I never remember to get VHS > tapes on the VCR that I have with the blinking '12:00'). Anyone have the > Tivo? Like it? Are there alternatives? Are they good? Also, has anyone > tried to reproduce the capabilities, at least the recording feature, of the > Tivo with Linux or put-your-OS-here? I mean, I guess with a TV card you > could just do this.. right? Anyone tried? Have any links? > > Regards, Dustin > > --- > Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Information Systems Contractor > http://members.telocity.com/~dpuryear > PGP Key available at http://www.us.pgp.net > In the beginning the Universe was created. > This has been widely regarded as a bad move. - Douglas Adams > > ================================================ > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > your subscription information. > ================================================ -- Kris A. Wotipka, WOTIPKA! inc. 337.739.5180 human__337.893.1289 fax__KD5QYV amateur radio ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================
