Harry & others, How dose TIVO differ from the box that comes with Insight Cable. It seems we can do all that you are talking about here using TIVO with the Insight Box.
Also I have wanted to ask before, there are two firewire ports in the back of the Insight Cable box, could those be hooked to a firewire drive and record directly to it instead of the hard drive in the Insight box? If so, then could not the firewire be hooked to a Mac and move the movie to it? John On Sep 1, 2008, at 5:32 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: > I don't know about Apple TV but I do know about TIVO! > > I have a roof top antenna and I have a Series 1 (1st generation) TIVO > DVR (digital video recorder). I also have a lifetime (of my TIVO box) > subscription so I have no monthly fees (when I bought it a lifetime > subscription was $295, now I think it's $399). My TIVO is connected to > my phone line and it updates the TV schedule once a day (it's never > interrupted a phone call in the 3 or 4 years that I have had TIVO). > > You should get an HD TIVO (probably can't get a Series 1 any more- > that's > not HD ready). > > My series 1 TIVO doesn't yet recognize the analog to digital > converter > box I purchased but TIVO says it's working on the software upgrade > for my DVR. > > I rarely watch TV without going through TIVO. I record the programs I > want and watch them at my convenience. I skip the commercials! It is > also possible to watch one channel while recording a program on > another > channel. > > If you watch a lot of tv I recommend getting a box that allows you to > record two programs simultaneously. > > With TIVO when you watch television live and you can pause (for up > to 30 > minutes) the program to answer the phone, answer the call of mother > nature, walk the dog, get a snack, or whatever and then restart the > program from where you paused. You won't miss anything. > > TIVO is the best thing to come down the television pike since Philo > Farnsworth built his first TV! > > It's hard to say whether I love my TIVO more than my recumbent bike or > vice versa! > > Harry > > Monday, September 1, 20082:31 PMWendi [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> I'm considering giving my husband Tivo service as a birthday gift. I >> know very little about it, and wondered if any of you might have >> advice. He's a PC user, while the rest of us use Macs, and our >> internet connection is wired. Does Apple TV work as well as Tivo? Any >> advice or thoughts? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Wendi >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will >> be September 23 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. >> Posting address: [email protected] >> Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will > be September 23 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. > Posting address: [email protected] > Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > _______________________________________________ The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will be September 23 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. Posting address: [email protected] Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
