John my wife's favorite feature and one that keep's me out of trouble  
is the season pass.
Example my wife like's Army Wife's on Lifetime. I tell tivo to record  
all new episodes of the show and
then I don't have to worry about if I miss recording the show it just  
does it.
Now I do check my to do list of recording items at least every two  
weeks to make sure all is ok.
As cable channels sometimes do not report if an episode is a rerun or  
not so The Monk marathon's can fill your hard drive up if you don't
what out.:)



On Sep 2, 2008, at 7:22 AM, John Stone wrote:

> TIVO has it's own "guide" system, which is what you're paying monthly
> for. While Insight uses TV Guide as it's "guide".
>
> With TIVO you can do different searches, such as searching for
> director, actor, actress , genre, etc. Which you can't do with the
> Insight DVR...
>
> John
>
>
> On Sep 1, 2008, at 6:43 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote:
>
>> (I'm guessing here) The dvr that comes from Insight uses insights tv
>> guide but not sure where TIVO gets its listings.
>>
>> I think basically, they are the same but don't know for sure.
>>
>> Can't answer your other questions.
>>
>> Monday, September 1, 20086:28 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>>> 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
>>>>>
>>>>>
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