I just put in my first TiVO system, and had the same question about
the wireless adapter. I saw the TiVO brand adapter for $59.99 on the
TiVO site and figured that it was as good a deal as any other adapter,
plus it ensured compatibility with TiVO. You have to check out the
other adapters to make sure they are compatible with TiVO, and many
are not, plus some that are only work to the 802.11b standard which is
slower than 802.11g. The TiVO adapter works with both b and g.
I have found that the TiVO brand adapter works flawlessly. I have an
old Microsoft 802.11g base station that is no longer made, yet it
still works fine with the TiVO adapter. The TiVO adapter is also
small and fits easily on top of my equipment.
One note- you have to be sure the software version on the TiVO system
is at least version 7.2 (first two numbers - there are several that
follow in the version number) for the TiVO network adapter to work.
The TiVO website gave good information about checking the software
version. My TiVO originally had version 5.x. There was a request form
to fill out on the TiVO website to get the upgrade. The upgrade was
automatically downloaded through the phone line I had connected to the
TiVO. Now that I have the adapter, the phone line is not needed!
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