--- In [email protected], MegaZone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Once upon a time Mark shaped the electrons to say... > > candle to my old TiVo. Absolutely sucks and the remote is just as bad. > > I originally had a R10 TiVo from Directv. My question is are the newer > > versions of TiVo using the same interface as the older R10? I > > Are you buying another DirecTiVo - the integrated TiVo and DirecTV > receiver - or a standalone TiVo? > > The R10 was the last of the DirecTiVos - the latest and greatest, > except for the HR10-250, which was the HD model. > > The R10 uses the same software as all the other second-generation > DirecTiVos. There are also some first-generation DirecTiVos, and they > use similar software, but with some of the later features missing. > > > If you buy a standalone TiVo, then any Series2 (or Series3) will have > software which is basically a super-set of the software on the R10. > Similar interface, just more features. > > If you buy one of the really old Series1 boxes (S1 was dropped in > 2002), then you'd have a similar UI but a lot fewer features. > > -MZ > -- > <URL:mailto:megazoneatmegazone.org> Gweep, Discordian, Author, Engineer, me. > "A little nonsense now and then, is relished by the wisest men" 508-852-2171 > <URL:http://www.megazone.org/> <URL:http://www.eyrie-productions.com/> Eris
I don't know what to buy? I guess I need a series 2 TiVo. If I buy one on ebay can I get a card from Directv and use it. What is the cheapest route to go here. I also have no landline. Cell phone only at our house. Thanks in advance, Mark
