Glen Farney gave a very good explanation of a number of aspects of taking up space on a TiVo box. I learned a few things from what he said, and I would like to comment on only one small portion of it.
> Of course your space is dynamic with the quality setting. Basic sucks, it's > no better than a decent VCR, and that's not why I spent the money on a Tivo. I substantially agree, but have a little different perspective. I have two 80-hour Series 2 units, which I (creatively) refer to as "Upstairs" and "Downstairs." I use Basic almost exclusively, because many of the programs I watch are news or talk, and I don't care about picture quality. I often record movies at Medium quality, which is fine for my needs. Basic also allows me to be gone for a couple of weeks without worrying about running out of room, and that works fine, except for the time one of my cordless phones went "off-hook" on the second day of a trip, disabling both TiVos fourteen days later (grrrrrr!). Thanks for some of the other tips in your message, Glen. Dave Schultheis San Jose -- dave6592 [at] accesscom [dot] com - http://www.accesscom.com/~dave6592 Dave Schultheis, San José, Silicon Valley, Santa Clara County, CA, USA
