On Sun, Jun 20, 2010 at 23:32, Jim Robertson <[email protected]> wrote:
> I THINK I can get a USB WiFi adapter for the TiVo HD (Comcast version with > > cablecard), but I don't know if it needs an analog telephone line as well. > > Can it talk to the TiVo servers just over the internet? > Yes, all TiVos have been able to use just the Internet for a while now, no phone line required. Not even for initial setup. You can use TiVo's 802.11g adapter, or their new 802.11n bridge - or any external WiFi bridge device. If you have multiple devices going into the entertainment center than need Internet - like TiVo, a gaming box, Blu-ray player, etc - I strongly advise using an external bridge device and connecting all of the other devices to it using wired Ethernet. This is MUCH better than putting every device on WiFi directly. > I'm considering buying a TiVo premier and a smaller flatscreen for the > bedroom. Can those two devices share programming? In other words, can I > start watching a recorded show or movie downloaded from amazon or netflix > on > the flatscreen in the family room, then finish it in the bedroom? If both > TiVos have WiFi connections, is 802.11g fast enough? Does either of the > TiVos ever need a phone line? > Yes and no. Yes in that recording content can be copied from one TiVo to another *if* the cable MSO does not flag it is copy protected. If they do that it is locked to the one box, period. You'd need something like a Slingbox or HAVA to stream it instead. A *good* 802.11g connection is fast enough for most content, even HD. No in that downloaded content - Amazon, web videos, etc - cannot be transferred TiVo to TiVo. You can re-download much of the content on the other TiVo, so that's a solution. Streaming content, like Netflix, doesn't exist on either TiVo anyway - it is streamed from the net. So you'd stop streaming on the one and start on the other and have to fast forward to the right spot. > Can I get the TiVos on Ethernet using PowerLine adapters? Is that > technology > ready for prime time or is it a nest of worms? > Yes, you can. And opinions vary. If the wiring in in your home works well, it is a decent solution. And I'd go with at least the 85Mbps tech, but the newer 200Mbps tech is probably best. -- [email protected] / [email protected] Geek, Gweep, Technophile, me. www.GizmoLovers.com / www.MegaZone.org / www.Eyrie-Productions.com Hail Eris Twitter.com/megazone / Facebook.com/megazone / www.LinkedIn.com/in/megazone "A little nonsense now and then, is relished by the wisest men" 432-363-4296 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
