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RE: ShowShifter on TiVo


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  • Subject: RE: ShowShifter on TiVo
  • From: "Nikola Kasic" <nikola@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 11:48:58 +0100
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Just being curious.
If it's not PC and no drivers available, then there's no point.
Nik
-----Original Message-----
From: Andy Laurence [mailto:andy@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 06 June 2002 11:48
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxxSubject: Re: [ukha_d] ShowShifter on TiVo

> Did anyone tried to install ShowShifter on TiVo?

I doubt that *very* much!

> I think that TiVo box is a PC in fact.

It's not an X86 architecture, AFAIK.

> I just wonder if it would be
> possible to put blank HDD install Windows and SS just to compare the
> picture quality.

It's got lots of hardware in it you'd need to write drivers for.  Good luck!

> I always wondered if TiVo has better picture because of
> hardware, or software.
> And what kind of PC TiVo is? Or it's not?

I'm not exactly sure of the architecture, but suffice to say, if you're
asking about it, you won't be able to install Windows on it.  Besides, it
runs Linux already for stability.  Why'd you want to ruin that?

Andy

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