-----Original Message-----
From: Mick Furlong
[mailto:hiltoneltd@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 01 March 2002 11:07
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Buying
Tivo's My Experience
The only problem with this is that you
invalidate your warranty once you open it.
Not a problem for me and I will be
hacking
away like a good un I just think people should be
aware.
But it isn't like invalidating the
warranty on your PC, the Tivos have a address chip inside which is linked
to
the subscription for each machine. So if you pay the £200 lifetime
subsciption
and then blow up your Tivo you have lost £400.
Best advice I have heard is to go on
the
monthly subscription...hack the hell out of it and then once you are sure
it is
stable switch to the lifetime subscription.
I must admit I already feel the need
for a
larger drive after 3 days!
-----Original Message-----
From: Roger
[mailto:roger@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 01 March 2002 11:07
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Buying
Tivo's My Experience
TiVo is just about 'hack heaven' you can:
- Add a larger
and/or second hard disk (max 274GB)
- Add a network
card
- Add more
memory
- Run a small
webserver on it and control it from your PC
- Use the
numerous
backdoors via the RC
-
....
Roger Shingler
-----Original Message-----
From: Don McAllister
[mailto:donmc@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 01 March 2002 10:16
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Buying Tivo's My
Experience
And what hacks might these be then
John?
Don (another Tivo newbie)
> -----Original
Message-----
> From: Dr John Tankard
[mailto:john@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 01 March 2002 09:58
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Buying Tivo's My
Experience
>
> Hi as you may know I got a Tivo, what a
bit
of kit !
>
> Unfortunately yesterday it died :-( white
screen of death !
>
> I have to say I was I bit worried as I
have
purchased it mail order
from
> Mr Tonks who I have never dealt with
before,
however I called
yesterday
> late afternoon, and I have a replacement
this
morning, he did not
> require by box back to check that it was
dead. Now that is what I call
a
> customer service !
>
> I have no connection with Mr Tonks other
than
I am a satisfied
customer,
> any one wanting his number again its
01922
615212
>
> Now I have just got to decide if I apply
the
hacks, much of the notes
> recommend that you back up your tivo
before
you switch it on to make
the
> image file small enough to fit on a CD,
but
since I have had on dead
> unit I am thinking of waiting for a
couple of
months to be sure its ok
> before invalidating the warrantee. I am
just
relived that I did not
read
> up on the hacking before I got my unit,
because I would have hacked it
> straight away and could have been out of
pocket to the tune of £200.
>
> When I hack it I am not going to bother
with
the CD route, I will get
a
> spare drive and use the tools to clone
it.
>
> Has anyone on the list applied the hacks
?
>
> Does anyone know what happens if you
apply
the hack, get the software
> upgrade and then at a later date have to
revert to the backup, will
tivo
> download a new upgrade ?
>
> John
>
>
>
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