Re: ShowShifter vs. TiVo

[Doogie Brodie <ukhad@xxxxxxx>]

> I used to suffer form this same problem, it got to the stage where the
> sky box was locking up almost daily. Unfortunately just resetting the
> box doesn't work as it comes back on on standby.  The solution to
this 
> is a neat product called DigiMemo which when sky box loses power,
after 
> power up it will turn the unit on and change to a channel of your 
> choice. So no I just have homeseer reboot my sky box each night. 
There 
> was talk of the new remote codes in TiVo include the SKY button each
> time a command is sent, which would have the effect of turning the box
> on form standby as well.

I have a MemoZap from www.pacelink.co.uk to get rid of the bloody red 
dot.... I'll interactive you in a minute Sky One.....! The MemoZap also
recovers from the crashes where you end up in the interactive menus as 
opposed to the ones where it switches off completely.

I also use the Grundig 2106 (or whatever the number is!) codes which do
the wake up box first.... the only problem is, like I say, working out a
time frame which will 100% be safe to reboot the box.... ie a time 
during the day or night when I can guarantee 7 days a week that I won't
be Tivoing something from the Sky dodgybox.... Once I find that safe 
time, I'm laughing :)

So far I think I've lost about 4 or 5 recordings, none particularly 
important ones, due to the sky box crashing, in almost 2 months of Tivo
usage..... Right, thats my task for the weekend :)

Doogie



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