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Re: Tivo & RU950
My TiVo records suggestions when it is on.
I never have the thing in standby and the only time I ever use the TV
remote
is to switch to the XBox.
Sean 'TiVo has changed my TV'
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Butler" <lists@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 9:57 AM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Tivo & RU950
> > One thing that came to mind as to why you would want to put the
Tivo in
> > standby is that otherwise it would be recording to disk 24/7 (ie
> > recording the current channel for time-shifting). This cannot be
good
> > for the longevity of the disk….
>
> Claude,
>
> even in standby the disk is spinning. The only time it is not
spinning is
when
> you remove the power from it!
> In standby mode, the TiVo will record it's own suggestions as well as
programs
> you have told it to record.
> It should actually be better for the disk to be spinning 24/7 than
being
> started/stopped all the time. This is true also for non mechanical
devices -
> eg TV's which are more likely to fail from constant power surges when
they
are
> switched on/off than through continuous use....
>
> --
> Tony
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