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Tag Archives: tivo
Well, if we are stuck at home during a pandemic, we might as well get a new TiVo Edge
Let me start with the fact – We bought a new TiVo Edge DVR this month. Your questions are probably somewhere along the lines of: “Why?” “People still use TiVos?” “What’s wrong with the cable company’s DVR?” “Why aren’t you … Continue reading
Exciting home updating news – new TVs (and new devices) in interesting places
We had a $200 credit from Verizon / Samsung after upgrading our FiOS plan. It had sat around unused for many months because I didn’t know how to use it. We could use it towards a new TV, Chromebook, tablet, … Continue reading
New equipment – new Vizio TV, Tivo Roamio Plus, TV stand, and moving furniture around
New stuff for the house! With Thanksgiving coming up, and the Philadelphia Eagles playing the Dallas Cowgirls, err, Cowboys, on Thanksgiving Day, and people hanging out all day, we thought now would be a good time to get a 2nd … Continue reading
Ripping Blu-rays and making my own digital copies
Last month, I discovered an dissatisfying truth about the digital copies that consumers often get with their home video home video purchases — you know, when you purchase a blu-ray, DVD, digital copy combo pack. Those digital copies provide you … Continue reading
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Setting up and using the Tivo Premiere
For Christmas this year, my wife bought me/us the relatively new Tivo Premiere. The Premiere is basically the Series 4 model, and was released in March/April 2010. It sports newer hardware and software, especially HD tuners and screens. We’re not new … Continue reading
Molly Wood interviews TiVo CEO Tom Rogers
CNet Executive Editor Molly Wood (one of my favorite tech journalists) interviewed TiVo CEO Tom Rogers. The 22-minute interview is embedded below, but Rogers didn’t go into too many specifics. There apparently will be a DirecTV model, as Rogers stated the … Continue reading
Engadget: Ten years of Tivo
Seriously, Tivo has been around for 10 years now. Of course, I’ve only had Tivo since May 2004. I liked our original Series 2 Tivo back in 2004, because it was so different and advanced (compared to my VCR.) Two … Continue reading