[vox] FS (with sadness): TiVo Series 2 DVR

[Brian E. Lavender]

Sad trumpet playing...

I have replaced my fan on my DirecTivo a couple times.

brian

On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 05:57:33PM -0800, Bill Kendrick wrote:
> 
> It was a bit difficult, but I finally hit the 'erase all'
> button on the TiVo that a number of friends bought Melissa and me
> for a wedding gift, oh so long ago.  It hasn't been used since
> 2008 or so, and I gathered all the pieces, hooked it up, and
> had it sing "daisy, daisy" to me. ;)
> 
> I know folks around here have hacked on TiVos, so I figured I'd
> post it for sale here, before bothering with Craiglist or any
> other such nonsense.
> 
> Specs:
>   TiVo Series 2
>   Model TCD140060 - http://www.tivopedia.com/model-tivo-tcd140060.php
>   Has its original (now 12 year old) 60GB disk
>     (gives you approx. 60hr recording @ Basic Quality)
>   It whines; I'm not sure if it's the HDD, or a fan, or what...
>     (again, another reason to sell it to a hacker; someone who
>     can give it the necessary love -- or at least disassmble it
>     and get some use out of its parts)
> 
> Comes with:
>   "Start Here" guide
>   Installation Guide
>   Service Viewer's Guide
>   Remote control ("Peanut" style), with some button labels worn off
> 
> Also:
>   USB WiFi Dongle, model AG0100
> 
> 
> Hows about $80 OBO for the lot?
> 
> -- 
> -bill!
> Sent from my computer
> PS - Thanks again to all our friends, many from out here in LUGOD,
>      who gave us our TiVo; it really did change our TV-watching lives!
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Brian Lavender
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make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies. And the other
way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies."

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The 1980 Turing award lecture