[vox] LUGs as bazaar?: TiVo Series2 FS

[T. Mark]

Thanks for the knowledgeable insights, Rick.

Yes I was actually assessing it with a view to possibly keeping it, and had just found on the TiVo site where they have the table of supported DTA boxes, and antenna infos:https://support.tivo.com/articles/Features_Use/Digital-Converter-Boxes-for-Antenna-Series2-DVRs/phttps://support.tivo.com/articles/Features_Use/Digital-Antenna-Support
I might actually have the RCA DTV box somewhere actually--  had snatched it for $4 at SPCA I think.
I'll heed the advice on crossposting, btw--  thanks for the tip.  I'm pretty sure I forgot to subscribe to Lug Nuts, come to think of it, so I think that went to /dev/null!  Davisites get first dibs, I guess.

2. Aug 2016 09:13 by rick at linuxmafia.com:


> Quoting T. Mark (> techmark at tutanota.de> ):
>
>> Searching around, I find that this thing is pretty versatile.  While
>> dated, it could nonetheless provide a youngster/newbie with
>> interesting projects to pursue..I found this TiVo Hacks book online &
>> wish I had time to
>> try:>> https://www.safaribooksonline.com/library/view/tivo-hacks/0596005539/ch04s14.html
>>
>> TiVo Series 2 DVRmodel TCD540040 Seen at $120 on Amazon.
>> https://www.amazon.com/TiVo-TCD540040-Series2-40-Hour-Recorder/dp/B00029ZE2S
>> $60?  Need the money to make rent.    -- Mark
>
> It should be noted that the Series 2 (which I love and have one of) is
> pre-digital TV and pre-HDTV.  Pre-HDTV is not a big concern, but since
> all the airwaves have gone digital, you'd also need an outboard
> converter box and go to quite a bit of trouble to get the TiVo to work
> with it.
>
> The Series 2 was the last TiVo to have the ability to burn content to
> DVD-R, which was really nice, but Our Lords in Hollywood didn't like
> that, and have pressured companies like TiVo, Inc. to omit it _and_ enforce
> truly nasty Digital Restrictions Management in all HDTV-capable units.
>
> (I am not continuing your crosspost across multiple LUG mailing lists,
> because in my experience that is a bad idea.)
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