Archive for the ‘TiVO & DVRs’ Category

Chris S asked: I am moving into an apartment and dont want to have to get a phone line just for my tivo updates. I have tivo dvr series 2 with software 9. What do I have to get to be able to update my Tivo through the internet?

Posted Tue, Apr 14th, 2009. Listed under: TiVO & DVRs. Tagged as: . 1 Comment.

michael c asked: I presently have cable and rent a DVR player - I am switching to a dish and have the choice of buying my own DVR player - but what about TiVo? Which is better? And are there subscription fees for both?

Posted Sun, Apr 12th, 2009. Listed under: TiVO & DVRs. Tagged as: . 6 Comments.

Stephen N asked: There is a USB port on the front of the DVR, but the manual says it is only useful for installing a keyboard to type with or other such deviceses. I have the Explorer 8300HD DVR and I can find no instructions on how to transfer recorded shows. Please help.

Posted Fri, Apr 3rd, 2009. Listed under: TiVO & DVRs. Tagged as: . 2 Comments.

♪ Patti Austin Fan ♪ asked: I looked in Wal-Mart for a DVR but I found a DVD Recorder. My mother said it’s not the same thing. And for bonus points, can anyone tell me if you can edit what you record and put more than one show on a disk? Thanks a lot.

Posted Thu, Apr 2nd, 2009. Listed under: TiVO & DVRs. Tagged as: . 2 Comments.

None asked: Dish Network wants their old 522 receiver back and I have a lot of recordings on there I want to keep. How do I get those programs off of the 522 Dish DVR and onto my new 722 Dish DVR receiver or an external Hard Drive?

Posted Tue, Mar 31st, 2009. Listed under: TiVO & DVRs. Tagged as: . 2 Comments.

Baby’sMom asked: I have a Dish DVR, and there are several things on it I really don’t want to lose. Is there a way to connect it to my computer to burn dvds of those things? It has a USB port in the back, can I just use a long USB cord, or do we [...]

Posted Tue, Mar 24th, 2009. Listed under: TiVO & DVRs. Tagged as: . 1 Comment.

jcueland asked: I’ve purchased a TIVO for my parents. However, I didn’t realize how expensive the monthly fee is. In looking at Comcast’s DVR it looks to be much better deal as far as money is concerned. So, I’m thinking of returning the TIVO and buying them a years worth of Comcast DVR.

Posted Sat, Mar 7th, 2009. Listed under: TiVO & DVRs. Tagged as: . 2 Comments.

tribe2437 asked: I have a Scientific Atlantic Explorer 8300HD DVR. The back has two USB slots and I have a usb flash drive. Is it possible to load the video clip to the flash drive and transfer it to my computer?

Posted Sat, Feb 21st, 2009. Listed under: TiVO & DVRs. Tagged as: . 3 Comments.

SAM asked: I have a Dish Network Dvr and I wanted to know how to download the videos into my computer. Please tell me what I need to do and buy.

Posted Thu, Feb 19th, 2009. Listed under: TiVO & DVRs. Tagged as: . 3 Comments.

xxbobov2 asked: On my Dish DVR I try to record something ahead of time on receiver 1, but when i schedule the recording for a show, it always records it to receiver 2.

Posted Sun, Feb 1st, 2009. Listed under: TiVO & DVRs. Tagged as: . 2 Comments.