TiVo questions

Our DVR can record one thing while we watch another. I don't know why because I didn't set it up, but Doc might be able to shed some light.

 

I highly recommend the two-tuner TiVo so you can record two shows at once, or record one and watch another.

It used to be you needed a phone line for initial setup but I understand that's no longer the case.

Another source for boxes and information and such: weaknees.com

 

Is there a way to get a second line? Does it take a special kind of Tivo? Or can I just get a splitter or something?

 

IJAG,

If I understand it correctly, the TiVo brand units do not record two things at once and allow you to watch a third. The DirecTV DirecTivo units have two tuners in them so you can record 2 things at the same time.

As far as HD Tivo is concerned, DirecTV has the only one on the market right now. TiVo will have what they are calling the "Series 3" out soon (some folks say it'll be on sale in no more than a month) which is going to be HD. The decision for people will come down to how much content is available in your area. For instance, I can not yet get the major networks broadcast to me in HD. DirecTV doesn't offer them and I am not able to recieve them "over the air" with an antenna. So HD options are limited for me to just a few choices offered by DirecTV.

I found this out after I dropped a grand on an HD Tivo. (I was an early adopter and, apparently, research is not my strong suit).

The things I do get in HD look great though. Not a thousand dollars great...but great just the same. ;D

 

I just got a new Dish Network HD DVR. I get all the available locals in HD. Of course, there hasn't been much on yet, but I'm eagerly awaiting Sunday's NFL in HD.

Mine can record two things at once, but one has to be the thing you're watching, I think.

 

You could also record two things and watch something you've recorded earlier.

 

OTD,

It just depends on where you live. In some places DISH (or DirecTV) offer your locals including HD.

Unfortunately, in my small neck of the woods, they aren't offered by satellite yet. I could get them from some other city if I can prove that, because of my location, I am not able to get them with an antenna. I got a big mountain between me and the transmiiter tower, but, according to "offical" records, I can recieve them.

The fact that in the real world I can't does not apparently matter.

As far as programming goes, I have heard that the CSI programs look terrific in HD. I have read that generally, ABC has the best HD. And sports of course. But, as always, YMMV. The only HD channel I currently receive is HBO and I think that everything looks better in HD versus standard definition. My wife has not yet climbed on board. Says they look exactly the same. Chicks :