Re: Re: TiVo/alternatives

[Kevin Hawkins <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Heres a link to a thread re setting up named recordings using the Tivo
EPG from DigiGuide

http://tinyurl.com/46xcx  (this is
what I use)

and here's one for setting up manual (timed) recordings

http://tinyurl.com/46xcx  (tried
this and it works but the above route
gives better validation)

Lastly there's this one http://tinyurl.com/6zt4t to xref
DigiGuide and
Tivo EPG data, uses the web version of DigiGuide - also take a look at
this guys home page too for things like conflict resolve, Endpad etc.

All these are on the Tivo Community Forum rather than the 'alternative'
list so have been approved by the moderators as acceptable I guess. They
don't allow subscription avoidance discussions on that forum.  (or this
one).

Kevin


Yahoo Lists wrote:

>Kevin,
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>Can you explain how you got the DigiGuide -> Tivo Recording working?
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>This is something I would like to use - it's much easier to browse and
>schedule things using Digiguide.
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>Thanks,
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>Rob
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Kevin Hawkins [mailto:lists@xxxxxxx]
>Posted At: 28 November 2004 14:15
>Posted To: Yahoo Lists
>Conversation: [ukha_d] Re: TiVo/alternatives
>Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Re: TiVo/alternatives
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>ianh1000 wrote:
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>>Hi Alex
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>>There is still nothing on the market that does quite what Tivo can.
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>Agreed.. My Tivo has been sat tirelessly just 'doing its thing' for a
>year or so and I have only just revisited what can be done hack wise
>nowadays and I am amazed !  Obviously the extraction and playback tools
>are maturing well but I can also schedule recordings directly from
>Digiguide (or from xAPTV with a script), DigiGuides reminders/ markers
>can be recorded too.  I also now use two Tivo's such that one hands off
>recordings when they clash to a second unit.  Even the recordings made
>this way can be imported back to a single Now Playing interface and
>played from the one machine.  These tools even work (in slightly
>different ways) both for subbed and unsubbed Tivos.  There are nice
>additions to the Tivo Web (Plus) interface for managing your hacks and
>of course you can set up recordings remotely and I couldnt do without
>EndPad which works to automaticaly softpad the start and end of my
>programs on the fly such that things don't get chopped off.   Tivo
>integration within XBMC is improving too now with the ability to view
TV
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>listings and play recordings and even watch 'live' TV (although I can't
>get the latter feature to work).
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>    My wish would be for a Tivo - just as it is but with an inbuilt
>Freeview tuner and native digital recording. There are other units that
>offer this this but not with the same success. Actually some of the
>newer features of the next generation Tivo's in the USA would be nice
>too (mp3/pics/usb/networking). A nicely integrated DVD recorder would
be
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>great. I still hope Tivo consider an updated model back in the UK
market
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>or that someone launches a comparable product..
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>   K
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