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uk.tech.digital-tv (Digital TV - General) (uk.tech.digital-tv) Discussion of all matters technical in origin related to the reception of digital television transmissions, be they via satellite, terrestrial or cable. Advertising is forbidden, with no exceptions. |
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I'm just starting this process; I've received all the bits and the
instructions and am reading through them. First thing; I've been given an SH3 as an upgrade to my original SH. I've read bad things about the SH3 and am reasonably happy with the 160 Mb/sec I currently get from my SH. I could go to 200 Mb/sec with the SH3 but if there are intermittent problems then it may not be worth it. Anyone done this? Secondly, Virgin don't want the original Tivo back. t should be recycled. It does, however, have a 500 GB HDD (new one has 1TB). Has anyone removed the HDD from a Tivo and got it to work in a PC (I'm not after the contents, just a reformat and use the drive). The new box is a bit of a puzzle. It doesn't seem to have a card slot like the old one (I assumed that I would just swap the card over). I have to phone to activate it. The connector on the back is BNC like a TV aerial with an adapter to the F connector on the co-ax lead. I always thought that the F connector was the better option so I have no idea why this is the set up (unless it is an American thing). Anyway, if anyone has travelled this route before me then tips and tricks would be welcome. Cheers Dave R -- AMD FX-6300 in GA-990X-Gaming SLI-CF running Windows 7 Pro x64 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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![]() "David" wrote in message ... I'm just starting this process; I've received all the bits and the instructions and am reading through them. First thing; I've been given an SH3 as an upgrade to my original SH. I've read bad things about the SH3 and am reasonably happy with the 160 Mb/sec I currently get from my SH. I could go to 200 Mb/sec with the SH3 but if there are intermittent problems then it may not be worth it. Anyone done this? Secondly, Virgin don't want the original Tivo back. t should be recycled. It does, however, have a 500 GB HDD (new one has 1TB). Has anyone removed the HDD from a Tivo and got it to work in a PC (I'm not after the contents, just a reformat and use the drive). The new box is a bit of a puzzle. It doesn't seem to have a card slot like the old one (I assumed that I would just swap the card over). I have to phone to activate it. The connector on the back is BNC like a TV aerial with an adapter to the F connector on the co-ax lead. I always thought that the F connector was the better option so I have no idea why this is the set up (unless it is an American thing). Anyway, if anyone has travelled this route before me then tips and tricks would be welcome. The HDD can be removed and reused. They are usually good ones like Hitachi, Seagate, or if you are lucky WD and will be SATA. -- Woody harrogate3 at ntlworld dot com |
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On 08/03/2018 17:04, David wrote:
It does, however, have a 500 GB HDD (new one has 1TB). Has anyone removed the HDD from a Tivo and got it to work in a PC (I'm not after the contents, just a reformat and use the drive). I haven't tried it myself (because I have never had a Tivo), but hard drives are either IDE (connected by a ribbon cable) or SATA (connected by a thinner cable and a smaller plug). Both types have also a power connection to make it spin. The only exception to this I have found is a DELL laptop which had an extended IDE connector which also delivered power. I would expect the Tivo to have a SATA disc. You probably won't be able to read the contents of the drive with the Tivo recordings on it, but you will be able to reformat the drive and use it either inside your computer, or in a caddy which has a USB connection to your computer. 500Gb is a decent size, and certainly worth rescuing. Jim |
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On 08/03/2018 23:06, Indy Jess John wrote:
I haven't tried it myself (because I have never had a Tivo), but hard drives are either IDE (connected by a ribbon cable) or SATA (connected by a thinner cable and a smaller plug).Â* Both types have also a power connection to make it spin. There are exceptions - but I don't expect you'll see them in a PVR. (SCSI, SAS, ST506, ESDI spring to mind, and there are sure to be others) The only exception to this I have found is a DELL laptop which had an extended IDE connector which also delivered power. I've seen that on SATA too. Andy |
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