tivo for dummies (for dummies (computertech))

[...]... .13 TiVo s Sweet Little Gifts 15 TiVo and Your Home Computer 15 Saving Shows to VCR or DVD Burner 16 Just What Does TiVo Look Like? 16 Chapter 2: Buying the Right TiVo Model 19 What Your TiVo Needs 19 Paying for the TiVo Service 20 How the TiVo Service works its magic 23 How can I steal the TiVo Service? 24 The TiVo. .. 24 The TiVo Box 24 Standalone TiVo 25 DirecTV TiVos 26 DVD Player/Recorder TiVos 27 Choosing the Right TiVo for You 28 xii TiVo For Dummies Chapter 3: Setting Up Your TiVo 29 Throwing in the Towel and Calling a Professional Installer 29 The Three Steps to Installing TiVo 30 Identifying Your Cables and Connectors,... between Series 1 and Series 2 TiVos 277 Differences in the TiVo Central Menu .278 Differences in the Now Playing Menu .279 Differences in the System Information Screen 282 Limitations of Series 1 TiVos .283 Glossary 285 Index 289 xvii xviii TiVo For Dummies Introduction W elcome to TiVo For Dummies! Let’s get one thing... Awards, 1,263 TiVo viewers in Dorset, Vermont, used Instant Replay when Madonna tripped.” If you feel this invades your privacy, however, tell TiVo to knock it off by calling (877) FOR -TIVO; they’ll remove you from their list You’ll find more information about TiVo and your privacy on the company’s Web site at www .tivo. com/ privacy Chapter 1: Knowing the TiVo TiVo’s Sweet Little Gifts After TiVo knows... isn’t written for TiVo experts — people who want to take apart their TiVo, analyze its software construction and fiddle with its innards If you’re a TiVo tinkerer, pick up Jeff Keegan’s Hacking TiVo from Wiley Publishing, Inc., and you’ll find detailed descriptions of TiVo s inner workings and workarounds This book, by contrast, explains things left out by the advanced books TiVo For Dummies starts... into three or more chapters dealing with specific TiVo information relating to that part’s theme Here’s the rundown on what you’ll find in each one Part I: Before Buying Your TiVo Don’t have a TiVo sitting by your TV yet? Start here to discover exactly what a TiVo is — the concept, the things TiVo can do, why you’d want TiVo to do them, and the things TiVo can’t do After helping you choose the right... explosions, or whatever else flashed by too quickly 3 4 TiVo For Dummies The next chapter guides you through telling TiVo about your favorite pro­ grams, actors, directors and subjects, allowing TiVo to automatically grab them whenever they may air Once you grow comfortable watching TiVo s recorded shows, a chapter explains how to fine-tune TiVo s performance, adjusting recording schedules so everything... elsewhere in the book If you’re relatively new to TiVo, start poking around near the beginning to clear up some common TiVo head-scratchers But no matter where you are on your TiVo journey, this book’s in the glove box, ready to show you the way 5 6 TiVo For Dummies Part I Before Buying Your TiVo Y In this part ou’ve probably heard quite a few things about TiVo Writers mention it in newspapers and magazines... the Web 229 TiVo s Own Web Site 229 Web Links to TiVo Fan Sites .232 TiVo Community Forum 232 TiVo FAQ (www.tivofaq.com) 233 PVR Blog (www.pvrblog.com) 233 TiVo Hacking Sites .234 The Unofficial TiVo Hackers site .234 TiVo Web Project .235 Jeff Keegan’s “Hacking TiVo support site .235 Links to Upgrade Kit Vendors 236... I: Before Buying Your TiVo 7 Chapter 1: Knowing the TiVo 9 Chapter 2: Buying the Right TiVo Model 19 Chapter 3: Setting Up Your TiVo 29 Part II: Using the TiVo .51 Chapter 4: TiVo s Remote and the Guided Setup 53 Chapter 5: Watching and Recording Live TV .77 Chapter 6: Recording and Watching Favorite Shows 95 Chapter 7: Fine-Tuning Your TiVo .