Need Tivo repair?

Scrooge McSam · 02-02-2006, 09:47 AM

So my Tivo died a couple of weeks back.

Yeah, that's all I'm gonna say about that. Tivo owners, can you feel me?

After the requisite whining and the vows of never watching live TV again (I admit it, I'm ruined for live TV. Live TV is what I USED to watch), I started casting around for a solution to my new lack of Tivo-ness.

I could buy a new unit and pay a new "lifetime" membership. Grrrr

Or I could try to fix the machine myself.

:crickets:

Uh huh

OR I could try to find a vendor to repair my old unit; not an easy task. I finally found a company called Lakeview Communications (www.digitalrecorder.com) in South Dakota that appeared to meet my needs. They claim to repair old Tivo units. I also found that if you buy a new machine of the same model from them, they will transfer your lifetime membership to the new box. COOL! They can also add additional hard drives to your unit that will drastically increase the amount of programming you can capture.

Long story short, my new 190 hour box arrived yesterday with my lifetime agreement intact. I couldn't be more pleased.

Check em out!

Gemini Cricket · 02-02-2006, 10:00 AM

I want a Tivo.

SacTown Chronic · 02-02-2006, 10:01 AM

I want a 190 hour box.

Gemini Cricket · 02-02-2006, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by SacTown Chronic

I want a 190 hour box.

Meaning you want access to a 190 hour box, right?

SacTown Chronic · 02-02-2006, 10:04 AM

Uhhh, let's go with what GC said.

Name · 02-02-2006, 08:47 PM

I'd rather build my own and waive those stupid membership fees....

Not Afraid · 02-02-2006, 10:01 AM

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Tivo owners, can you feel me?

Can non-Tivo owners cop a feel too?

Scrooge McSam · 02-02-2006, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

Can non-Tivo owners cop a feel too?

As long as they use both hands

Ghoulish Delight · 02-03-2006, 09:08 AM

ReplayTV does all that. Or did all that, unfortunately they got in legal troudlbe with the auto-commercial skip and had to nix it. But you can still buy older models on Ebay.

02-02-2006, 09:47 AM	#1
Scrooge McSam What? Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,635	Need Tivo repair? So my Tivo died a couple of weeks back. Yeah, that's all I'm gonna say about that. Tivo owners, can you feel me? After the requisite whining and the vows of never watching live TV again (I admit it, I'm ruined for live TV. Live TV is what I USED to watch), I started casting around for a solution to my new lack of Tivo-ness. I could buy a new unit and pay a new "lifetime" membership. Grrrr Or I could try to fix the machine myself. :crickets: Uh huh OR I could try to find a vendor to repair my old unit; not an easy task. I finally found a company called Lakeview Communications (www.digitalrecorder.com) in South Dakota that appeared to meet my needs. They claim to repair old Tivo units. I also found that if you buy a new machine of the same model from them, they will transfer your lifetime membership to the new box. COOL! They can also add additional hard drives to your unit that will drastically increase the amount of programming you can capture. Long story short, my new 190 hour box arrived yesterday with my lifetime agreement intact. I couldn't be more pleased. Check em out!
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Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	I want a Tivo.
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SacTown Chronic the myth of the dream Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,217	I want a 190 hour box. __________________ Is it the fingers, or the brain that you're teaching a lesson?
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	ReplayTV does all that. Or did all that, unfortunately they got in legal troudlbe with the auto-commercial skip and had to nix it. But you can still buy older models on Ebay. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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