Recent content by steverw

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    921 is too noisy; has anyone had problems when putting in a closed box?

    The 921 I have is very noisy; I don't watch TV all the time, so it's quite noticeable. The UHF remote would allow me to put it in a closed cabinet, I was wondering if anyone out there has seen any bad effects from putting a 921 in a closed box (such as heat-related failure). Also wondering...
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    Any Costco 921 sightings yet?

    San Jose Almaden store has some units. There was a problem with some of the installation certificates in the 921 boxes, the numbers got overprinted and can't be read. If this happens to you, contact the main costco member services # (it's printed on your receipt), and ask them to check...
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    Considering buying 921: would appreciate user comments on recorded HD quality

    Thanks for the comments. I just picked up a 921 from costco.
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    Considering buying 921: would appreciate user comments on recorded HD quality

    I'd been a happy Tivo user for years, but when I recently added an HDTV plasma monitor to my setup, with it's much greater resolution, I could clearly see the artifacts resulting from the compression/coding Tivo does to the input video to fit it on the disk. Dappling color patches, stippling...