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:up Well, I'm impressed! It certainly took longer than I thought it would for a post like this to appear.

Let us know the software version when you get it! Rumor has it in the "forum which must not be named" :p that DirecTV is skipping the 4.x software and will be releasing a 6.x version.

This is the very tripod that I use when we can't get a clear shot of the satellite with the dish mounted on the motorhome. FWIW, I agree with fkostyn, go to e-bay and buy another single lnb dish to take with you. It's a lot easier to aim, you won't have to take the existing dish down (or...

Definitely a workable alternative but one that requires forethought and planning, neither of which I'm very good at when it comes to watching TV. :D A long list of recorded programs doesn't bother me since the "suggestions" list comes after the recordings I have set up. I guess it's not for...

geneb11, your help here is AWESOME! :bow Nothing beats pictures for simpliciity.

So, you only have one cable going from the dish to the the Tivo? There needs to be 2 cables from the dish to the Tivo for it to work properly. Each tuner needs its own line.

Goto Satellite Dish Technical Help and then scroll down to the section titled "Loss of Channels from LNB Polarity Problem" for a better explanation than I can give on odd/even, left/right, 13v/18v, etc. FWIW, I once solved a problem that I was having by going up to the dish, unscrewing the...

This function is kind of scarey at first but I personally think it is one of the items that sets Tivo ahead of the rest. Let it do its thing and record suggestions to watch. You won't lose any space on the drive because these are the first to be erased when space is needed and they will not...

Just as a guess, I don't think your transponders are doing the odd to even shift (or vice versa). You say that your connections and cables are tight and you used them before -- used them how? For another satellite receiver? Are these old cables run in a new location? Check out DVR...

I would "TEST OR RE-TEST" my satellite connection. This screen will show if you are receiving a signal from both satellite inputs. Do this and let us know what the numbers are for each input (FYI, I am getting 100 on both inputs). The next thing I would check is the connectors on the cables...

You will need to go through the setup procedure again. You will need to know that type of dish/lnb you have (not the specific model, just what it looks like) and you need to have 2 inputs to your DTiVo. Press the TiVo button on the remote (top center of the remote). When the menu pops up on...

If it has only happened in that one recording, chances are the problems are isolated to that particular stream from the satellite. However, if it is happening in multiple recordings it may be a hardware problem and you might want to take advantage of the warranty on your DVR to replace it...

WOW! :shocked If you were given the 522, that sounds like a good deal to me. Congrats!

Are you giving them a 510 that you own in exchange for a 522 that you are now going to lease?

The 1 hour = 1 gig on the hard drive is an optimistic generalization. The more action that is occurring on the screen, the bigger the file will be. So a 2 hour football game will take up more space than a 2 hour poker game (unless the camera moves A LOT during the poker game).

Ooooooh, you are probably in the wrong forum for this. Might I suggest you try over at the TiVo Community Forum or possibly the Deal Database Forum . You probably stand a better chance at finding someone who knows more about this product.

Are you getting the "nod, nod, wink, wink" that is implied when Iceberg says "move"? Sometimes people have to change their "service address" to a location that is eligible for the locals they should be able to receive but they keep the same phone number/billing address.

Hey Slinky, If you don't mind my hijacking your thread, how do you like the MCPC? I was with DishNetwork until the end of last year, waiting for the 522 (2 tuners, 2 outputs) to be released to us unwashed masses because I really wanted a "household media server" as a central point for my...

To make a long story short, using a DTiVo as your receiver will accomplish this. :yes Doncha hate it when people like me write those long answers when a simple one would do. :rolleyes:

Now, in your earlier post, you asked about controlling one Tuner for the TiVo and one Tuner for your MCPC. Generally, we TiVo-ers don't pay any attention to which Tuner is doing what. Let's say that I have a Season Pass timer set to record "The Daily Show" which comes on every night at 10 PM...

Gotcha, I think. :) Forgive me if I go over stuff that you've already heard but I'm going to regurgitate some DTiVo basics. The DTiVo has 2 tuners. Those two tuners are able to record the digital stream sent down from the satellite. At that point you can (1) watch Tuner 1's content, (2)...

You DO know that there is only 1 decoder so there is only one output stream at a time(even if it does feed the S-video, component and coax all at the same time), don't you? IOW, you can't watch TUNER 1 on the TV while TUNER 2 is recorded to your MCPC. I'm not getting what you are trying to...

With the standard DTiVo, it is a hardware issue, not really software, so there is no hack. One of the reasons that satellite PVRs can be sold so cheaply is they simply record the signal directly from the service provider. All of the encoding and compression is done before the signal ever...

It is my understanding that the current DTivos are all the same on the inside (with the possible exception of hard drive sizes), unlike the standard receivers which vary from manufacturer to manufacturer. They are all made in the same factory and the only difference is the casing/name put on...

I have my old E* to get rid of but I don't want deal with packing/shipping so I'm looking to see if there is anyone in the New Orleans area looking to buy some stuff: 1. 2 Dish 500s w/oval dishes & lnbs (I believe I have the 4 sw21s but may only have 3. 2. 2 basic receivers - I think one is a...