Tivo hacking questions

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02-07-2007, 01:15 PM
chucka

Tivo hacking questions

I just got my first Tivo and i'm excited but know nothing about hacking it and would feel dumb asking this on a tivo forum. I think i remember seeing people talking about the tivo here in the past so thats why i'm asking.

I have a series 2 tivo with lifetime membership that my cousin just gave to me because she didnt use it at all.

can i get a bigger hard drive? can i add an external hard drive. how do i pull programs off of it to burn to cd/dvd? is there any other cool stuff i could do with it? since i have a lilfetime membership on it should i worry about hacking it at all?

i'm in the dark on this one but for some reason i just cant seem to leave good enough alone.

thanks in advance :)
02-07-2007, 01:32 PM
Dave04

Be prepared to read a while if you are just getting started... they aren't real tollerant to newbies...

http://www.dealdatabase.com/forum/index.php?
02-07-2007, 01:44 PM
HudsonHawk

The life time membership is associated withthe serial number of the device. You can hack to your hearts content and it will not effect that.

http://www.dvrupgrade.com/dvr/stores/1/
02-07-2007, 02:44 PM
CraiginTX

Quote:

Originally Posted by chucka

can i get a bigger hard drive? can i add an external hard drive. how do i pull programs off of it to burn to cd/dvd? is there any other cool stuff i could do with it? since i have a lilfetime membership on it should i worry about hacking it at all?

i'm in the dark on this one but for some reason i just cant seem to leave good enough alone.

thanks in advance :)

Yes, you can get a bigger drive - or add a second one if your box only has one. I got the instructions I used on www.tivocommunity.com

Connect your TiVo to your home network, and use it to view digital photos (meh) and listen to MP3's stored on your PC (awesome). You can also get Yahoo! Weather and Traffic and buy movie tickets through Fandango.

You can pull programs off it using TiVo ToGo software (PC-only) - a free download from TiVo.com Use your DVD-burner on your PC to archive.
02-07-2007, 03:48 PM
chucka

Quote:

Originally Posted by CraiginTX

Yes, you can get a bigger drive - or add a second one if your box only has one. I got the instructions I used on www.tivocommunity.com

Connect your TiVo to your home network, and use it to view digital photos (meh) and listen to MP3's stored on your PC (awesome). You can also get Yahoo! Weather and Traffic and buy movie tickets through Fandango.

You can pull programs off it using TiVo ToGo software (PC-only) - a free download from TiVo.com Use your DVD-burner on your PC to archive.

Tivo to go was exactly what i was looking for. Thanks.

i did read about playing the mp3's and looking at pics from the computer in the instrucion book. that's pretty cool too

if i dont want to open my tivo box up to change harddrives or add one, can i use an external usb hard drive for it? i have a 1tb external i dont really use for anything and it would be great if i could use it for this.

thanks for the help everyone!!
02-07-2007, 04:15 PM
Magma

Quote:

Originally Posted by chucka

i have a 1tb external i dont really use for anything and it would be great if i could use it for this.

If you can't use it with the tivo and it has firewire 800 connections I might be interested if it is for sale
02-07-2007, 04:38 PM
CraiginTX

Quote:

Originally Posted by chucka

Tivo to go was exactly what i was looking for. Thanks.

i did read about playing the mp3's and looking at pics from the computer in the instrucion book. that's pretty cool too

if i dont want to open my tivo box up to change harddrives or add one, can i use an external usb hard drive for it? i have a 1tb external i dont really use for anything and it would be great if i could use it for this.

thanks for the help everyone!!

I may be wrong, but I believe the only easy use of the USB port is for a network adapter - wired or wireless. I do not believe you can do a USB drive - but check around on tivocommunity
02-07-2007, 04:47 PM
chucka

Quote:

Originally Posted by CraiginTX

I may be wrong, but I believe the only easy use of the USB port is for a network adapter - wired or wireless. I do not believe you can do a USB drive - but check around on tivocommunity

thanks, will do. i'm at work right now and dont have time to read up too much on it, and my internet doesnt get turned on at my new house until monday, so i guess i'll wait till then

Quote:

Originally Posted by Magma

If you can't use it with the tivo and it has firewire 800 connections I might be interested if it is for sale

It may be a possibility that i may sell it. it is a LaCie brand hard drive with 3 different connections. USB, Firewire, and some other type of faster Firewire that came out.
here is a link to it
http://www.amazon.com/LaCie-Extreme-.../dp/B000AZGWX4