I got my hands on the TiVo-verified Western Digital My DVR Expander. It’s an external 500gb drive that connects to my THD’s eSATA port. Setting it up was as easy as turning off the TiVo, connecting the drive with the supplied eSATA cable, and then powering up the TiVo again. The box recognized the external …
I’m back up to four TiVos. 🙂 I couldn’t resist the new TiVo HD to go in my office with my Sony LCD TV. It’s time to retire my trusty old TX20. The THD is sometimes referred to as the “S3 Lite.” It doesn’t have the OLED display, isn’t THX certified, only has a 160gb …
Ok, it’s time to start selling TiVos. I have four of them in the house now that I “broke down” and bought the new THX-certified Series3 HD DMR. This thing is sweet … and I know I say that a lot, but this time I mean it! It has two CableCARD slots, HDMI, eSATA (for …
Ok, yes, I am addicted … but I can stop any time I want … really! Today I purchased my second TiVo. Now that the Home Media Option is no longer an option (i.e., it’s free and included with the TiVo service) and the subscription price for multi-TiVo homes has gone down (only $6.95/month for …
Last Christmas (2002), I received a little black box called a TiVo and it totally changed the way I watch TV (I know, I sound like an ad, but it’s true!). Exactly one year ago today I posted to this blog about it. Now, one year later, my TiVo is a little bit cooler. For …
My home theater setup was graced with both a DVD Changer and a TiVo unit this past Christmas. The TiVo is soooo cool. It’s basically a little Linux box with a hard drive in it that allows you to pause and rewind live TV and easily record your favorite shows using an on-screen guide. The …
Back in early 2020 (pre-pandemic!) when I left TiVo and cut the cord, I switched to YouTube TV and Amazon Fire TV Sticks as my media streamers. They’ve been working fine, but recently I’ve tinkering with integrating HomeKit into my Homeseer setup (using Homebridge, a post will be coming soon on that) and wanted to …
It’s hard to believe I’ve had my Pioneer Elite VSX-24TX for over 21 years. That’s probably a personal record for me using a single piece of electronic equipment. It’s served me well over the years, but alas recently it’s been having problem (the outputs weren’t working reliably, it would take a few power cycles to get …
I have a new hobby! For Christmas, my wife and daughter surprised me with a 3D printer, the (SainSmart-branded) Creality Ender-3 Pro. It was a well-timed gift since we were stuck at home for the holidays and winter break so I had a whole week to immerse myself in a brand new area of tech, …
For the past few years I’ve “watched” some fellow sysadmins (from the psadmin.io community I’m a member of) participate in the Advent of Code: “an Advent calendar of small programming puzzles for a variety of skill sets and skill levels that can be solved in any programming language you like.” I’ve never really had the …