Black Flashing Screen and colored snow
Every 30 seconds or so, lately, I get black flashes or colored snow. I'm on 11.0n with Comcast and MPEG4 HD channels. It appears to only be happening on the HD channels. Anyone else have this experience?
View ArticleOne cable card works & the other doesn't
Has anyone on the Charter Communications cable tv system using a TiVo Series 3 containing two cable cards been able to activate both of them? If so, can you tell if you had difficulty enabling them...
View ArticleIt's not the hard drive or the power supply...Random power up hang
So I have 2 series 3 tivos. I have fixed both the power supplies and both are on replacement hard drives. I accidentally did the "Dvr Diagnostics" on one of them yesterday and it hung (I figured out in...
View ArticleRecorded SD channel instead of HD
I programmed my Tivo Series 3 to record a basketball game on TBSHD (channel 755 (Comcast)), which I programmed using the Guide by navigating from whatever I was watching the day before (I only watch...
View ArticleSuccessful Series 3 HD upgrade
Hey folks, been almost 8 years since I've been here. I wanted to pass thanks along to those who have kept the Series 3's alive with HD upgrades. Following the instructions found here:...
View ArticleS03 "fixed" but not communicating
My Series 3 Tivo (w/TA) recordings are not communicating with the Guide after S03 message. I followed multiple instructions starting Wednesday afternoon, including TA connected, or disconnected, coax...
View ArticleComcast Cablecards
I plugged in my S3 to contact TiVo, but it's not actually getting cable (I'm in a rental with and X1 for another month or two. Nice playing stuff I had on the TiVo when I moved - I forgot how much I...
View ArticleHD ACBell Power Supply dead?
I have an HD TCD652 that was grandfathered in to a $6.95 monthly plan that I got a year or so ago from CL. About 6 months ago it started having random pixellation issues so I figured since it was the...
View ArticleAt tivo.com, can you schedule shows on TiVo HD anymore?
I went to tivo.com (tivo online) recently and could not find an obvious way to schedule a show to be recorded on the TiVo HD. For the roamio, it is supported though. Any ideas?
View ArticleTiVo.com online transfer inoperable on HD TiVo
Hello, On April 2, I received an announcement letter from TiVo stating among other things: TRANSFER RECORDINGS BETWEEN TIVO BOXES. Now on TiVo BOLT™, TiVo Roamio and TiVo Premiere and TiVo® HD/Series3...
View ArticleNewbie trying to use the drive expansion
First, my sys info says "series 3", but it also says "hi def" near the bottom of the screen. Do I have a series 3, or a series 3HD? I bought a 2TB SATA Hitachi drive. I also bought an eSATA cable. I...
View ArticleCaptions gone
Another thread on missing captions? Yep. Captions worked, beautifully, for years. And then they didn't work. I searched and read everything posted here in the past few years to figure out what's...
View ArticleAnybody have a broken S3 with lifetime?
I'm looking for another series 3 TiVo. Right now there's several on E-bay that I'm watching, but I figured I'd ask here too in case anyone has a broken one in their basement they'd be willing to get...
View ArticleTivo booting but all blue screen ie no outupt
Tivo HD is showing a blue screen, no video or audio, yet it is fully booted. All front panel displays indicate the tivo is booted. When unplugging and replugging it in it shows the welcome screen for a...
View ArticleHow to drop the land line
I have a series 3 Tivo that I use to record using an antenna. I am tried of my land line and want to pull the plug on ma bell. I have uverse for my internet. What can I do to get the up date to my...
View ArticleSO3 Error Fixed and New 2TB HD EURX installed
First of all, Thanks to Unitron and SBL and others. This is all recent and redundant, but all in one writeup with links to more info. To update the drive you will need Winmfs, Ultimate Boot CD (if PUIS...
View ArticleCan a TiVo Series 3 work with both a OTA antenna and 2 cable cards?
So I have a lifetime series 3 and want to try cutting the cord from my cable provider. But I wanted to "stage it" and see how I liked it before formally ending my cable subscription. But it seems the...
View ArticleTCD652 power supply in a TCD648?
I have a dead TCD648 (click, click, click, etc coming from pwr supply with no fan, lights, or video). I have a TCD652 that works fine. Can I put the pwr supply from the TCD652 in the TCD648,...
View ArticlePc to Series 3 transfers
Using Desktop Plus, PC videos placed in the transfer folder for my Premiere, transfer fast & w/o error. Not so for my series 3. Used to function the same but in recent days, videos placed in the...
View ArticleTiVo HD original hard drive model #?
I have an upgraded TiVo HD that was in a reboot loop, and then it died (womp womp). I was wondering if anyone knew the model number of the original (probably a Western Digital) HD that went with it....
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