hdmi signal getting weak?
Have searched forums for this problem but haven't seen it mentioned so far. Several months ago my (652160) Tivo/Onkyo/Sony setup started a new behavior. When powered up (the Tivo stays on, of course)...
View ArticleDown to my last video output :-(
Hello all, I have a tivo series 3 HD, here not to long ago my hdmi quit working which is a common issue when they get older I found out. So I switched to component output, this morning no video again,...
View ArticleSalvaging a Tivo HD
Hello experts, I recently cut the cords for Dish, and went OTA. Then I missed DVR, and bought a used Tivo HD (TCD652160) on craigslist. Seller said it was working fine until he tried factory reset,...
View ArticleHD XL wireless transfer speed vs premiere?
Is there a difference in a Premiere XL vs a HD XL for network speed? If I use Tivo Desktop to copy a program from the Premiere to my desktop, it takes a little over a n hour for a 1 hour program. It...
View ArticleWD "Green" drives and a Series 3?
I recently got an older DELL desktop from a family member. Instead of stripping it and reloading windows, I thought I might try to use its internal SATA drive in a Series 3 (OLED) TiVo I have sitting...
View ArticleCannot disconnect Expander
I have a Tivo HD and have been using a 1TB WD Expander with it with no trouble for about a year. I recently moved and no longer need my Tivo. I was planning on giving my Tivo to a friend but keeping...
View ArticleTivoHD+Expander to 2TB int HDD
So my mom's Tivo HD (652) with WD expander has been pixelating a lot lately, as well as suffering a growing number of reboots. Both drives passed the Tivo extended diagnostics. I'm assuming it's...
View ArticleReplacing Capacitors - All or only bulged ones?
I started a new thread so I wouldn't hijack another thread. I have a couple bad power supplies, one for a TCD648, one for a TCD652. My question is, should I replace all of the capacitors on the power...
View ArticleTivoHD hangs in Welcome screen
TivoHD, upgraded with a new 1TB drive last year. Worked fine until a few days ago, when it hang. Power-Cycles, and then it hangs in Welcome screen. Remembering what Tivo support walked me through in...
View ArticleRepaired HD, CableCard question
I just replaced a failing hard drive in my mom's Tivo HD (652) by copying a truncated backup image onto a new 2 TB drive and doing a "clear and delete everything". Of course, I had to redo guided...
View ArticleTiVO HD suddenly won't receive HD channels but gets non-HD channels (FIOS)
On FIOS, and have one Tivo HD, one S3, one Premiere 4, and one Tivo Mini. I recently went to MoCA a few weeks ago, and everything worked perfectly for a few weeks. Then, all of a sudden, the TiVO HD...
View ArticlebeIn Sport on Verzion FiOS
I recently upgraded my FiOS TV subscription package so that I could get beIN Sport, the new channel carrying tons of international sports which is now available on FiOS on channel 598. Unfortunately,...
View ArticleStuck on "Powering up....."
I hope someone can help with some ideas or suggestions. My TCD648250B got the yellow screen last week and my first inclination was that the drive went bad. t removed the drive and tried testing but...
View ArticleTwo Tivos with S03 errors
I have 2 Tivo TCD652160 HD's. They both used the dreaded Brighthouse tunning adapters. They both use linksys wireless bridges (but I have ran a cat5 cord right to the modem, it makes no difference.)...
View ArticleSecond Tuner Blank on Tivo HD
I've had two Tivo HD's for several years and recently (in the last week or two) both Tivo's have been losing the picture on the second tuner. I'll switch over to it and it will be blank. It has the...
View ArticleUpgrading S3 drive
due to a failing drive, I am looking to replace my Series 3 (OLED) 250GB stock hard drive. I wasn't looking to do a huge upgrade since this is a DVR in a basement rec room and not used a lot. It was...
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Some disk setup/backup recommendations
After my last experience with a HD in the TivoHD becoming unusable, and getting help here on the forum, here is my set of recommendations how to deal with these type of issues in the future. While...
View ArticleSlow Tivo
I starting having a problem with my TiVo HD this week where the guide and channel changing runs very slow at time to it just hangs and I have to pull the plug and reboot it. I opened it up and don't...
View ArticleWD "intellipark" detection
I am about to put a 500GB WD "green" drive into a Series 3 (OLED). I know these drives have to have the intellipark feature disabled in order for them to work in a TiVo. Without running the WDidle3...
View ArticleTivoHD requesting activation of service but already activated
This afternoon our Tivo started telling me that the service needed to be activated the device. I've checked my account status on the box and on tivo.com and everything is activated and up to date. I...
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