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First hello all! I'm so glad to have found your website! Here's some backstory as maybe you all can suggest something else too me...
I purchased an "Original Tivo" a LONG time ago (the original Phillips box, has lifetime service). I've since loaned it to my brother.
Back on Jan 1 05 I purchased a HR10-250 High Def Tivo Direct TV box from Circuit City with a protection plan. It's worked pretty well up to a couple days ago.
While watching recordings it started stuttering, when you press a button on the remote the box won't respond, then it reboots. The menu's have also been slow lately.
After searching the internet I'm convinced the HD is going bad. I called the Protection Plan number, only to be informed that they will not repair or replace the unit, they will only send me a check for $300 and told me good luck. I'm po'd cause that thing cost me $1,000 when I got it.
Long story short, I'm a "computer guy" (Systems Admin) and I'm all set to replace the hard drive (thanks to your great website), but I'm starting to wonder if I should even be bothering with it.
I quick search of the net showed that DirecTV and Tivo might be getting back together, there's a rumor that Q1 2008 that the HR10-250 units are going to get a software upgrade that will enable some "new" features that we didn't previously get to enjoy (web recording scheduling and some others).
So should I be bothering with fixing my HR10-250 and keeping DirecTV, or should I be looking at getting a newer Tivo and getting digital cable service? With that comes the question, I purchased my lifetime Tivo sometime around 1999 or early 2000, is there still some way that Tivo will swap that service over to a new box? I've been a "lifelong" tivo customer since they were first released, you'd hope they have some type of "loyalty"....
Thanks in advance!
I purchased an "Original Tivo" a LONG time ago (the original Phillips box, has lifetime service). I've since loaned it to my brother.
Back on Jan 1 05 I purchased a HR10-250 High Def Tivo Direct TV box from Circuit City with a protection plan. It's worked pretty well up to a couple days ago.
While watching recordings it started stuttering, when you press a button on the remote the box won't respond, then it reboots. The menu's have also been slow lately.
After searching the internet I'm convinced the HD is going bad. I called the Protection Plan number, only to be informed that they will not repair or replace the unit, they will only send me a check for $300 and told me good luck. I'm po'd cause that thing cost me $1,000 when I got it.
Long story short, I'm a "computer guy" (Systems Admin) and I'm all set to replace the hard drive (thanks to your great website), but I'm starting to wonder if I should even be bothering with it.
I quick search of the net showed that DirecTV and Tivo might be getting back together, there's a rumor that Q1 2008 that the HR10-250 units are going to get a software upgrade that will enable some "new" features that we didn't previously get to enjoy (web recording scheduling and some others).
So should I be bothering with fixing my HR10-250 and keeping DirecTV, or should I be looking at getting a newer Tivo and getting digital cable service? With that comes the question, I purchased my lifetime Tivo sometime around 1999 or early 2000, is there still some way that Tivo will swap that service over to a new box? I've been a "lifelong" tivo customer since they were first released, you'd hope they have some type of "loyalty"....
Thanks in advance!
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