Once upon a time T Dixon shaped the electrons to say... > Actually, he said the opposite: > > http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/tivocentral/message/2474 > > "Personally I never use it. I have digital cable, so I have a cable > box, but even without the cable box I use S-Video to connect my > components since it is far better than RF/coax. So Standby isn't a > solution for everyone."
I was referring to the RF bypass, which I never use. But I DO habitually put all of my TiVos into StandBy, or Sleep as it was called on some units. There isn't a good reason, really, but I do it. It does speed up TiVoToGo transfers slightly, compared to doing them while the unit is 'on', but I don't do a lot of those. It is just a force of habit, I always put the unit into StandBy before powering down the A/V stack. It does have the side-effect of turning off the front panel displays on my DVR-810H and Series3, which I prefer. > What was said is that Standby puts the Tivo into an "off" mode, but it > will pass-thru RF, allowing you to use your normal TV tuner. While in > standby, the Tivo will not record, update or permit MRV/TTG transfers. This is 100% incorrect, sorry. -MZ -- <URL:mailto:megazoneatmegazone.org> Gweep, Discordian, Author, Engineer, me. "A little nonsense now and then, is relished by the wisest men" 508-852-2171 <URL:http://www.megazone.org/> <URL:http://www.eyrie-productions.com/> Eris
