Err, I worded that first bit poorly. Broadcast TV went all digital as of June 12, originally planned for February but apparently there was a few people who hadn't heard.
Cable TV continues to broadcast as they have, part analog, part digital, at least in this area. My analog TV's continue to pick up the same channels they always did from cable. They would pick up nothing from a pair of rabbit ears any longer. Glen ----- Original Message ---- > From: Glen Farney <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 1:47:27 PM > Subject: Re: [TiVo Central] Screen freezes > > > Free air, aka broadcast TV, is now digital. Cable TV is not. I still have > only > the TivoHD for digital programming, all the TV's in my house are analog, and > they still get all the channels up to 99, in my case all channels past 100 > are > digital, so only the Tivo can tune those in. No converter boxes involved. > > I only see the problem show up on channels over 100, never on the analog > channels <100, so I've attributed it to the digial signal I'm getting. At > this point its an annoyance, I do have a signal amp on my cable line coming > in, > it's possible I'm over amplifying the signal and it's upsetting the digital > side > of things. Back in the day when I had a few VCR's and such on the line, > the signal drop was noticable, less stuff on there now, just 3 TVs, 2 tivos, > 1 > DVD/VCR combo, and, uhh, well, I think that's it. In fact one less TV as the > signal goes to Tivo only, no split to the TV. > Glen > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: S a n r > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 12:00:09 PM > > Subject: Re: [TiVo Central] Screen freezes > > > > Aren't ALL channels digital now? > > > > > > > > I see some issues when watching digital channels, never happens with analog > > channels, so I attribute it to a poor digital signal. After talking to some > > who know digital stuff, they suspect my amplifier/splitter may be too much > > gain, working well for analog but not so for digital. > > > > Are you using cable cards on your unit ? > > > > Also, drives are not all that expensive, and you can upgrade your capacity > > while you're at it. You'll loose your season passes and recorded shows, but > > if it is the drive failing, the problem should stop. I've usually purchased > > ready to use drives from www.weaknees.com but there are other sources like > > www.dvrupgrade.com > > > > If you have lifetime service, a new drive is the way to go, or you may loose > > the lifetime service since the new unit won't have it. > > > > Glen > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "S a n r" > > To: > > Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 8:07 AM > > Subject: Re: [TiVo Central] Screen freezes > > > > > > > I did the restart but it happened again with a cd rom. > > > If it's the drive would it be worth it to replace it instead of buying a > > > new > > > unit..not sure of the cost of drives. If it is not the drive, what else > > > would cause this symptom and are there any other things I could try to > > > rule > > > this out? If it is the drive I don't understand why it only happens with > > > taped or recorded programs and not live TV. > > > > > > =What kind of place would I take it to to get fixed, a computer shop? > > > This unit is only about 2-3 yo. so I'm surprised that it is going already. > > > > > > Thanks for your help, > > > -Sandra > > > ----- > > > > > > Once upon a time S a n r shaped the electrons to say... > > >> I have been experiencing a problem with the screen freezing over and over > > >> through a program. I have only noticed it so far on recorded programs; > > >> not > > >> live TV. Would it help if I Restarted the tivo or is this something else > > >> wrong? I have the S3 HD. > > >> This happened on my S2 and shortly after that it died. Is it the same > > >> thing > > >> again do you think? > > > > > > Obviously it is hard to say, but it could be the drive failing, yes. > > > Restarting shouldn't hurt anything, and it can sometimes help, so it > > > isn't a bad thing to try. > > > > > > -MZ > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
