Once upon a time Dale shaped the electrons to say... > I got Direct TV a few months ago & my Tivo will turn my D-TV's tuner > to the channel I am watching. The Tivo I have has two tuners, and I
OK, so you have the Series2DT. > was wondering if there is a way to watch one channel while I am > recording a different channel. I know I could do this IF I opted to Not with the setup you have. The S2DT has two internal analog tuners - they handle analog cable or analog antenna (which is now defunct). It also has one A/V input and can take one external source - a cable or satellite box, or an ATSC adapter box (for digital antenna). Since you don't have any analog source (analog cable is the only option now), the two internal tuners are useless. So you're limited to just one external source, your satellite receiver. If you had a second satellite receiver, or one that can output two different shows simultaneously (I know Dish has some models like that - designed to support two rooms - don't know if DirecTV does) then you could use the second receiver/output connected directly to your TV to watch one channel live while the TiVo recorded something from the other one. And, of course, you can always watch a previous recording or download while the TiVo is recording something new. The good news is that TiVo and DirecTV are partnering again and will be bringing out a new generation of DirecTiVo. The bad news is the launch has been pushed back from late 2009 into 2010. -MZ -- megazone-at-megazone.org http://www.MegaZone.org/ Gweep, Geek, Human, me. http://www.GizmoLovers.com/ http://www.Eyrie-Productions.com/ -><- Hail Eris "A little nonsense now and then, is relished by the wisest men" 508-852-2171
