http://hd.engadget.com/2008/01/31/tivo-killing-off-the-series3-focusing-on-tivo-hd/ Engadget HD Comments for TiVo killing off the Series3, focusing on TiVo HD? http://hd.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://hd.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/01/31/tivo-killing-off-the-series3-focusing-on-tivo-hd/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/01/31/tivo-killing-off-the-series3-focusing-on-tivo-hd/Jan 31st 2008 7:20PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/01/31/tivo-killing-off-the-series3-focusing-on-tivo-hd/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/01/31/tivo-killing-off-the-series3-focusing-on-tivo-hd/See http://www.tivoblog.com/archives/2007/10/23/tivo-press-release-tivo-delivers-anticipated-upgrades-and-updates-for-series-3-and-tivo-hd/]]>Feb 4th 2008 10:53AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/01/31/tivo-killing-off-the-series3-focusing-on-tivo-hd/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/01/31/tivo-killing-off-the-series3-focusing-on-tivo-hd/
About the only thing the S3 has that's just better, is the remote. The light-up feature is nice and the feel is just a little better; more solid, less plastic-y feeling.

Oh and yeah, there are buttons you can use on the front of the S3.. I've used those exactly 1 time, to unpause a show. Woo.]]>Jan 31st 2008 7:21PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/01/31/tivo-killing-off-the-series3-focusing-on-tivo-hd/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/01/31/tivo-killing-off-the-series3-focusing-on-tivo-hd/Jan 31st 2008 9:26PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/01/31/tivo-killing-off-the-series3-focusing-on-tivo-hd/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/01/31/tivo-killing-off-the-series3-focusing-on-tivo-hd/
Todd]]>Feb 1st 2008 3:52PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/01/31/tivo-killing-off-the-series3-focusing-on-tivo-hd/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/01/31/tivo-killing-off-the-series3-focusing-on-tivo-hd/Feb 1st 2008 4:25PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/01/31/tivo-killing-off-the-series3-focusing-on-tivo-hd/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/01/31/tivo-killing-off-the-series3-focusing-on-tivo-hd/Feb 1st 2008 4:26PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/01/31/tivo-killing-off-the-series3-focusing-on-tivo-hd/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/01/31/tivo-killing-off-the-series3-focusing-on-tivo-hd/Feb 1st 2008 4:42PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/01/31/tivo-killing-off-the-series3-focusing-on-tivo-hd/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/01/31/tivo-killing-off-the-series3-focusing-on-tivo-hd/Feb 1st 2008 4:42PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/01/31/tivo-killing-off-the-series3-focusing-on-tivo-hd/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/01/31/tivo-killing-off-the-series3-focusing-on-tivo-hd/
Sorry new post, reply links not working, but at least comments are back (ironically they first vanished for me right after my post on here yesterday.. figure someone dorked with css files and didn't close a tag or something).

Anyway.. instead of rebooting when your HD channels won't lock in, pop out one of the cable cards, wait a few seconds.. push it back in. It'll take a few more seconds to pop up the diag screen.. hit clear and go see if they're ok again (if it says you need to redo setup, just say you'll do it later.. you won't have to). I'm betting you'll find it's just one card losing the ability to tune.

I had the same issue on my S3 and it was only with card 1. When I got an HD, while ordering the new cards, I asked them to bring a few extras.. while the guy was there I replaced the one bad one in the S3 and it hasn't happened since (several months now). CableCARD in general is really touchy it seems.. sometimes cards just won't work with some items or even just in some slots (when I first got my S3 one card would cause it to freeze hard in one slot.. worked fine in the other.. go figure).]]>Feb 1st 2008 6:28PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/01/31/tivo-killing-off-the-series3-focusing-on-tivo-hd/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/01/31/tivo-killing-off-the-series3-focusing-on-tivo-hd/
Sorry new post, reply links not working, but at least comments are back (ironically they first vanished for me right after my post on here yesterday.. figure someone dorked with css files and didn't close a tag or something).

Anyway.. instead of rebooting when your HD channels won't lock in, pop out one of the cable cards, wait a few seconds.. push it back in. It'll take a few more seconds to pop up the diag screen.. hit clear and go see if they're ok again (if it says you need to redo setup, just say you'll do it later.. you won't have to). I'm betting you'll find it's just one card losing the ability to tune.

I had the same issue on my S3 and it was only with card 1. When I got an HD, while ordering the new cards, I asked them to bring a few extras.. while the guy was there I replaced the one bad one in the S3 and it hasn't happened since (several months now). CableCARD in general is really touchy it seems.. sometimes cards just won't work with some items or even just in some slots (when I first got my S3 one card would cause it to freeze hard in one slot.. worked fine in the other.. go figure).]]>Feb 1st 2008 6:32PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/01/31/tivo-killing-off-the-series3-focusing-on-tivo-hd/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/01/31/tivo-killing-off-the-series3-focusing-on-tivo-hd/
I can confirm the ability to add eSATA drives to the Tivo HD. Just be prepared that yout MIGHT need to to get an after-market eSATA cable. Apparently the one they include with the drive has caused issues with some people (myself included) to where the THD either doesn't recognize the My Expander drive, or intermittently does. Yeah, it was an extra $25, but still worth it for the extra capacity.]]>Feb 3rd 2008 8:31AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/01/31/tivo-killing-off-the-series3-focusing-on-tivo-hd/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/01/31/tivo-killing-off-the-series3-focusing-on-tivo-hd/Feb 5th 2008 5:13PM