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23 Tivo Hacks

Got a Tivo? Imagine surfing the Internet from your Series 2 Tivo? Or how about doubling your storage capacity? Satellite Sweeper came up with a great list of 23 Tivo hacks. If you’re adventurous and have some skills underneath the hood of a computer, this is a great place to start.

Here’s the list:

1. Convert your Recorded Shows to MPEG and then to a DVD
2. Increase the Recording Time for your TiVo
3. Add a second drive the cheap and quick way
4. Restore from backup
5. Access your TiVo via the Web
6. Transfer Files Back and Forth from the Unit to the PC
7. Download Files Directly to your TiVo
8. Start Programs Automatically (like TiVOWeb) when TiVo boots up
9. Set up a static IP address for your TiVo
10. Sort your Now Playing List in New Ways
11. The 30-Second Skip
12. Use Navigational Shortcuts
13. Personalized Screen Configuration – Weather, Stock Quotes, and Sports Scores
14. Play downloaded Video Streams right from your TiVo over your home network
15. Caller ID on your TV
16. Rename Recordings
17. Undelete Recordings
18. Enable Advanced WishLists
19. Are your Favorite Actors who you Think They Are?
20. Disabling the Live TV button
21. Browse Flickr from your TiVo
22. Getting Around DirecTiVo Limitations
23. Delete TiVo Background

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Posted in Tips and Tricks, Tivo on January 18th, 2007

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