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Tivo & DVR

Tivo & DVR

Get cutting edge advice on Tivo and DVR technology, from selecting the right model for your home to transferring shows from your player to a laptop using Tivo ToGo. Want to watch TV even faster? Say goodbye to annoying commercials by enabling the 30 second skip feature on Tivo. Whether you’re just learning how to schedule your favorite TV shows, or you need to know how to find and install a proper codec for your Tivo, eHow has step-by-step instructions to help you out.

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  • How to Copy a DVR to a Desk Top Computer

    The invention of the DVR has allowed busy people to record their favorite television programs and movies to watch at a later time. This process has been limited, however, to watching these...

  • Homemade DVR

    Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) have become household items and are typically packaged with your home cable service. However, some cable companies still charge a monthly fee for DVR service and...

  • How to Connect Dish Network DVR to Computer

    The digital video recorder with your Dish Network system can connect to your computer. From there, you can copy the video files onto your hard drive and possibly burn them onto DVD. To do that,...

  • How Does TiVo Work?

    Installing a TiVo is much like hooking up any other component. The TiVo unit comes with extremely detailed directions, but basic setup requires the cable line to be routed through the cable...

  • How to Build a TiVo

    TiVo is one of several brands of digital video recorders (DVRs). The technology of DVR allows you to record TV shows as they air, and play them back later. A DVR has all the features of VCRs, but...

  • How to Build a DVR

    Digital video recorders (DVR) help busy people enjoy television programs at times that are convenient. Instead of buying a "one-size-fits-all" DVR, you might consider taking on a project to build...

  • How to Rip a DVD

    The opportunity to watch a favorite movie has been made easier, thanks to the ability to rip a DVD for viewing on a laptop or video/MP3 player. You can enjoy the pleasure of changing from one...

  • How to Compare the Major Features and Differences Between DVRs

    The advent of DVRs has proven to be a boon for many industries like television, surveillance and monitoring, movies and logistics. They can be broadly classified as platform-based DVRs and...

  • How to Understand a Stand-Alone DVR

    As the name suggests, a stand-alone refers to a Digital Video Recorder that compresses multiple facilities into a single box. This box contains boards, power sources, CPU and other DVR-related...

  • How to Install TiVo ToGo

    With TiVo ToGo, you can transfer your shows from your TiVo to your PC and take it wherever you go. This way you don’t have to get home and turn on your TV to watch your recorded shows. The TiVo...

  • How to Find the Media Access Key for My TiVo

    The Media Access Key is a specific 10-digit number assigned to every TiVo account holder to ensure safe transfers and replay to his or her PC. The Media Access key is an important component for...

  • How to Find a Codec for My TiVo

    A codec is any technology that compresses and decompresses data. TiVo uses this technology to replay the video files stored on the TiVo DVR on your PC. Typically, a codec comes pre-installed in...

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