NZRobin: Well done to all the team working on keeping these Tivo's going.

I have one TiVo that was still going and one that wont boot up, but one might be worth resurrecting when a program recording conflict occurs on the Panasonic.You never know I might learn to love it again.
With the new software does the TiVo still take an age to boot up? And does it still have to be recording constantly, aka live pause or does the new software allow it to go back to sleep after a recording like the Panasonic?
What sort of price to rechip/convert? I live in Brown's bay on the shore.

I've pretty much moved on now with the Panasonic but still learning some of the more quirky controls.
I like that it has a proper screen saver
I like that i can edit a recorded programme right there on the screen
I like that i can give recorded programs new headers and lock programs so they can't be deleted accidentally.
I like that I can watch You tube Lightbox and Netflix with a button push.
I like that I can add a usb flash drive or hdd as separate content.
I especially like that i can set the recorder to go to sleep at the end of a recording and wake up at the beginning of the next one rather than recording something twenty four hours a day seven days a week increasing power consumption and wear and tear.
And I like that it has a on-off switch right there on the front instead of scrambling around at the back hoping I'm pulling out the correct plug.
And I like that I don't have to go away and make tea and toast when turned on even from a complete reboot.

I don't like that i have to push the info button twice to see how far I'm though the program when fast forwarding.
I don't like that I have to push a ok button to start playing prerecorded content rather than the play button.
I especially don't like that the remote doesn't have a mute button, honestly.
And I especially don't like having a limit on the number of programs that can be set to record
But l can work with most of these.

Robin

I'm located in Mairangi Bay and have modified well over 200x Tivos so far, having been involved with this project from the beginning. I'll send you a PM with full details of the process and costs, and my busness Hillcrest Electronics Ltd. The original software has not been radically changed at all, so the boot time is similar, although a new 1TB or 2TB hard disk (which around 60% of clients choose as an upgrade) does speed things up a little. I don't understand why you'd want to reboot your Tivo regularly. There's normally no reason to. It does record the previous 30 mins continuously, and this is a  feature very much loved by most Tivo owners for reasons I won't go into here. Wear and tear hasn't really been an issue as these machines are still going strong after being manufactured in 2009. It's interesting that you like your Panasonic. I bought one around 9 months ago, before the Tivo project was finished and I absolutely hate the ergonomics of it. Live Pause just isn't logical and having to escape from it is just plain stupid. My experience of Tivo owners has been that modifying their Tivo to work with the new community EPG is second only to saving the life of their third born child.