Don't bother going to Leading Edge stores (Hornby ChCh) ... dumb blonde teenagers... "What's TIVO?" Went down to Riccarton Mall and grabbed one.
Had a LOT of fun setting up.
Menu system is out of this world! Very advanced and very friendly.
Told me of all the steps in connecting it to my wireless network.
Can't find a SSID, it must be hidden, please enter the name...
Do you have WEP, WPA etc. Enter the password...
Still can't find it, make sure this MAC address is enabled in the access list 00:CE:57... etc
DHCP or static? Enter static, enter subnet mask...
SUCCESS! You are connected.
Setup and found 18 channels... all signal strength in the 95%+ area.
5 Welcome to TIVO "Getting Started" videos give a quick overview of features.
It DOES have all the beautiful scary Tivo sound effects!!!
Checked out my horoscope, weather reports.
Takes about 2 seconds to view each program when channel surfing... but, the Channel Info is INSTANT so you can channel surf and just read the program info without waiting for the picture to appear. BRILLIANT!!!
Programmed the remote to control my Sony TV, power, mute and volume. Easy. Has got a list of about 1000 tv manufacturers. Can even program the remote to control my Denon HT amp.
Setting up my season pass recordings now...