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pcworth

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#208853 2-Mar-2017 11:34

Good morning,

I am a brand new registrant, prompted by the depressing news received this morning that TiVo is going to be non-functional in NZ from October 2017. I have already read the many posts of like-minded, disappointed TiVo owners (we have 3!) already on the site, and I'm hoping to find some inspiration from more "circuit-board technical" members about how to address the "crisis".

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Peter

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#1728812 2-Mar-2017 11:34

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#1728813 2-Mar-2017 11:34

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#1728822 2-Mar-2017 11:44

Welcome!

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#1728842 2-Mar-2017 11:58

pcworth:

I'm hoping to find some inspiration from more "circuit-board technical" members about how to address the "crisis".

See my posts at http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=114&topicid=208847&page_no=5

Rob

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#1728848 2-Mar-2017 12:09

Dear Robfish,

Thanks very much for your message. I read all the current posts on the subject on Geekzone this morning, but your one came after I gave up.....!

Thanks, you offer some hope, but in my uninitiated state, I'm not sure of the significance of "front end" and "back end", other than the medical sense. I will check into MythTV right now.

Regards,

Peter

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#1728852 2-Mar-2017 12:18

Welcome to GZ, pcworth. I'll be taking a closer look at options re Tivo in the coming weeks. :)

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#1728862 2-Mar-2017 12:27

Thanks Dynamic, I'll be most interested in any updates.

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#1728870 2-Mar-2017 12:42

pcworth:

I'm not sure of the significance of "front end" and "back end", other than the medical sense. I will check into MythTV right now.

It can be all on one box (like TiVo) but many people have the backend in a cupboard or somewhere out of the way and frontends all over the house. (I even have a Mi Box taped to a monitor I can take out the back to the spa pool or out the front on the patio.)

This discussion should probably be continued here....

http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=114&topicid=208847

or on a new MythTV thread.

Rob

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#1728913 2-Mar-2017 14:06

Greetings and welcome to Geekzone. We have four TiVo units here and not looking forward to having to replace them all!

People often mistake me for an adult because of my age.

Keep calm, and carry on posting.

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