[GT4NE1]

I've had my HR20-700 for a about 18 hours now. Have been a DTivo guy for many years, but just now upgraded to HDTV. Just wanted to say hi and thanks for all the great info.

I have been a member of the TivoCommunity forums for several years and the people on this forum looks just as helpful as the people over there. I've spent many enjoyable hours hacking my previous Tivo boxes and can't wait to use the information on this site to play with my HR20.

I will say I already miss Tivo, but I am trying to keep an open mind. Anytime I really miss Tivo, I just distract myself by turning on an HD channel.

I will be busy for the next week reading over all of the threads. I love learning about a new gadget, but at the same time, it can be tedious.

I do want to ask one question which I haven't been able to find the answer for yet.

Is it possible to switch between the tuners like you could with the down button on Tivo? I've searched all over the place and can't find an answer. Maybe my search abilities are failing me.

Anyway, thanks again and I'm glad I found this forum. I found a thread over at dvdtalk.com to this, but now that I think about it, I remember Earl's name being mentioned on either Engadget or Gizmodo (or both) around the time the HR20 came out.

 

[Stuart Sweet]

Is it possible to switch between the tuners like you could with the down button on Tivo? I've searched all over the place and can't find an answer. Maybe my search abilities are failing me.

Welcome to the forums! The lack of dual live buffers is something we've all talked about a lot here. The standard workaround is to set two shows to record at the same time, then use Back or Stop to go back to the list and toggle between the two.

 

[GT4NE1]

Welcome to the forums! The lack of dual live buffers is something we've all talked about a lot here. The standard workaround is to set two shows to record at the same time, then use Back or Stop to go back to the list and toggle between the two.

Ahhh, okay. I had seen the info about the dual live buffers, but I thought that just meant the second tuner wouldn't have any buffer, but you could still watch live TV on it. I understand now that you can't switch to it at all unless it is recording. "We" might want to clarify that a little in the TiVo to HR-20 Survival Guide.

 

[jheda]

go to Doug brotts wishlist and vote for dual live buffers!

http://www.redh.com/hr20/index.php?module=wishlist&op=_list

 

[Milominderbinder2]

The Unofficial Unofficial HR20 Tips & Tricks and TiVo to HR-20 Survival Guide links are designed you fewer users.

- Craig

 

[john18]

GT, welcome.

We all needed a bit of time to get used to the HR20, even after the TV-Lite HR10. Give it a few weeks and you will start to think of it as natural. Just remember that it probably took you awhile to learn and get used to Tivo.

 

[Blitz68]

:welcome_s

 

[glennb]

I don't really miss TiVo at all.

Paying $600-$800 to buy the Series3 HD cable TV TiVo + having to pay the TiVo monthly fee just to use it seems kinda wacky to me.

 

[Tom Robertson]

Welcome to the forums, GT4NE1. :welcome_s

Tom