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Old 02-02-2022, 19:57   #3
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Re: Old Tivo box question

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Originally Posted by daveeb View Post
I still use a semi antique Tivo 500GB (complete with scart socket) which has actually served really well but has several limitations e.g. no 4K BT sport etc. I've found it useful as I distribute the signal around the house via the scart output but I feel I should move on and see if VM feel the same (assuming I can negotiate a decent deal with them in the next few weeks).


I have a fair bit of content on it that I would really like to retain. I seem to remember there is a way of transferring it on to a new machine. Have I imagined this or is it possible to do. If it is possible do I get to keep the old machine to perform this task? I can't imagine an engineer hanging around while I faff around transferring gigabytes of content.
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You could make use of that scart output to a hard drive/dvd recorder. Bit of a faff though, depending on the amount you want to transfer as you'd need to record in real time. Can't do this on the newer boxes.

I'm in a similar postion with an old tivo and a v6, be interested to hear how you get on . I would miss that scart output though Not interested in tv 360 as I'd lose recording space on the extra non recordable box, would take another v6 to replace the tivo, but not sure if they do that now.

Still, they haven't given me a price rise yet, so have to wait for that before 'negotiations' begin. I'd settle for the status quo and no rise !
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