Can TiVo work without mains power?!
14-05-2012, 13:55
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Re: Can TiVo work without mains power?!
If losing recordings through a powercut is a concern, you could fit a UPS (uninterupted power supply), that would get you through any short term power failure, depending on the UPS model. They're also getting cheaper these days. It's a personal choice thing.
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14-05-2012, 14:08
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Re: Can TiVo work without mains power?!
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Originally Posted by bamav
If losing recordings through a powercut is a concern, you could fit a UPS (uninterupted power supply), that would get you through any short term power failure, depending on the UPS model.
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It's unlikely to help though, as the chances are your street cabinet will be dead too.
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14-05-2012, 14:15
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Re: Can TiVo work without mains power?!
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Originally Posted by spiderplant
It's unlikely to help though, as the chances are your street cabinet will be dead too.
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what happens when it floods, camakaze rats eat the cable we would blame virgin for the power loss... 
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01-08-2012, 21:16
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Re: Can TiVo work without mains power?!
Thank you to all those who took the time to answer my question in a polite, mature and professional manner.
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01-08-2012, 21:27
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Re: Can TiVo work without mains power?!
I haven't seen this thread before but can understand why you may had some less-than-helpful responses to what, IMO, was a silly question to start with.
Can any solely mains-powered product work without power?! 
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01-08-2012, 21:54
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Re: Can TiVo work without mains power?!
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Originally Posted by carlwaring
I haven't seen this thread before but can understand why you may had some less-than-helpful responses to what, IMO, was a silly question to start with.
Can any solely mains-powered product work without power?! |
Only for a teeny fraction of a second. The capacitors then discharge and it doesn't work. No it will not function without external power.
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02-08-2012, 00:53
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Re: Can TiVo work without mains power?!
I didn't think it was possible myself, but was told (in all seriousness) by somebody that hers worked without power!
I was wondering if i'd missed something, but obviously not.
What I think is happening is that the box is recording the programmes that she has set to record on the next showing by the channels and she thinks it actually did it overnight 
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