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Thread ID: 123485	2012-02-28 00:45:00	any Freeview experts able to answer some questions please?	sooby (15023)	Press F1

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1261903	2012-02-29 01:43:00	Technically the law says you can record and keep things for a "reasonable length of time" in practicality this means if you have the space you can keep it until a, the hard drive fills up, b (this is the case with mysky not sure tivo) a firmware upgrade. Be aware you've only got a 320 Gb hard drive....and with an HD program being in the order of 10 Gb an hour. Although I have heard of people doing upgrades on the drives.	psycik (12851)
1261904	2012-02-29 01:57:00	ok, thats great, thanks psycik. are adding external HDD an option at all? Or adding network storage?	sooby (15023)
1261905	2012-02-29 02:33:00	ok, thats great, thanks psycik. are adding external HDD an option at all? Or adding network storage? Wouldn't think so. You're starting to leave the realm of "consumer devices" now. This is where a custom built PVR is more applicable. Tivos are designed for plug and go functionality.	psycik (12851)
1261906	2012-02-29 02:45:00	gotcha. I think the plug & play attributes of tivo make up for the reduced HDD size, compared with other options with bigger HDD. I guess we'd only us 1080p setting for the odd movie, like avatar etc, and keep every other recording quality set lower. Appreciate your help, cheers again!	sooby (15023)
1261907	2012-02-29 03:22:00	1080i and you have no say in the matter. 1080i is what is broadcast - whether the program is hd or not. That is what you will record. Exceptions of course, prime, c4, u etc are only 576i.	psycik (12851)
1261908	2012-02-29 05:54:00	Actually it does have the option to add an external HDD for extra storage. It's meant to be the TiVo branded one but apparently you can tell it to ignore the warning and use a different one. I haven't tried this myself. 320G might sound small for HD but I have never had space issues in the time I've had mine (more than a year). Edit: you can buy the optional network software to allow transferring shows onto a pc, haven't tried that either.	dugimodo (138)
1261909	2012-02-29 21:08:00	1080i and you have no say in the matter. 1080i is what is broadcast - whether the program is hd or not. That is what you will record. Exceptions of course, prime, c4, u etc are only 576i. Ok, that's interesting, I would have thought there would be option to lower recording quality, guess it doesn't really matter. Actually it does have the option to add an external HDD for extra storage. It's meant to be the TiVo branded one but apparently you can tell it to ignore the warning and use a different one. I haven't tried this myself. 320G might sound small for HD but I have never had space issues in the time I've had mine (more than a year). Edit: you can buy the optional network software to allow transferring shows onto a pc, haven't tried that either. thanks - will look into it should the need arise. Cheers again everyone for your help - without the valuable information you've given me I would have gone down an entirely different path, and not known about the better alternatives!	sooby (15023)
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