[clug] Cheap TiVos?

[nicolas.cherbuin]

Hi,

I would like one too but I would definitely need somebody to hold my hand 
for the modifications!!!

Could the ir module control a transact tv box? Any possibility of 
connecting a DVD writer?

Cheers

Nic


At 16:19 23/01/04 +1100, Darren Freeman wrote:
>On Fri, 2004-01-23 at 10:50, Peter Barker wrote:
> > On Fri, 23 Jan 2004, Darren Freeman wrote:
> >
> > > I just got three takers in the space of half an hour!
> >
> > OTOH,
> >
> > 
> http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3072804133&category=298
>
>Yup, something like that. I suppose the price will climb up quickly at
>the close of the auction.
>
> > If people are getting these things in from the states - is someone willing
> > to hold a "soldering-iron-and-desoldering-braid" session at which people
> > can be led through destroying their TiVo with clumsy hardware work?
>
>I would be willing to lead people through it, being an electronics
>engineer. I wouldn't take responsibility, but if we had a bunch of
>identical tuners I would try it out ahead of time and vouch for it
>working.
>
> > Oh, not to mention "destroy your TiVo's software setup by installing
> > Linux" :)
>
>It comes with Linux. Or it does if you get it with a hard disc, which
>the ones up for consideration don't.
>
>Ours will need Tridge's CD which installs the OS for you. I don't know
>if he's the only author but he's the one who told me about it.
>
> > I'll put my hand up for one.
>
>Cool! We could just about fork a separate club out of this. The Canberra
>TiVo club, a subsidiary of CLUG.
>
>Have fun,
>Darren