Two more Tivo questions for the experts here...

Ok....got it up and running last night.  Took about an hour (as they
said).  The learning curve is a bit steep at first, but it is very
easy once you get the hang of it.  I've already go Lost scheduled to
be recorded tonight since we won't be home.  I also learned that you
HAVE to have the cable box ON in order to record something!!!!

Anyway....two quick questions.  One of which I was not able to find an
answer anywhere and the second seems to be a bit of an issue with alot
of people and how to set it up correctly.

1.  Can I start to record a program that has already started?

2.  We want to be able to watch one program and record another.  The
instructions in the book and on tivo.com are different and I'm not
sure what is the best way to go.

The book (which only shows this if you have no cable box) says to
split the signal and have it go directly to the DVR and another
directly to the television.  This one won't work for me since I have
an On-Demand box.

So, I was thinking of splitting the cable out of the On-Demand box,
with one coax going into the DVR and another going directly into the
TV.    I'm not sure if this would work.  This would allow us to
operate as normal using the cable box, and switch the TV to video to
get the Tivo signal and control the Tivo recording, etc.

=======
The web site has another method.  One coax goes into the RF-In on the
Cable Box with the other end going directly into the coax connection
on the tv (where the coax from the cable box is currently going).  I
think this may work also?  However, we will lose the On-Demand
functionality and remote.

So.....any ideas?

I'm off to buy a splitter, since I will need one regardless of the
method that I use!!!

Thanks!!!
Michael
(http://michaelschey.blogspot.com/)

Oops.  Wrong forum.  SOrry.


On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 11:36:12 -0500, Michael Schey
<mscheynjSPAMBLOCK@yahoo.com> wrote:

>Ok....got it up and running last night.  Took about an hour (as they
>said).  The learning curve is a bit steep at first, but it is very
>easy once you get the hang of it.  I've already go Lost scheduled to
>be recorded tonight since we won't be home.  I also learned that you
>HAVE to have the cable box ON in order to record something!!!!
>
>Anyway....two quick questions.  One of which I was not able to find an
>answer anywhere and the second seems to be a bit of an issue with alot
>of people and how to set it up correctly.
>
>1.  Can I start to record a program that has already started?
>
>2.  We want to be able to watch one program and record another.  The
>instructions in the book and on tivo.com are different and I'm not
>sure what is the best way to go.
>
>The book (which only shows this if you have no cable box) says to
>split the signal and have it go directly to the DVR and another
>directly to the television.  This one won't work for me since I have
>an On-Demand box.
>
>So, I was thinking of splitting the cable out of the On-Demand box,
>with one coax going into the DVR and another going directly into the
>TV.    I'm not sure if this would work.  This would allow us to
>operate as normal using the cable box, and switch the TV to video to
>get the Tivo signal and control the Tivo recording, etc.
>
>=======
>The web site has another method.  One coax goes into the RF-In on the
>Cable Box with the other end going directly into the coax connection
>on the tv (where the coax from the cable box is currently going).  I
>think this may work also?  However, we will lose the On-Demand
>functionality and remote.
>
>So.....any ideas?
>
>I'm off to buy a splitter, since I will need one regardless of the
>method that I use!!!
>
>Thanks!!!
>Michael
>(http://michaelschey.blogspot.com/)

Michael
(http://michaelschey.blogspot.com/)