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Upgrade with unexpected bonus??
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Posted by: ToryGA1

Okay, I know this is going to sound crazy, but . . .

I added a second drive to my DirecTiVo bringing the total space available to 108 hours. Everything went well, and all is working flawlessly.

Here's the strange part. As much as I like my TiVo, I've always thought that the GUI was a little sluggish, sometimes painfully so. However, since my upgrade, the GUI has been instantaneously responsive. I touch a button, move through the menus, select a program to record, and there is ZERO delay.

I don't see how these two things can possibly be related. After all, adding RAM might make for a more responsive system, but more disk space shouldn't make a bit of difference. Yet, the difference is astounding.

So I have to ask, has anyone else noticed something similar?

Cheers!

Tory

Posted by: Axiom

My DirecTivo significantly slowed down after I upgraded it to 149 hours. With 10 pages of shows to scroll through, my response time has slowed down.

Posted by: OasisRed

Its actually related to the reboots you did, not the extra space. The machines seem to slow down over time. In addition, with a larger drive, when you get a lot of recordings in Now Playing, the TiVo will always be slower going into some of these areas. No slower than before your reboots.

Posted by: gizmoaddict

quote:
Originally posted by Axiom
My DirecTivo significantly slowed down after I upgraded it to 149 hours. With 10 pages of shows to scroll through, my response time has slowed down.

EXACT same experience here.
149 Sony SAT-T60

Gizmachi

Posted by: MighTiVo

We need FOLDERS!