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-- Recording One, Watching Another (yes, I read the FAQ) (http://archive.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?threadid=79273)

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Originally posted by Gruneun
However, it still blows my mind that the TiVo doesn't have 2 tuners.

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To answer the original question, you can record one, watch another with TiVo in two senses of the words in most cases.

You can *always* watch something previously recorded. It does not matter what TiVo is doing. Even if it is recording something else, you can watch a recorded program. I say previously recorded, but the same applies to currently recorded. You can start watching something from the beginning when it is 15 minutes into recording it, for example.

If you have straight cable (No box) you can just throw the TiVo into standby mode and use your TV's tuner to watch whatever you want.

If you use a cable box, you need to split the cable before the box and send it to your TV (Ideally TiVo into an AV input and cable into coax input, less ideally a switch to select which) then use your TV's tuner to watch whatever you want

If you use satellite, either get a second reciever, or better yet if you use DirecTV, get a DirecTV reciever with TiVo service built-in. It allows you to record one and watch another on it's own. In fact, it allows you to record two at the same time.

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Originally posted by Graymalkin
The only reason for a TiVo owner to watch a show live is that they have to go to sleep right after the show's over, have to get up early to exercise, and need to know what happened for the water-cooler arguments at work later that day.

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Good point, Jack.


I even waited till 8:15 to start the Buffy season premiere. That was torture...but ultimately worth it.

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Originally posted by Lori
Good point, Jack.


I even waited till 8:15 to start the Buffy season premiere. That was torture...but ultimately worth it.

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EXACTLY! And by waiting, you find out what happens after the cliffhanger around a commercial break sooner than you would if you started watching it right away.

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how so?? How can you see it sooner than it actually airs?

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jsmeeker, you will live in a dark place someday....where they do not allow TiVo. -- nachonaco

You don't see it sooner than it airs, but you see the resolution to the commercial break cliff-hanger sooner after you see the set-up for it, since you can just catch up with fast-forward. And if you time it right, you finish watching right as everyone else finishes watching it, so when you get that phone call from your friend telling you what happened, they can still be your friend.

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Thanks everyone. There have been some great responses. Most other communities would give an "if you don't like it get the hell out of here" response.

I do have a cable box, so it seems like it might be a little difficult to watch one and record another. Right now I have my cable line split so I can run my cable modem, so I'm going to have to split it twice now.

I'm gonna give it a go. I'll let everyone know if I can figure it out.

Instead of using 2 splitters, get a 3 way splitter. You will get better signal quality.

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Qrashman:

Does your TV have more than one set of inputs on the back? If so, splitting the cable with one to the cable box and/or TV and the other directly into the TV will let you watch live TV while TiVo records.

Also... I'm suprised to read that "most TiVo users never watch live TV!" What do you do when two shows you like are on AT THE SAME TIME? On Thursdays we watch Friends on live TV (through ther split cable), then start Survivor on TiVo at 8:30, while the actual broadcast is half over.

That never happans to most people?

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Thats easy Dancar.. If 2 things are on at the same time, I have my DirecTiVo record them both! I've rarely found a time when 3 things I wanted were on at the same time and not again later.

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Dancar,

My TV has the normal input plus the S-Video input, but I'm using that for my XBox/PS2/Gamecube, etc. It does not have two of the normal inputs, if that makes sense.

By normal input are you refering to the RF (coax cable) input or a set of red, white and yellow jacks?

When you change the channels on the TV, do you have to watch a numbered channel (including channel 3 for your game machine), or do you have something like Input1, Input2 or AV1, AV2, etc.?

Here's what I have:

From my wall the cable goes into a splitter. One side goes to the cablebox. The cable box connects to TiVo and the TiVo connects to AV2 on the back of my TV. So I set the TV to AV2 to watch TV through the TiVo and for anything on a digital channel.

The other cable from the splitter goes straight to the RF (coax) connector of the TV. That allows me to change channels on the TV remote and watch Friends live while Survivor records.

AV1 on the TV is connected to the DVD Player because that's the input with the S-Video input.

If all you can connect the TiVo to is RF, according to other messages here you can hit the power button while Tivo is recording (which actually puts itin standby), then use your TV remote to watch a different channel.

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Piper, can I go for a ride? Drop me at the antiques barn up near the community college... --J, aka Wishlist Mama

Qrashman, I guess that means you aren't interested in any of the old shows that are on at 1:00 am or 4:00 am or whatever. Or any syndicated recent programs you missed first time around. Or early years of shows you started watching later. Or comedy, to cut through the gray fog of the 21st century so far. Or...

Another question... if you save 60 hours of TV, watch, delete regularly, and keep saving, when do you catch up? How many hours of saved TV is enough? (doesn't apply to those with a family and 2 TVs with Now Playing)

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By normal input are you refering to the RF (coax cable) input or a set of red, white and yellow jacks?

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