HG> HG> And what is a TiVo unit. Please explain to enlighten me.   
      
   HG>ml>TIVO is the original Digitial Video Recorder... it is what became of   
   HG>ml>the original *nix with TV Tuner card and large HD with software that   
   HG>ml>could record output from the TV Tuner to the HD for later viewing...   
   HG>ml>TIVO was spun off as a $$$ venture which provided the box all   
   HG>ml>configured and ready to go...   
      
   HG>Thanks for the explanation and history lesson.   
      
   HG>Here we call them VCR (Video Casette Recorder). Many systems have passed   
   HG>by: Beta, Philips/Grundig 2000 and VHS are best known. The Beta system   
   HG>was preferred by the TV companies as having the best quality but was   
   HG>also the most expensive. Grundig/Philips used the same width of tape but   
   HG>like our audio C-casettes could be recorded to two tracks by turning the   
   HG>casette over and recording the other track. They also had (as VHS's) a   
   HG>LP mode giving double recording time at slightly inferior quality.   
      
   The TiVo records to a Hard Drive, Not Tape.   
   They still sell VCR's here but they no longer have a tuner in them so   
   they have very limited uses now days. All the Sat systems and the Cable   
   Companies offer a Hard Drive video recorder so TiVo now has some   
   competition.   
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