[ale] [OT] so what can I do with an old TIVO?

[Jim Kinney]

target practice?


On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 12:15 PM, JD <jdp at algoloma.com> wrote:

> The short answer is "nothing."
> The TiVo s2 is a purpose-built device.
>
> I've used mine as a VCR tape-to mpeg converter, but that's about as far
> off the
> intended purpose anyone has found.
>
> You could grab the old IDE HDD and reuse that.
>
> On 08/26/2013 09:02 AM, Jim Lynch wrote:
> > A while back I upgraded my TIVO to the a newer model.  The old one is a
> series 2
> > or some such.  Is there anything I can do with it?  I think it's running
> Linux
> > and has a small disk of some kind.  Might it be configured to run Myth
> TV or
> > something like that?
> >
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