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  1. Tivo 30 sec skip by Xtifr · · Score: 1 · on Can You Be Sued For Helping Clients Rip DVDs?

    Tivos don't allow 30 second skipping ...

    Actually, you just have to enable it. See http://bigmarv.net/how/tivo30secondskip.html. They don't enable it by default or advertise the feature in order to mollify the networks, but it's still there.

    The rest of your post I basically agree with, but I thought I should pass that tip along.

  2. TiVo by riceboy50 · · Score: 4, Informative · on Youngsters Skip DVR Ads Less Than Seniors

    I love the TiVo easter egg for enabling 30-second skip. I don't know how I lived without it before. I've heard of Myth and other software DVRs stripping out commercials altogether, but I enjoy the TiVo service.

  3. Go Go! by RyanFenton · · Score: 5, Funny · on Advertising Comes to DVR Owners

    Tivo: Go go gadget 30 second skip!

    MythTV: Go go gadget commercial detection and skip!

    Windows DVRs: Uh... Go go gadget DRM! Aw, crap!

    Ryan Fenton

  4. Re:The technology already exists... by LordNimon · · Score: 3, Informative · on ABC Wants DVR Fast Forwarding Disabled
    Google is your friend:

    http://bigmarv.net/how/tivo30secondskip.html

  5. I already do respond to ads by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on TiVo Lets You Respond to Ads

    SKIP, SKIP, SKIP, SKIP, SKIP, SKIP and sometimes SKIP SKIP.

    30 second skip easter egg:

    http://www.bigmarv.net/how/tivo30secondskip.html

  6. Doesn't matter by jbltk · · Score: 0 · on TiVo to Sell Your Fast-Forward Button
    if you use the 30 Second Skip Easter Egg

    I never sit on my couch without it.

  7. TIVO2 Easter Egg!!! by Lerxst+Pratt · · Score: 1 · on Book Review: Hacking TiVo

    The 30-second commercial skip feature was eliminated with TIVO2... or was it? This is one of the most helpful Easter Eggs I have found. Excerpted from BigMarv's How I Did That:

    -begin excerpt-
    1. Grab your TiVo remote.
    2. Bring up any recorded program. (You have to be watching a recorded program rather than "Live TV" in order to enable the feature.)
    3. On your TiVo remote, key in the following sequence: SELECT PLAY SELECT 30 SELECT
    4. If you've successfully entered the code, you should hear three "bings" in succession to inform you that you've successfully enabled the 30 second skip.
    -end excerpt-

    If you ever lose power in your house, you will have to repeat the above steps. Happy skipping!