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TiVo Bug Shuts Out Many Series 1 TiVo Owners?

Posted by simoniker on from the life-blood-seeping-away dept.

Didion Sprague writes "A bug in recently released DirecTv/TiVo software is allegedly causing major chaos with many TiVo users -- forcing many users over the past few days to upgrade their Series 1 Tivo boxes to newer, Series 2 models (which retail for $79). Apparently lots of folks on the TiVo Community forum and DBS forums are frustrated and angry. The bug has apparently been reproduced and causes the video stream to freeze when a combination of factors are met. DirecTv has been offering users who complain a $79 credit -- but hasn't admitted the problem, let alone offered up a timetable for a fix. The problem only occurs with the DirecTv TiVo boxes -- not the standalone models."

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  1. More Sales! by mfh · · Score: 4, Funny

    > A bug in recently released DirecTv/Tivo software is allegedly causing major chaos with many Tivo users -- forcing many users over the past few days to upgrade their Series 1 Tivo boxes to newer, Series 2 models

    Now there's a bug they'll rush to fix! /bender

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  2. Huh by iamdrscience · · Score: 5, Funny

    A bug that causes old users to pay to upgrade? Doesn't sound like a bug at all, sounds more like a business strategy.

  3. Damn! by wurp · · Score: 5, Funny

    Somebody hire that guy!

  4. seriously by brandannnnnn · · Score: 4, Funny

    i want to read this thread but i don't have the time. i'll just tivo it.

  5. Re:LOLOL by kmankmankman2001 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Dumbass. All Tivo's run Linux, always have.

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