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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. Still you fight though the cause is lost by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    This early post brought to you by Canadian thrash metal band INFERNÄL MÄJESTY

    TO STAND AGAINST EVIL MEANS YOU STAND ALONE!!!

  2. Good by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    they were pirating the content

    how are content producers supposed to feed their kids?

    communists!

    1. Re:Good by Fizzl · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Where's the "-1 - Asshat"-option?

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  3. Re:I want my...I want my... by Saeed+al-Sahaf · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Music Videos?

    Music videos? I don't listen to rap...

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  4. Re:I want my...I want my... by CrackedButter · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    If he meant in the 80's then i have to add that rap wasn't even on the scene in the 80's. It was all rock until Run DMC collaberated with AeroSmith in 1986, after that, rap began its climb into mainstream which took until the 90's.

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