Tivo?

What should I do with my old Tivo Series 2?

• What should I do with my old SD Tivo Series 2 box now that I've gone to HD DirecTV? I miss pyTivoX! I was a huge Tivo fan boy, but after switching to HD, and many problems with my cable provider not working with my Tivo Premiere, I finally gave up on Tivo. I sold the Premiere on eBay and made all my money back (and then some), switched to DirecTV & now use their DVR. I still have my Series 2 with lifetime service sitting in a closet. I really miss pyTivoX. Being able to send almost any format of video from my MacBook to the Tivo over my network was awesome! Other than the Tivo UI, I think I miss that most of all. I think I can now get similar functionality out of an Apple TV with some of the hacks available, but not sure. I'm guessing, even if I set up the Tivo again as a network connected media server only, I'd be limited to standard def, correct? Also, would the Tivo even work without some kind of TV signal? Assuming there's really no use for my SD Tivo in an HD setup, I've considered selling it on eBay. I have everything, including the box, wired network adapter, etc., and it's in excellent condition. Expect I could get near $200 for it. Any other thoughts?

• Answer:

  You would be limited to Standard Def with the TiVo. I haven't used it, but http://firecore.com/atvflash-black purports to allow you to stream multiple video formats to your AppleTV over the network. You can do the same thing on AppleTV with free hacks, though you'd be without support for new versions of the AppleTV OS, so there would be more tinkering. You could sell the TiVo and buy the much more functional AppleTV (since you already have another DVR) and hack, and have money left over.