HMO alternative option :-) for everyone
 

Hello,
I have been bummed about this dtivo not being able to have HMO for music and
pics.. but anyway if you have a xbox hooked get the music mixer game/program
its like 39 bucks. let you do the same and with digital sound. and picture
plus karoke mode.. and what not but it works pretty great.

Joe

http://javahmo.sourceforge.net/

"Joseph P. Jozwik" wrote in message
gy.com...
Hello,
I have been bummed about this dtivo not being able to have HMO for music
and
pics.. but anyway if you have a xbox hooked get the music mixer
game/program
its like 39 bucks. let you do the same and with digital sound. and picture
plus karoke mode.. and what not but it works pretty great.

Joe

This is just a server replacement for the PC. It still requires that HMO be
installed on the TiVo itself. Not an option with dtivo.

Brendon wrote:
http://javahmo.sourceforge.net/

"Joseph P. Jozwik" wrote in message
gy.com...
Hello,
I have been bummed about this dtivo not being able to have HMO for
music and pics.. but anyway if you have a xbox hooked get the music
mixer game/program its like 39 bucks. let you do the same and with
digital sound. and picture plus karoke mode.. and what not but it
works pretty great.

Joe

yea thats what i say.. I wish it worked though..

"Nonymous" wrote in message
...
This is just a server replacement for the PC. It still requires that HMO
be
installed on the TiVo itself. Not an option with dtivo.

Brendon wrote:
http://javahmo.sourceforge.net/

"Joseph P. Jozwik" wrote in message
gy.com...
Hello,
I have been bummed about this dtivo not being able to have HMO for
music and pics.. but anyway if you have a xbox hooked get the music
mixer game/program its like 39 bucks. let you do the same and with
digital sound. and picture plus karoke mode.. and what not but it
works pretty great.

Joe

"Joseph P. Jozwik" wrote in message
gy.com...
Hello,
I have been bummed about this dtivo not being able to have HMO for music
and
pics.. but anyway if you have a xbox hooked get the music mixer
game/program
its like 39 bucks. let you do the same and with digital sound. and picture
plus karoke mode.. and what not but it works pretty great.

Joe



Amen

Are there plans for a Directivo HMO or is not possible because of a
directv set-up?

"Joseph Jozwik" wrote in message ...
yea thats what i say.. I wish it worked though..

"Nonymous" wrote in message
...
This is just a server replacement for the PC. It still requires that HMO
be
installed on the TiVo itself. Not an option with dtivo.

Brendon wrote:
http://javahmo.sourceforge.net/

"Joseph P. Jozwik" wrote in message
gy.com...
Hello,
I have been bummed about this dtivo not being able to have HMO for
music and pics.. but anyway if you have a xbox hooked get the music
mixer game/program its like 39 bucks. let you do the same and with
digital sound. and picture plus karoke mode.. and what not but it
works pretty great.

Joe

"chap5871" wrote
Are there plans for a Directivo HMO

Not any that I'm aware of. Only DirecTV would know, and so
far they haven't said they will ever incorporate it. TiVo is ready
and willing, but DirecTV is not.


or is not possible because of a directv set-up?

I fairly certain it's possible because some hackers have hacked
their DirecTiVos for HMO, iirc. Don't hold me to that, though.

Bao H. Lammy ) wrote in alt.video.ptv.tivo:
or is not possible because of a directv set-up?

I fairly certain it's possible because some hackers have hacked
their DirecTiVos for HMO, iirc. Don't hold me to that, though.

Nope, this hasn't happened yet. People have placed version 4.0 of the
OS on DirecTiVos and it works, but without having HMO enabled for that
serial number at the TiVo mothership, there seems to be no way to have
HMO working.

HMO and basic service on standalones seem to be things that just can't
be hacked easily since they require phoning home for confirmation. TiVo
service on a DirecTiVo is possible to hack because the authorization comes
from the satellite, and like all things that come from the satellite,
hacking the card does the job.

--
Jeff Rife | "...the flames began at a prophylactic recycling
For address harvesters: | plant, near the edge of the forest..."
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| -- "WarGames"
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On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 13:34:47 -0500, Jeff Rife wrote:

Nope, this hasn't happened yet. People have placed version 4.0 of the
OS on DirecTiVos and it works, but without having HMO enabled for that
serial number at the TiVo mothership, there seems to be no way to have
HMO working.

This is correct. No way to get HMO on a DTiVo as yet... apparently, you
can get it by hacking the crypto chip in the TiVo (I honestly don't even
know what that means), but then it's only authorized for 30 days...
http://www.dealdatabase.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=29020

HMO and basic service on standalones seem to be things that just can't
be hacked easily since they require phoning home for confirmation.

You can emulate a TiVo mothership to work around the basic service
thing... but the HMO requires, AFAICT, an encrypted communication, meaning
that the TiVo won't listen to a fake mothership...

The TiVo needs to get a key from the mothership at least every 30 days to
unlock HMO. This prevents people who stop subscribing to TiVo from keeping
their HMO...

--
Lenroc

"Lenroc" wrote
[snip]
The TiVo needs to get a key from the mothership at least every 30
days to unlock HMO. This prevents people who stop subscribing
to TiVo from keeping their HMO...

Hmm...so even though they pay a one-time fee for it, they don't
keep it without keeping their subscription active? Doesn't seem
that nice at first glance, but I have to run and haven't taken much
time to sort out the business model yet...what do others think?