"Jim" wrote in message ...
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(MegaZone) wrote:

Peter shaped the electrons to say:
Thats not EVEN a promise.

What part of "If you buy a new unit now you'll have LBA48 support" is
hard to understand? They are out, in stores, shipping from TiVo,
etc. And the Pioneer units have had LBA48 support since last year.

If you already own a box what are you 'buying'? You didn't buy it for
LBA48 support, so if you do get it - bonus.

BTW, TiVoPony has indicated the upgrade will hit existing S2 boxes.

Thats what I'm objecting to. This rumor you're treating like FACT.

When the source is a TiVo employee, the rumor should be called a prediction.

Jim shaped the electrons to say:
Thats what I'm objecting to. This rumor you're treating like FACT.

What rumor I'm treating like fact?

The FACT is the units shipping NOW had it. Period.

I have said the existing S2 units *should* get the upgrade and that a
TiVo employee has *indicated* that they will.

Last I checked 'should' isn't a definite statement, but one of
probability. I did not say "S2 units will get it".

And the second statement is just passing on what a TiVo employee,
TiVoPony, indicated.

No definitive statement that S2 units will definitely receive the
upgrade.

Though I would personally bet on it.

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In article ,
(MegaZone) wrote:

Jim shaped the electrons to say:
Thats what I'm objecting to. This rumor you're treating like FACT.

What rumor I'm treating like fact?

The FACT is the units shipping NOW had it. Period.

I have said the existing S2 units *should* get the upgrade and that a
TiVo employee has *indicated* that they will.

Thank you.

On 17 Aug 2004 22:56:23 GMT, (MegaZone)
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James shaped the electrons to say:
Unless you get an HD DirecTiVo and use it for SD stuff, your maximum is
about 240 hours (with two 160 Gig Drives). The Linux kernel in the non
HD TiVos only recognize up to 137 Gig per HD.

The Pioneer DVD units have LBA48 support for large drives. As do the
*new* standalone units (the silver ones with the glowing logo on the
front, as seen on TiVo's site now). They all run 5.x software which
has a new kernel.

The existing S2 SA units should get that upgrade at some point to
allow them to handle large drives as well.

I have a Series 2 unit (TCD 2400 8A) purchased last February. How can
I tell if I have the support for larger HDs. I'm assuming that I
don't.

How will existing Series 2 units get this new kernel? Is it something
that they can download during the nightly call in?

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Top Spin shaped the electrons to say:
I have a Series 2 unit (TCD 2400 8A) purchased last February. How can
I tell if I have the support for larger HDs. I'm assuming that I
don't.

No, the units which have model numbers starting with TCD540 have the
new kernel, along with the Pioneer units.

How will existing Series 2 units get this new kernel? Is it something
that they can download during the nightly call in?

Yes, it'd be just like any other software upgrade.

No word on when to expect it, but my educated guess is that they'll
wait to get some field experience with the new software on the new
boxes to make sure it is solid. Since the HW is a bit different - the
new boxes have new internals for lower production costs - they'll
probably run a beta of the new software on the older hardware.

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