Is it possible to have a TiVo unit and a VCR connected to a single Television?

Steven B. wrote:

Which method of connections will allow me to still surf live Cable TV
and also be able to record to the TiVo while watching something else?

This one:
Another way is to put a splitter in front of the cable box:

/----------------------- RF
Cable-TV -| VCR-- TV
\-- Cable Box - TiVo - L1

Use the VCR to select between
A) Raw cable (unscrambled analog chanels) or
B) TiVo (via the VCR's Line 1 input).

As you can see, the VCR (or the TV when the VCR is in bypass mode)
has full access to all the unscrambled analog cable TV channels.
Surf away!

Also, someone metioned to me that you can record 2 shows to TiVo at
the same time. Is this really possible?

The only units that can record two channels at the same time are
the DirecTV+TiVo combo boxes.

-Joe

On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 15:40:13 -0500, Steven B.
wrote:

Which method of connections will allow me to still surf live Cable TV
and also be able to record to the TiVo while watching something else?
Also, someone metioned to me that you can record 2 shows to TiVo at
the same time. Is this really possible?

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"Paul Knudsen" wrote
Which method of connections will allow me to still surf live Cable TV
and also be able to record to the TiVo while watching something else?

Split the cable. Send one output to TiVo. Send the other
directly to the TV. Record whatever you want with TiVo.
Watch whatever else you want with the TV's tuner.


Also, someone metioned to me that you can record 2 shows to TiVo at
the same time. Is this really possible?

Only if you have a DirecTV-TiVo combo box and DirecTV
satellite service.

On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 15:01:26 -0600, "Bao H. Lammy"
wrote:

"Paul Knudsen" wrote
Which method of connections will allow me to still surf live Cable TV
and also be able to record to the TiVo while watching something else?

Split the cable. Send one output to TiVo. Send the other
directly to the TV. Record whatever you want with TiVo.
Watch whatever else you want with the TV's tuner.


Also, someone metioned to me that you can record 2 shows to TiVo at
the same time. Is this really possible?

Only if you have a DirecTV-TiVo combo box and DirecTV
satellite service.

I did not ask the original question, but thanks for the info.
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