TiVo

I want to buy a TiVo to replace my Comcast DVR, I have a home network
running a Netgear WGT624 v3 108Mbps. TiVo wants $90 for their Wireless
N and $60 for Wireless G

<http://www.tivo.com/products/tivo-accessories/dvr-networking/index.html>

Most forums say I have to buy their devices b/c they are "optimized
for Tivo".

Is there going to be a significant difference in the N v.s G spped and
why not a bridge and access point?

<http://www.amazon.com/D-Link-DAP-1522-GigaBit-Selectable-Wireless/dp/B001769K3O/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1288199321&sr =1-1>

Meanwhile, at the alt.internet.wireless Job Justification Hearings, Krazee
Brenda chose the tried and tested strategy of:

> I want to buy a TiVo to replace my Comcast DVR, I have a home network
> running a Netgear WGT624 v3 108Mbps. TiVo wants $90 for their Wireless
> N and $60 for Wireless G
....
> Is there going to be a significant difference in the N v.s G spped

I find the max speed I get with N to be more than 2x what I can get with G,
so yes, it's faster. However, are you going to be streaming to/from the Tivo
locally? If not, then your internet connection may be the bottleneck rather
than the wireless connection to the Tivo.

> and why not a bridge and access point?

Why indeed. You may have a TV, Blueray player or games console located near
the Tivo that have ethernet and want internet access too.

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On Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:34:01 +0000, alexd wrote:

> Meanwhile, at the alt.internet.wireless Job Justification Hearings, Krazee
> Brenda chose the tried and tested strategy of:
>
>> I want to buy a TiVo to replace my Comcast DVR, I have a home network
>> running a Netgear WGT624 v3 108Mbps. TiVo wants $90 for their Wireless
>> N and $60 for Wireless G
> ...
>> Is there going to be a significant difference in the N v.s G spped
>
> I find the max speed I get with N to be more than 2x what I can get with G,
> so yes, it's faster. However, are you going to be streaming to/from the Tivo
> locally? If not, then your internet connection may be the bottleneck rather
> than the wireless connection to the Tivo.
>
>> and why not a bridge and access point?
>
> Why indeed. You may have a TV, Blueray player or games console located near
> the Tivo that have ethernet and want internet access too.

Thanks this makes more sense in all respects.
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Krazee Brenda wrote on [Mon, 3 Jan 2011 20:54:40 -0500]:
> I want to buy a TiVo to replace my Comcast DVR, I have a home network
> running a Netgear WGT624 v3 108Mbps. TiVo wants $90 for their Wireless
> N and $60 for Wireless G
>
> <http://www.tivo.com/products/tivo-accessories/dvr-networking/index.html>
>
> Most forums say I have to buy their devices b/c they are "optimized
> for Tivo".
>
> Is there going to be a significant difference in the N v.s G spped and
> why not a bridge and access point?
>
> <http://www.amazon.com/D-Link-DAP-1522-GigaBit-Selectable-Wireless/dp/B001769K3O/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1288199321&sr =1-1>

Do the tiVo adapters support WPA yet?

"Justin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Krazee Brenda wrote on [Mon, 3 Jan 2011 20:54:40 -0500]:
>> I want to buy a TiVo to replace my Comcast DVR, I have a home network
>> running a Netgear WGT624 v3 108Mbps. TiVo wants $90 for their Wireless
>> N and $60 for Wireless G
>>
>> <http://www.tivo.com/products/tivo-accessories/dvr-networking/index.html>
>>
>> Most forums say I have to buy their devices b/c they are "optimized
>> for Tivo".
>>
>> Is there going to be a significant difference in the N v.s G spped and
>> why not a bridge and access point?
>>
>> <http://www.amazon.com/D-Link-DAP-1522-GigaBit-Selectable-Wireless/dp/B001769K3O/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1288199321&sr =1-1>
>
> Do the tiVo adapters support WPA yet?

tivos are usb, not ethernet... tivo adapter plugs into the usb place on the
tivo, convert to ethernet, and connects to your home network.... bridges and
ap's are usually ethernet, you want usb
tivos are linux, linux client does support wpa, but only some usb-wifi
dongles are supported by the tivo client (went thru 5 i had laying around,
finally gave up and just bought a tivo one)
no real major speed diff between g and n

In <(E-Mail Removed)> "Peter Pan" <(E-Mail Removed)> writes:

>tivos are usb, not ethernet...

I guess I'm hallucinating that my TiVo is currently transferring
some programs, via ethernet cable, to my laptop.


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> In <(E-Mail Removed)> "Peter Pan"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> writes:
>
>>tivos are usb, not ethernet...
>
> I guess I'm hallucinating that my TiVo is currently transferring
> some programs, via ethernet cable, to my laptop.
>
>
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some older s2's had wired ethernet, but newer s2's/s3's and s2's/dual tuners
have usb

Peter Pan <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> some older s2's had wired ethernet, but newer s2's/s3's and s2's/dual tuners
> have usb

I think you've got that backwards. All Series2 DT and later models have
built-in Ethernet as well as USB. Older models lacked wired Ethernet.

<http://support.tivo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/405/>

TiVo's wireless adapters are USB devices, but an Ethernet-to-wireless
adapter or "bridge" should also work with any Ethernet-equipped TiVo, as
it ought to be transparent to the client device.

In <1jvub72.18ufxsca3a79oN%(E-Mail Removed)> (E-Mail Removed) (Neill Massello) writes:

>Peter Pan <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>> some older s2's had wired ethernet, but newer s2's/s3's and s2's/dual tuners
>> have usb

>I think you've got that backwards. All Series2 DT and later models have
>built-in Ethernet as well as USB. Older models lacked wired Ethernet.

><http://support.tivo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/405/>

>TiVo's wireless adapters are USB devices, but an Ethernet-to-wireless
>adapter or "bridge" should also work with any Ethernet-equipped TiVo, as
>it ought to be transparent to the client device.

Indeed, as I used a set of "powerline" ethernet adapters
to hook up my TiVo a couple of years ago. (I've since
switched it to 802.11, but still sometimes use an ethernet
cable between the TiVo and my laptop for large file transfers).


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"Neill Massello" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:1jvub72.18ufxsca3a79oN%(E-Mail Removed).. .
> Peter Pan <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> some older s2's had wired ethernet, but newer s2's/s3's and s2's/dual
>> tuners
>> have usb
>
> I think you've got that backwards. All Series2 DT and later models have
> built-in Ethernet as well as USB. Older models lacked wired Ethernet.
>
> <http://support.tivo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/405/>
>
> TiVo's wireless adapters are USB devices, but an Ethernet-to-wireless
> adapter or "bridge" should also work with any Ethernet-equipped TiVo, as
> it ought to be transparent to the client device.
>

not exactly.. the unit i have right here in front of me is an older s2 with
a wired ethernet jack/port and no usb port (it's an s2 but NOT a s2dt....
drove me nuts trying to figger out how to connect it to the home network)

so much for the answers... i never say "all".. cause some smart*ss like me
will find the exception that makes use of "all" a lie