 Replay TV 5000/5500 |
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| TiVo |
1.
How Is The Warranty From The Manufacturer?
2. Is Tivo LIFETIME Service Still Available?
3. Can I USE Tivo with any Cable Service ?
4. Can I Use The Tivo Series 2 as a Recorder Only Without The
TIVO SERVICE?
5. Can I Transfer my Lifetime Service?
6. Can I Purchase The Drive Only For TiVo?
7. What's the Difference between the different brands of TiVo?
8. I Already Have 2 Drives In My Tivo, Can I Upgrade?
9. What is the largest Tivo Available?
10. How Do I Figure Out How Many Hours Per 1 GB Drive?
11. Does the Tivo Upgrade Void My 90 Day Warranty With TiVo?
12 How Long Does It Take To Do The Upgrade?
13. Does the Upgrade Affect the way the Tivo Operates?
14. How Do We Order The Upgrade?
15. Can The Memory In The Tivo Be Upgraded?
16. Can All Direct TV Tivo's Be Upgraded?
17. What Brand Of Drives Do You Use?
18. What if I have a Tivo That Has 2 Drives Already? Can It Be
Upgraded?
19. Will the new 4.0 Upgrade Affect My Tivo?
20. Can I Do The Upgrade Myself?
21. What if Tivo Changes The Service and My Upgrade Isn't
Recognized?
22. How will the upgrade affect the Lifetime Subscription?
23. Can I add The RAM Myself?
24. What about the Upgrade Kits, Do I need any software?
25. Do You Upgrade Direct TV Tivo's ?
26. What is the warranty on the Hard Drives?
27. Will the Series 2 combo include dual tuners?
28. What makes the Series 2 hardware better than current units?
29. When will HDTV for TiVo be available? |
| Replay
TV |
1.
I thought the older 5000 were not available anymore, are your
5000 New or Used?
2. What is ReplayTV ?
3. How does ReplayTV use my Ethernet connection?
4. How can I watch a program in the bedroom that was
recorded on my ReplayTV in the living room?
5. I don't have a home network. Will I need to get
one?
6. What is the difference between the 4500 and 5000
series?
7. What is the difference between the new 5500
series and the 5000 older model?
8. Can I record on channel and watch another?
9. Are your Replay TV's New Used or Refurbished?
10. What's the difference between the NEW Replay TV 5500 series
and the older 5000 an 4500 series?
11. Replay 4500 Users Guide
12. Replay 5000 Users Guide
13. Replay 5500 Users Guide
14. Can I transfer my Lifetime Service? |
| Shipping |
1.
How do you prepare your shipments?
2. Is All Your Shipping FREE?
3. Do You Ship International Orders?
4. Who Pays For Insurance?
5. Do You Ship COD?
6. Who Pays The Shipping On Returns?
7. My question wasn't answered.
8. Who Pays The Return Shipping on Repairs |
| Repair |
1.
Warranty Claims and Questions you Should Ask
2. How Long Is The Warranty From The Manufacture?
3. What is your normal turn-around time to complete a
repair?
4. How many technicians do you employ?
5. Do You Have Any References ?
6. Do you sell electronic components?
7. Do you repair REPLAY TV ?
8. Do you charge for Return Shipping?
9. Where are you located?
10. How do I get an item to you for repair?
11. Transfer Your Lifetime Activation Service Any Tivo or Tivo
II, also Replay TV 4500.
12. Do You Warranty Your Repairs and for How Long?
13. Is My Tivo or Replay TV Worth Repairing?
14. What is the Minimum Repair Charge? |
| DVD
Recorders & Players |
| What
about the NEW Tivos with the DVD burners? |
| News |
1.
What's the deal on Replay TV and the Subscription changes?
2. When is High Definition coming to a PVR.
3. When will Networking come to Satellite Tivos?
4. Tivo series 3 is now available.. |
| TiVo
Satellite Combo |
1.
Is Home Media Option available on Direct TV Satellite?
2. Can you play your MP3's and Watch Photo Slide Shows?
3. How much space will it have?
4. Will they have Dual Tuners?
5. What Brands Are Offer for Satellite?
6. When Will HDTV for TiVo be available?
7. What is the Difference between Satellite Tivo and
Standalone Tivo?
8. Can Direct tv Tivos be Networked and use the Tivo to Go
features?
9. Can Satellite Tivo's Play Video From Another Source? |
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TiVo
- How
Is The Warranty From The Manufacturer?
Tivo an Replay TV have a 3 month Parts
and Labor warranty from the manufacture...We offer a 6 month
parts and labor warranty on all PVR's sold. 1-2 Years on the
drives from the manufacture that we offer a swap after 6
months for a small fee
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- Is
Tivo LIFETIME Service Still Available?
YES please go to the Humax Tivo page here.CLICK
HERE for qulified Tivo that still offer the Tivo Lifetime
Service for $299.95 Only the HUMAX tivo with the built
in DVD recorder Qualify and
see our other Tivos here.
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- Can
I USE Tivo with any Cable Service .
YES, Any CABLE service, any Antenna and also you can use
either Satellite equipment.
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- Can
I Use The Tivo Series 2 as a Recorder Only Without The TIVO
SERVICE?
The Toshiba SD-H400 Combination Progressive-Scan DVD Player
already has the basic service so no activation is required..
Only the series 1 (Phillips or Sony)our Recorder Only
version will let you PAUSE LIVE TV and record shows on
Satellite, Cable or AIR channels. Call for this upgrade for
NO SERVICE REQUIRED.. Call for more details as this is a
modification we preform here.
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- Can
I Transfer my Lifetime Service?
Your Subscription to the Tivo Service is only transferable
to the exact same model as the one with lifetime.., You can
not transfer lifetime from a Series 1 to a Series 2. Please
call 888-666-9306 or log on to live chat before sending
units.
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- Can
I Purchase The Drive Only For TiVo.
YES please go to the DRIVE UPGRADE KIT Page.CLICK
HERE for Upgrades
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- What's
the Difference between the different brands of TiVo.
Most Tivos are the same. The only major difference is the
Tivo2 and the Direc
tv Satellite Tivo. The Direct TV Satellite Tivo’s only
work with direct and nothing else and Standalone Tivo2 works
with Cable , AIR , Or Satellite. The other is Humax with the
built in DVD -R Recorder is just a tivo with a DVD Burner so
you can transfer your recorded shows to DVD-R. Most Tivos
are the same except the Case Design. We service ALL tivo's
and ReplayTV PVR's. For example All series 1 tivos (Phillips
or Sony) were made by Amtek but the brands, faceplate and
remote are the only difference, same software, same
features.
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- I
Already Have 2 Drives In My Tivo, Can I Upgrade?
Yes, we can replace 1 or both drives to any combination of
drives you choose. Remember their is no benefit to having
(2) drives in your Tivo, the 2nd drive is only for more
storage of your shows. Two drives in a Tivo act as one and
they can’t be separated, so if you have (2) drives (Lets
say 30+30 for 60GB drives)you can replace them with 1 big
120GB drive for 140 Hours.
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- What
is the largest Tivo Available?
The Largest Tivo is 575 Hours using (2) 250GB Drives. Note:
The largest Replay TV is 510 Hours here: Please see our Click
Here for Replaytv 510 Hours
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- How
Do I Figure Out How Many Hours Per 1 GB Drive?
It's 1 GB = 1.27 Hours of Recording Time in Basic, Just
divide by 3 to get the best quality! Note: On Replay TV it's
1GB per Hour or 510 hours
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- Does
the Tivo Upgrade Void My 90 Day Warranty With TiVo?
Yes, We do offer a (6) month warranty on the upgrade and
have our own service center. If your Tivo fails we can
repair or replace the main components including Main board,
Power supply, IR Controller Card , and Drive Systems all
under Warranty.. and we guarantee your lifetime subscription
will always stay intact.. Call for prices on all of our
replacement parts anytime..
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- How
Long Does It Take To Do The Upgrade?
We Guarantee 1 Day Service, If we don't perform the DRIVE
upgrade within 48 hours then the service is Free!. other
repairs will take no longer than 10 days.
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- Does
the Upgrade Affect the way the Tivo Operates?
No, the only difference is you will have up to 320 Hours of
recording capacity.
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- How
Do We Order The Upgrade?
We Sell New Tivo's already upgraded or you can ship us your
14, 20, 30 or 60 hour Tivo keeping all cables remotes and
accessories
Drive Upgrades HERE.
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- Can
The Memory In The Tivo Be Upgraded?
YES. both Sony and Phillips series 1 Tivos have 16MB ram and
can be upgraded with another 16MB for 32MB total. The larger
the Tivo's stored Database the more you need more memory,
remember the Tivo is just like a computer, the more memory
you have the less time the operating system is accessing the
drive. Only the Series One Tivos can upgrade memory.
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- Can
All Direct TV Tivo's Be Upgraded?
YES. ALL Direct Tivo's can be upgraded to a maximum of (2)
250GB Drives or about 600 hours at basic quality.
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- What
Brand Of Drives Do You Use?
We use Segate and Maxtor QuickView because they have a 2
year warranty, We choose the best drives on the market for
your PVR. Things we look for are Longest Warranty, Quiet
Operation and cool running.
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- What
if I have a Tivo That Has 2 Drives Already? Can It Be
Upgraded?
We can upgrade any tivo. If your current tivo has (2)
drives, lets say (2) 14 hr drives in a 30 hr tivo, you keep
the first drive, then add a second or we can replace both
drives to give you as much as 575 Hours. (2) 250GB drives.
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- Will
the new 4.0 Upgrade Affect My Tivo?
The New upgrade from Tivo is packed full of features and
will not affect your upgrade. Version 4.0 has the Network
Option, this will allow you to connect your Series 2 tivo to
a Broadband or Ethernet connection for faster guide data
downloads and other new features coming soon from Tivo.
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- Can
I Do The Upgrade Myself?
YES, We can send you a drive Kit for you to do the upgrade.
Our Self Install upgrades are easy to do. We do all the
formatting for you all you need to do is plug in and you are
ready. It's really that easy. We offer Toll Free Phone
Support, Written Instructions with photos and we also have
our flash tutorials for the following upgrade kits 1.CLICK
HERE for ADDING a drive to your Series 2 Tivo tutorial
OR 2.CLICK
HERE for ADDING a drive to your Hughes HR10-250 Satellite
Tivo Tutorial plus our Live Help Online to guide you. If
you have any hesitation on doing it yourself, you can send
it in for us to do for $65.00. We guarantee next day
turnaround on drive upgrades.
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- What
if Tivo Changes The Service and My Upgrade Isn't Recognized?
We keep the backup of the original operating system. If we
need to restore your Tivo we will at no extra cost.
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- How
will the upgrade affect the Lifetime Subscription?
Consider this when buying the Lifetime Service for Tivo, (1)
It takes over 2 years at 12.95 to get a payback. (2) Your
Tivo is only under the factory warrantee for 90 days, after
that you must pay from 100.00 to 200.00 for a exchange. **
Please be aware that this lifetime service subscription is
tied to the serial number of the recorder, not to your name
-- in other words, it is for the lifetime of this specific
recorder, not your lifetime. If you choose to sell or give
this recorder to someone else, the subscription will remain
with this recorder. The lifetime subscription can't be
transferred to another recorder of a different make, model,
or manufacturer -- each recorder purchased requires its own
subscription. But, don't worry: If you repair, replace or
upgrade the storage capacity of this recorder through
DigitalRecorder.com the lifetime subscription will still be
active.
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- Can
I add The RAM Myself?
The RAM is 50 PIN D-Ram no bigger than 1 inch long that is
surface mounted to the board. This is done using a machine
that heats all the contact points at once and never touches
the RAM or board.
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- What
about the Upgrade Kits, Do I need any software?
NO, Upgrade kits are truly Plug and Play. We will guide you
through the installation process right over the phone.
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- Do
You Upgrade Direct TV Tivo's ?
YES, we can upgrade ALL Sony, Phillips, Hughes and Samsung
Satellite Tivo to 445 Hours Best Quality.
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- What
is the warranty on the Hard Drives?
That’s the great part of your upgraded Tivo. The drive
carry a separate warranty for up to 2 years, if your drive
fails within the warranty period, send us the Tivo or drives
and we will replace for a small format fee.
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- Will
the Series 2 combo include dual tuners?
No, Only the Direct Tv Tivos have dual tuners, the drawback
is the will only work with Direct TV and nothing else, If
you want to use any cable you need a Standalone Tivo, this
will work with Satellite, Cable or Air channels.. If you
have cable you can split the signal, one to the TV and one
to the Tivo, then you can watch 1 show and record another.
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- What
makes the Series 2 hardware better than current units?
To start with, there is faster processing power and a better
graphics engine. This means the Series 2 should be faster
than current models. The Series 2 units also contain 2 USB
2.0 ports that allow for broadband connectivity and
transferring your digital photos for slide show
presentations.
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- When
will HDTV for TiVo be available?
HDTV PVR's are available now.. Please see out Satellite
Tivos section under PRODUCTS
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Replay
TV
- I
thought the older 5000 were not available anymore, are your
5000 New or Used??
All our Replay’s are brand new Unless otherwise stated..
Is the 5500 newer than the 50000… technically YES but
really what is the difference NONE, except you don’t get
the Commercial Advance and Show Sharing features.. We
purchased the remaining stock of Replays 5000 because we
know this feature will be sought after and very popular.
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- What
is ReplayTV ?
ReplayTV 4000/4500 and 5000 is the first and only networked
Digital Video Recorder (DVR). With a DVR, you can record
your favorite television programs onto a hard disk
automatically, every time they're on. So now, you watch your
shows when you're ready, not when the network executives
decide to air them. You can also pause, instant replay,
rewind and slo-mo live television. There's no videotape to
bother with, and no chance you'll ever miss your favorite
shows again. The ReplayTV 4000 does all of this, charges no
monthly fee, and adds broadband connectivity and a huge
array of high-powered features you won't find anywhere else.
You used to be able to fast forward through commercials, or
use QuickSkip™ to jump right over them, but with the
new ReplayTV 4000s you can use Commercial Advance® to
simply playback your recorded shows without commercials.
There's also a new feature for storing and viewing digital
photos on your television. You can show whole slide shows to
your family and friends in the living room, right from your
ReplayTV. And with ReplayTV's new high-speed Ethernet
connection, you can even share programs between multiple
ReplayTV's in your home or send programs to your friends who
also have ReplayTV 4000s.
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- How
does ReplayTV use my Ethernet connection?
ReplayTV uses the high-speed Ethernet connection to connect
to your home network. This means that your ReplayTV is now
connected to your PC and to the Internet. If you have more
than one ReplayTV, they'll be connected to each other, too.
This means, you can now share recorded programming between
multiple ReplayTV's within your home and even share your
recordings with friends who also own ReplayTV 4000s. The
Ethernet connection can also be used to transfer digital
photos from your PC to your ReplayTV and once on your
ReplayTV, you can watch digital slide shows on your
television.
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- How
can I watch a program in the bedroom that was recorded on my
ReplayTV in the living room?
First you'll need to have (2) ReplayTV'S 4500 or 5000 hooked
up to each TV. They can't be mixed, so either all 4500 or
all 5000 series. These ReplayTV's will be networked through
the Ethernet connections, so you'll be able to use the
ReplayTV remote control to scroll back and forth between
"bedroom" Replay guide and your "living
room" Replay guide. Choose whatever show you want to
watch. It doesn't matter on which hard drive that show has
actually been recorded, because the ReplayTVs are connected
through your home network. only same seires Replay's can be
linked in this manner and not 4500 to 5000 and Ect.
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- I
don't have a home network. Will I need to get one?
NO. ReplayTV's are enabled by an Ethernet connection or
standard phone line. The most common use is to get your
guide data 10 times faster than with a standard phone line.
You can also us a popular shareware program called
dvAarchive, it allows you to connect your Replay to your PC
for editing, viewing and transfer of all your videos.
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- What
is the difference between the 4500 and 5000 series
The 4500/5000 are basically the same, the only difference is
the 4000/4500 have a VGA output to connect to a PC or HDTV
for 480 Lines of resolution for a better picture, but you
can get the same thing using the 5000 component output. The
other difference it the remote and the physically size a the
4500 are bit bigger. The 4500 can go up to 500 ours using
(2) 250gb drives an is designed for 2 drives, But the 5000
series needs a special bracket for the 2nd drive. Also they
are not compatible with each other, so a 5000 can't talk to
a 4500 using the Ethernet connection.
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- What
is the difference between the new 5500 series and the 5000
older model
The new 5500 series has new features and improvements over
the older 5000 for scheduling shows and automatic
recordings. Because of the lawsuit between the movie
industry and the Old Sonic Blue the new owners of Replay tv
have decided not to include the most popular feature,
"Commercial Skip" also taken out of the 5500 is
the ability to do show sharing over the internet, allowing
you to send shows to another ReplayTV across the country or
across the globe. Even though the Automatic Commercial
Advance is gone, the neat 30 second advance button is still
a great feature, press 3 times and you instantly at the
start of the show again.
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- Can
I record on channel and watch another?
Yes and No, If you have Cable or a Cable Box you simply
split the cable connections our of the wall or cable box,
one connection goes to the Replay TV and the other
connection straight to the TV, when you want to pause and
use the feature of the Replay you view from that source and
when you want to watch a live show without Replay TV the
switch to that source, remember you have a built in tuner in
the Relay TV and in the TV., Most PVR owners have little
need to record one show and watch another because watching
LIVE TV means you must suffer through the commercials and
you cant pause TV. If you have cable with or without a cable
box you can hook up your cable to the TV and the other goes
to the Replay, If you choose to watch something live, say
like the news, then just view cable on the other source like
the built in cable tuner that’s in your TV, the other
connection goes to the replay TV so it can continue to
record your favorite shows
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- Are
your Replay TV's New Used or Refurbished?
All our Replay TV are NEW unless otherwise stated in BOLD
PRINT. We take brand new Replay TV's, remove the small hard
drive and install either one or two new bigger hard drives
that carry a 1-2 year warranty. If your drive fails within
the warranty period we will send you out a replacement, or
you can send your unit in and we will do it for you for a
small fee.
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- What's
the difference between the NEW Replay TV 5500 series and the
older 5000 an 4500 series?
The Main difference is that you get less with the 5500 ..
How can this be? Well Sonic Blue is the old owners of Replay
TV and they got sued by the Movie and TV industry for the
great features of Commercial Advance and Show Sharing,, The
movie industry felt that automatically skipping commercials
with out pressing the FF key on the remote deprived the
industry of revenue, So the new owners decided not to
include these features and avoid a fight, what that means is
if you can get you hands on the 5000 or 4500 then you get
commercial advance and show sharing and pay less. That’s
It so you see if you buy the 5500 you get less and not more.
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- Replay
4500 Users Guide
Click
HERE for User Manual and Instructions for the Replay TV 4500
series
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- Replay
5000 Users Guide
Click
HERE for User Manual and Instructions for the Replay TV 5000
series
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- Replay
5500 Users Guide
Click
HERE for User Manual and Instructions for the Replay TV 5500
series
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- Can
I transfer my Lifetime Service?
Please call 888-666-9306 for more information before you
send in your units.
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Shipping
- How
do you prepare your shipments?
Every TiVo is shipped in its own custom made heavy duty
box.
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- Is
All Your Shipping FREE?
All On Line Orders are shipped $FREE UPS Ground. Next Day is
$60.00 and Fed Ex 2-Day is $40.00 on over 15Lb Orders.
SHIPPING IS NOT REFUNDABLE ON RETURNS. Repairs are shipped
back to you FREE if the repair total is 90.00 or more, UPS
Ground is covered.
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- Do
You Ship International Orders?
YES, Please Call 1-605 284-2800 to get a rate quote.
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- Who
Pays For Insurance?
We Pay All Insurance Fees On Orders.
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- Do
You Ship COD?
COD Shipments Are Not Available.
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- Who
Pays The Shipping On Returns?
Customers are Responsible for Payment on All Returned
Shipments.
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- My
question wasn't answered.
Please contact us at 1-800-Cordless or 1-888-666-9306
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- Who
Pays The Return Shipping on Repairs
We do on repairs over 90.00 UPS Ground is Free. Orders under
90.00 a 1.40 per Lb. fee will apply or a flat 25.00
whichever is greater.
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Repair
- Warranty
Claims and Questions you Should Ask
1. Does my purchase come with a Warranty?..( Yes , We Double
the manufactures Warranty from 3 months Parts and Labor to 6
Months) 2. If so is the warranty work done by you...(YES..
we are a full service repair facility and perform repairs on
all brands of PVR’s). 3. Do you also offer repair services
for recorders not purchased from you. (Yes All PVR’s) . if
not how do you make good on the warranty claim? Is the whole
recorder under warranty or just the drives.( The entire PVR
is covered and on Tivo and Replay TV we warranty the drives
for 2 Years) . 4. If just the drives will you service the
drives (Replace then from your stock) or expect me to remove
them and send to the drive manufacture. (No we replace the
drives formatted for your tivo from our stock.) If my
recorder arrives and will not work, will you ship me another
in advance of my return (ADVANCE REPLACE)No advance
replacement is not available) who pays to ship the defective
unit back. (We DO for repairs only, we will send you a
return shipping lable for the repair of the defective return
prepaid by us. If returning for refund the customer is
responsible for return shipping charges) What if my modem
stops calling and I have a Lifetime Subscription, will you
repair the modem and if not replace the main board, (YES
repair the modem or replace the Mainboard, either one) do
you stock parts and if not where do you send my recorder for
repair? Remember to ask all these important questions before
you order from anywhere else.
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- How
Long Is The Warranty From The Manufacture?
ALL Tivo's and Replay TV come standard with a 3 months Parts
and Labor. We double that to 6 months if you purchase from
us, plus the drives are warranted for up to 5 years on ALL
Tivo Drives larger than 120GB on all models.
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- What
is your normal turn-around time to complete a repair?
Our typical turn-around time is 10 working days. We also
have 48 hour rush service available for $40.00 our premium
service option.
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- How
many technicians do you employ?
We currently (October. 2004) employ 3 full time technicians.
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- Do
You Have Any References ?
Please see our EBay
Rating and Web
Assure Ratings page for a listing of Customer Feedback
and Service Record. Click HERE
for "Consumer Bill of Rights"
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- Do
you sell electronic components?
Yes, most parts are available for purchase. Please call for
your specific needs.
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- Do
you repair REPLAY TV ?
YES. About 25% of our business is the repair of Replay TV.
We are the experts! Remember, you will never loose your
lifetime service on any repair! We can transfer the Lifetime
Service on both Tivo and Replay TV.
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- Do
you charge for Return Shipping?
Repairs that total more than $90.00 are Free UPS Ground
Shipping, if less than 90.00 Shipping is 1.40 per lb Return
Ground. For Fed-Ex 2 day $40.00 and $60.00 for Next Day
Service.
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- Where
are you located?
We are located in Eureka, South Dakota. Click here
for driving directions
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- How
do I get an item to you for repair?
If you will be shipping to us by common
carrier please be sure your item is packaged with extreme
care. Also please print the Shipping and Repair Form found
here: Click
HERE for Shipping and Repair Form We do not require a
return authorization number, but if you call ahead and give
us information on the unit, we will issue one to help us
track that information. We receive Daily Pickups from both
Fed EX and UPS ad well as US Mail.
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- Transfer
Your Lifetime Activation Service Any Tivo or Tivo II, also
Replay TV 4500.
We can transfer your Lifetime Subscription from any Tivo or
Series 2, and Replay TV to a new System of the same model,
so you will never loose your subscription.
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- Do
You Warranty Your Repairs and for How Long?
We Warranty all Parts for a full 90 days, Parts and Labor.
Most parts are under warranty for 6 months.
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- Is
My Tivo or Replay TV Worth Repairing?
If you have a Lifetime Subscription or own a Replay unit
then Yes, otherwise we suggest you always compare the repair
cost to the replacement cost for new. You may get a close
estimate over the phone by calling 1-605-284-2800 Remember
that all of our part prices include installation.
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- What
is the Minimum Repair Charge?
We will not charge for any repairs unless your permission is
given first. The standard diagnosis fee is $40.00 The
average repair usually will not exceed $100.00 and includes
return shipping and the maximum repair is never more than
$200.00 excluding drives.
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DVD
Recorders & Players
- What
about the NEW Tivos with the DVD burners?
HUMAX has the best TiVo with the Built in Pioneer Burner
using DVD -R Media for the most compatibility among most DVD
Players. You can get one starting at 80 hours and go to over
600 hours.CLICK
HERE
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News
- What's
the deal on Replay TV and the Subscription changes?
UPDATE: Replay tv is no longer making any Hardware or
producing any Replay tv's .. We are service ALL Replay tv in
your service department.. Replay TV was purchased about 1
year ago for 44 Million from the bankruptcy courts. Replay
was called Sonic Blue and is now under the new ownership of
Digital Networks.. They have had good sales so far and seem
to be a viable company ready to compete with Tivo.. They had
some confusion about the subscription service.. From the
changes of 9.95 monthly fee and 250.00 for the lifetime they
were changed to 3 Years Service for 250.00 and .99 cents per
month for 12 months paid up front for 3 years.. Kind of
goofy we thought and they have changes to the Tivo style of
fees and now exactly match Tivo fees of 299.95 for the
lifetime and 12.95 monthly.. If you purchased the 3 years
they will convert it to the lifetime if you ask them..
UPDATE.. Replay TV and TiVo both offer discounts on 2nd thru
5th additional units, It's only $6.95 for a monthly
activation as long as you have at least 1 lifetime
subscribed unit..
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- When
is High Definition coming to a PVR.
Available NOW is the HDTV PVR Satellite Tivo from Direct TV
and the NEW TIvo series 3, but its only for cable customers
and requires a monthly fee. For the satellite Customers
Direct tv has the Hughes HR10-250 with 250GB drive for 30
hours of HDTV or 200 Hours of standard tv. We have a upgrade
to double the capacity in our drive kits section, drive
storage to record in HDTV quality is about 4 times greater
than standard TV. It will also have 4 tuners and yes you
will be able to connect Off Air HDTV. Please see our HDTV
Satellite Tivos under PRODUCTS..
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- When
will Networking come to Satellite Tivos?
Its available NOW call 605 284-2900 for more information. or
goto http://www.dvdcenter.org
for more information.. CLICK
HERE
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- Tivo
series 3 is now available..
Please call 605 284-2900 for more information or see our
drive upgrade kits here.. CLICK
HERE Tivo series 3 Self Install Drive Kits..
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TiVo
Satellite Combo
- Is
Home Media Option available on Direct TV Satellite?
YES, HMO is available as a Modification to the Satellite
Tivo's, allowing you to share shows, you can see the NOW
Showing List from any of the Tivos so now it's possible to
pause your show in the livingroom and continue watching in
your bedroom from the exact paused location. You can also
transfer your favorite shows to a 600gb server tivo for long
term storage.. please go to the Satellite Tivos Page.CLICK
HERE for Satellite Tivos
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- Can
you play your MP3's and Watch Photo Slide Shows?
YES, Just like the standalone tivo's you can listen to your
music and view your photos if you have the Modified
Satellite Tivo with the Network Option.
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- How
much space will it have?
Initially, it will have the same amount of space as present
units (35 hours/40GB), but you can go over 500 Hours with
(2) 250GB drives
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- Will
they have Dual Tuners
YES, All satellite Tivo's have dual tuners, You do need to
have 2 cables coming from your satellite dish, you can split
1 feed, it doesn’t work like regular cable, you must have
a dual LNB also.
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- What
Brands Are Offer for Satellite? Right now (2) are
available, the Phillips DSR 7000 and the Hughes HDVR2, and
no they are not HDTV compatible, it will take 20GB of drive
space to store 2 hours of a show so if the HDTV receivers
hit the market you can be sure they will have 300GB drives
or more.
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- When
Will HDTV for TiVo be available?
HDTV PVR's are here Now, The problem is HDTV requires a huge
amount of drive space.. It's like 30 Hours of video on a
250GBdrive.. it will record in variable rate meaning if the
show is not HDTV it will use less hours. The brand will be
Hughes and may have only 1 tuner. They also come with a
hefty price tag for both the Units and the service as direc
tv get a premium for this.. I would wait for another 6
months..
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- What
is the Difference between Satellite Tivo and Standalone Tivo
Satellite Tivo has the satellite built in to the tivo.. This
is Good and Bad.. Good because you have (2) tuner ability to
record 2 shows at the same time. + Dolby Digital these are
futures that standalone tivo’s can’t do.. The Bad is
Satellite Tivo only works with DirecTV and nothing else..
Standalone Tivo gives you the freedom to choose Cable, AIR
or Satellite. as it only records what it see coming through
the input. So a standalone can record any Video signal no
matter where it comes from, DVD player, VCR , Cable Box,
Satellite Box ect..
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- Can
Direct tv Tivos be Networked and use the Tivo to Go
features?
Yes. With the modified 6.2 software you can transfer shows
and network your direct tv Tivos Phillips 7000.. YES please
go to the Satellite Tivos Page.CLICK
HERE for Satellite Tivos
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- Can
Satellite Tivo's Play Video From Another Source?
YES, With our modified Satellite Tivo's using the Network
Option for Multi Room Viewing we have added a NEW feature
called Tivoserver.. You can make your computer another
source for Video, Just put your .avi or .vob or mpg files in
the Tivoserver subdirectory and it will transfer those
videos to any other Satellite Tivo on the Network, Now you
can transfer your home video to your Satellite Tivo's Now
Playing List..
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Xbox
360
- Coming
SOON our Xbox 360 Sales and Repairs
We will start offering Xbox Repairs and Modifications on ALL
models.. Please visit CLICK
HERE
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