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TiVo Upgrade Protection
Guarding against the biggest threats to your TiVo:
Our top rec ommendation for your TiVo (and really for all of your home audio/video equipment) is this unit from Amazon.com:
APC
UPS at Amazon.com
$44.99
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A TiVo is a computer running Linux. As any computer expert can tell you, the best way to keep your computer up and running flawlessly is to connect it to the cleanest source of power available - usually, this means using a UPS.
A UPS, or uninterruptable power supply, is basically a big battery that sits between your TiVo and the wall outlet. During general use, the UPS just monitors the power as it goes through from the wall to the TiVo. If the UPS detects to little or too much power (surges, brownouts, or blackouts) then the UPS switches over to its own battery power, disconnecting the TiVo from the problematic wall power before it ever passes. Once the wall power is back to normal, the UPS switches back so that the wall power goes to the TiVo, and it also recharges its internal battery.
Additionally, for a TiVo, one of the biggest sources of failure is modem failure. This can commonly happen after surges on the phone line connected to the modem during thunderstorms, and at other times. For this reason, we recommend a UPS that suppresses surges from phone lines as well.
| Phonex Wireless Modem Jack
This modem jack allows you to get phone access to your TiVo
without installing a new jack - and it also protects your
modem from surges. Plug one end into an existing phone jack
and a power outlet, plug the other into a power outlet near
your TiVo, and you are ready to go.
$59.00 |
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Another way to isolate your TiVo modem completely from any phone
line surges is to purchase a wireless modem jack. This is a portable
jack that needs only power to create a phone line outlet - great
for those situations where your TiVo is not near an installed jack.
This is also generally a much less expensive option than having
a new jack installed.
*DirecTV DVRs and Series3 TiVos (in HD) record digital broadcast streams and all compression is determined by the broadcaster, so hours stated are estimates assuming average compression. Standard Definition TiVo DVR and TiVo Upgrade Kit capacities are stated at Basic Quality. All capacities may vary due to hard drive models used. Capacities are guaranteed to be within 5% larger or smaller of stated size. Email with any questions. 
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