How does Tivo work? the direct tv one

[SnowPunk98]

I know what it does but how does it do it? where does it store everything and whatnot

 

[sohcrates]

It has a big hard disk in it and it's continuously recording onto that...

 

[Ameesh]

it runs linux and has a hardware mpeg-2 encoder but i have a feeling that direct tv broadcasts mpeg 2 so they wouldnt have to encode it.

 

[SnowPunk98]

How big is the HDD in it? can it be used in a PC and visa versa?

 

[Ameesh]

yes they use ide hdd, the size depends on the units so if its a 30 hour tivo it has a 30 gig drive, if it has a60 hour unit is has a 60 gig drive. there are hacks to upgrade your drive