Thank you, dear people who offered gadgetry and hacking suggestions in the previous thread. I researched them all, then did some digging on the box itself (hush, now), and that's where I hit the wall: Yes, as rumored, the USB ports on the box are both disabled. No, not as rumored, the FireWire ports are NOT enabled. Not for external drives, portable players, nothing. The hell?
So after a couple very entertaining phone calls to TW, and some patient explanation on the part of Brian (thanks, brah), I'm doing what I should've done in the first place, and ditching this Motorola goodfornothing'ceptkicking DH3416 for Tivo, and encouraging the fellas to do the same. Right now I'm shelling out $16.50 a month in rental fees for this contraption on top of my cable bill, so this thing ought to pay for itself by the time the season's over.
Smart move. That's how I get all my video-type doohickeys on my website. Especially for Mac, it's super duper easy.
Posted by: Texy at August 8, 2008 12:05 PMOh, good. You can help me (and Peter, and Spencer) navigate through the first season with this thing.
Posted by: Holly at August 8, 2008 12:07 PMSurely. Just give me a holler, and I'll walk you through anything and everything you need.
Posted by: Texy at August 8, 2008 04:15 PM