I have just taken delivery of a US Tivo, and I was going to be using it with an STB but for various reasons, this isn't going to happen for at least a couple of months. So, I have been looking at PAL modding it, and while I would be happy for dual mono for a few months I am curious as to whether anyone had got any closer to getting NICAM working.

A few months back there was talk of solving the problem by using a 3410D or STV8216 on a daughter board as a sort of hybrid mark 1 mod. Did anyone give this a go in the end?

Also, is there anyone in the Wellington area who has some desoldering equipment I could use, and possibly has some experience of doing the PAL mod. I have only just arrived here from overseas and I literally only have a set of screwdrivers at the moment! ;-). Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers