What TiVo's are suitable?
Remember: not all Series 1 TiVo's are compatible for our needs. Philips HDR-x12 series (ie 112,212,312,612,etc), PTV-100, PTV-300 and Sony SVR-2000 are suitable. Yes that is correct: The Sony SVR-2000 is suitable - in fact they have the exact same internals as the Philips TiVo's and with the newer OzTiVo images even the Sony remote works fine so there is no reason not to buy the Sony's if you like the look of them over a Philips. I often get asked what the difference is between the Philips HDR 112,212,312,612 and PTV models. The answer is nothing as far as we are concerned. The model numbers relate to the original factory fitted hard disk size but because they are all what is considered small by today's standards you are most likely going to replace the old (and most likely worn out) original had disk with something new and much bigger anyway. You can buy a UK Thompson TiVo but these are usually a lot more expensive and not widely used in Australia so support is very limited, but they do work and have internal PAL tuner already and do work fine with the OzTiVo software.
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