TiVo Community Forum

The TiVo Community Forums (often abbreviated TCF) are forums dedicated to the digital video recorder device, TiVo. As of September 5, 2007, there were over 161,000 registered users, a large number of which are not currently active. In order to view all sections of the forum, a user must be registered (registration is free). Until then, the user will not be able to access the heavily-trafficked Off-Topic Discussion section of the forum. The forum's new owner as of August 30, 2007 is Capable Networks.

The TiVo Community Forums was one of the first forums dedicated to a product that was not associated in any way with the company. The heavily involved members, by discussing the product, helped shape the company.

The TiVo Community Forums is notable for having a large number of hackers who modify the TiVo software to improve on its functionality. Several ideas that have come from the hacking communities have actually been implemented in the TiVo Software. One example of this is a DST patch that was developed for older Series 1 TiVos by a TCF hacker.Cite web|url=http://www.answers.com/topic/tivo-inc?cat=biz-fin|title="TiVo Series1 DST" Review|author=Hoover|accessdate=2007-09-23|publisher=] Many TiVo users rely on the forum for its wealth of information on upgrading the capacity of their TiVo.

The forum is also a helpful source of information for new TiVo users. It is the first google result for "TiVo Forums".

The forum is also a source of material for the media when reporting on the activities of TiVo Inc. Cite web|url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/tech/2921950.html|title="Coming to TiVo: pop-up ads, copy restrictions" Houston Chronicle|author=May Wong|accessdate=2007-10-22|publisher=] cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/06/03/BU309136.DTL|title="TiVo to sell information on what people watch" SF Chronicle|author=Benny Evangelista|accessdate=2007-10-22|publisher=]

TiVo hacking

The TiVo Community Forum has a busy hacking forum. It is a great resource for [http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=122090 BackDoor Codes] and [http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/forumdisplay.php?f=25 Hard Drive Upgrade] information.

TiVo Community's own Rbautch and Gunnyman made the forum famous by introducing " [http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=265929 The Zipper] ", a script that enabled a myriad of features previously unavailable to DirecTV subscribers.Cite web|url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/how-to-revive-your-tivo/|title="How-To: Revive your TiVo" Review|author=Will O'Brien|accessdate=2006-08-15|publisher=]

External links

* [http://www.tivocommunity.com/ TiVo Community - Forum Home]

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