Sky Angel is now compatible with TIVO. I added TIVO to my Sky Angel setup last week. Fabulous! It took me awhile to get everything configured right. I have both basic cable and Sky Angel, with a wired router. I immediately tested TIVO capabilities by recording some Sky Angel radio programs overnight, as well as some basic cable programming. I did need to leave the Sky Angel box on and make sure it was set to radio. TIVO can change channels within the radio stations, but it can’t change over to Sky Angel TV programming — I have to do that manually with the Sky Angel remote, then TIVO can change channels among all the TV channels.
There are so many things I can do with DVR! It’s great to be able to set recordings for both radio and TV ministries, setting TIVO to record every day or every week. That turns even the radio programming, which is not available for 48-hour playback, into “on demand.” I’ll still use the 48-hour playback feature, but an advantage of a TIVO-recorded program is the status bar that displays how many minutes I am into the program. This TIVO model is also a dual-tuner, which means I can watch two programs at the same time. And, of course, DVR lets me pause a program for up to 30 minutes, then pick up where I left off. TIVO also allows me to watch a program from the beginning while it is still recording. So if I want to watch a one-hour program that broadcasts at 10:00 a.m., but I am not available to watch until 10:40 a.m., I can start at the beginning even while TIVO finishes recording the program.
I set up “favorites,” so now my on-screen program guide displays only channels I watch. This morning, I was distracted during a testimony on 700 Club, so I simply “rewound” the live broadcast and listened to it. The on-screen program guide includes program info and lists both the Sky Angel channels and the basic cable channels. I can still use my Sky Angel remote to access the 48-hour playback feature, and I can use the Sky Angel remote to access On Demand programming.
My FM transmitter is now connected to the TIVO receiver instead of the Sky Angel box — that means I can play audio from all of the cable and Sky Angel channels to all my radios throughout the house, garage, and yard. And I can still use my extra Sky Angel remotes with a "remote extender" that allows me to operate the Sky Angel box from any room in the house.
The TIVO unit was $150 (must choose the series 2 to work with Sky Angel), and I paid a year’s subscription for TIVO service, which discounted the monthly charge to $10.75. That is less than I would pay for a DVR box from my cable company, and I have the advantage of using TIVO with both the cable and Sky Angel programming. The TIVO DVR also has twice as much recording capacity as the cable company’s DVR.
I have made extra investments in the FM transmitter, the remote extender and extra remotes, and the TIVO equipment and monthly service — but, oh my, those costs give me so much in return! Well worth the expense!
There are so many things I can do with DVR! It’s great to be able to set recordings for both radio and TV ministries, setting TIVO to record every day or every week. That turns even the radio programming, which is not available for 48-hour playback, into “on demand.” I’ll still use the 48-hour playback feature, but an advantage of a TIVO-recorded program is the status bar that displays how many minutes I am into the program. This TIVO model is also a dual-tuner, which means I can watch two programs at the same time. And, of course, DVR lets me pause a program for up to 30 minutes, then pick up where I left off. TIVO also allows me to watch a program from the beginning while it is still recording. So if I want to watch a one-hour program that broadcasts at 10:00 a.m., but I am not available to watch until 10:40 a.m., I can start at the beginning even while TIVO finishes recording the program.
I set up “favorites,” so now my on-screen program guide displays only channels I watch. This morning, I was distracted during a testimony on 700 Club, so I simply “rewound” the live broadcast and listened to it. The on-screen program guide includes program info and lists both the Sky Angel channels and the basic cable channels. I can still use my Sky Angel remote to access the 48-hour playback feature, and I can use the Sky Angel remote to access On Demand programming.
My FM transmitter is now connected to the TIVO receiver instead of the Sky Angel box — that means I can play audio from all of the cable and Sky Angel channels to all my radios throughout the house, garage, and yard. And I can still use my extra Sky Angel remotes with a "remote extender" that allows me to operate the Sky Angel box from any room in the house.
The TIVO unit was $150 (must choose the series 2 to work with Sky Angel), and I paid a year’s subscription for TIVO service, which discounted the monthly charge to $10.75. That is less than I would pay for a DVR box from my cable company, and I have the advantage of using TIVO with both the cable and Sky Angel programming. The TIVO DVR also has twice as much recording capacity as the cable company’s DVR.
I have made extra investments in the FM transmitter, the remote extender and extra remotes, and the TIVO equipment and monthly service — but, oh my, those costs give me so much in return! Well worth the expense!
