will a tivo from the usa work here in australia

**hamguy2** · 27-10-09, 05:27 PM

hi there everyone, i was wondering willo a tivo series 2 work in australia the model is tivo 2 humax drt800 series 2 tivo ,i was wondering will these work in australia ,thx hamguy2 nsw

**hoe** · 27-10-09, 06:16 PM

no............

well, not without hacking it.....

**hamguy2** · 27-10-09, 06:30 PM

whats the reason

**evilbrian** · 28-10-09, 05:10 PM

Originally Posted by hamguy2

whats the reason

It's probably set to only work on 115 volts as well, and while you can adjust the voltage relatively easily, I'd be willing to bet you'll strike problems with picture stability when you come to altering the scanning rate.

**hoe** · 28-10-09, 05:55 PM

you also need to hack the firmware, as they are programmed to access the us server. In the usa tivo works on a monthly subscription, that's why the boxes are so cheap.....

**mate** · 28-10-09, 07:23 PM

Australia = PAL TV format. USA = NTSC format. This may effect the operation functionality of the unit as well.

**hamguy2** · 28-10-09, 07:31 PM

well im not paying 500 aus orso for 1 thats a big rip off same as what this mob foxtel wants to change stbs over ,thx hamguy2 nsw

**bambbbam** · 28-10-09, 07:52 PM

IMO the IQ pisses all over the tivo anyway..

**rewstar** · 28-10-09, 08:49 PM

Originally Posted by mate

Australia = PAL TV format. USA = NTSC format. This may effect the operation functionality of the unit as well.

any new tv should be able to receive both signals

**B52** · 01-11-09, 09:59 AM

Originally Posted by hamguy2

hi there everyone, i was wondering willo a tivo series 2 work in australia the model is tivo 2 humax drt800 series 2 tivo ,i was wondering will these work in australia ,thx hamguy2 nsw

US sourced Tivo or any other Digital AV products won’t work here. US digital broadcast is in . Australia EU and most of the world is DVB-T COFDM modulation.

Simply put a Tivo with an ATSC tuner won’t read DVB-T broadcast which require a COFDM tuner. No Pics, no EPG, no nothing.

Beside Tivo has very restrictive copyright protection. You can’t export anything from the HDD. You’d be much better of using locally selling brands like Mediastar, Topfield or Beyondwise. The Mediastar has advert skip function.

Originally Posted by rewstar

any new tv should be able to receive both signals

This apply to the old analogue PAL / NTSC video.

**slugworth** · 05-11-09, 04:10 AM

Originally Posted by B52

Beside Tivo has very restrictive copyright protection. You can’t export anything from the HDD.

With the series 2 tivo you plug a wireless adapter into the tivo and transfer to pc with tivo desktop then watch on the pc.Tedious with 30 minute videos at about 4gig size.
I never heard of humax selling in the U.S.
With used tivo's that were disconnected before being unsubbed(still says account in good standing in the menu) you can still record,it just doesn't upgrade the guide.You are better off not letting it "phone home" because then they disable everything if there is no sub.