What boxes are functional equal to HDVR2?

[goony]

What boxes (i.e. brand/model) are the same as an HDVR2 DirecTivo box?

I'm looking to buy something (see my post (http://www.dealdatabase.com/forum/showthread.php?t=40657)) to experiment with and I need to be able to take a drives from my 'test bench' DVR and put them into my 'production' HDVR2 with no fuss or muss.

Thanks!

[stevel]

If you mean will work exactly the same, then nothing but an HDVR2. A Philips DSR7000 is the same hardware, but transplanting disks will cause problems when the TiVo goes to dial in.

[ronnythunder]

but, if you're not phoning home, these are functional equivalents:

rca dvr39
philips dsr7000 (with various suffixes)

ronny

[goony]

but, if you're not phoning home, these are functional equivalents:

rca dvr39
philips dsr7000 (with various suffixes)
Thanks... that's what I was looking for. My DirecTivos don't seem to be in a mood for phoning home anymore, so it should not be a problem.

[ronnythunder]

i'm assuming that you know about the diskconfiguration key and such that keeps you from shuttling around recordings that are encrypted from machine to machine...

ronny

[goony]

i'm assuming that you know about the diskconfiguration key and such that keeps you from shuttling around recordings that are encrypted from machine to machine...Yep. Thanks!