CacheCard + RAM Upgrade for UK TiVo PVR10UK
Speed up your TiVo!
The main advantage of a TiVo over other DVR's is that all the programme data and information about recorded shows is stored in a searchable database. This is
used by the TiVo software when displaying information and choosing which programmes to record. As the database is stored on the hard drive, and priority access to this has to go to reading and writing video streams, waits for access to the database can slow down the menu responses of the TiVo - especially if you have an upgraded drive! The
CacheCard removes these waits by keeping a copy (cache) of the entire TiVo database in RAM, thus speeding up every operation that uses
it! You are likely to see an immediate improvement in menu responses when displaying the Now Playing list, the ToDo list, searching by Wishlists and re-ordering Season Passes.
Network your TiVo!
As it is a network card too, the CacheCard also gives you the ability
to control your TiVo from your PC using TiVoWeb - a browser based application.
This also lets you do some things you can't from the TiVo UI such as changing
the bitrates and enabling Mode 0 recording. There are also loads of
"hacks" and modules available that let you do all sorts of things,
such as check your TiVo's guide data against Digiguide, or automatically add
"soft padding" to avoid missing the endings of programmes that
overrun. If you have a broadband connection, you can use that for your daily
guide data downloads instead of your phone line, and you can even use TiVoWeb
over the internet to control your TiVo from work or from your WAP phone!!
If you want to connect to a wireless network then you
can simply plug the cachecard into a wireless bridge - either 802.11b or 54g for extra
speed. See here
for details.
And the CacheCard is also the fastest network card you can fit to a UK
TiVo! This is particularly important if you want to use the network connection
to extract the video files from your TiVo to your PC using "TyTools"
and then burn the recordings to DVD :)
Cachecard Specifications
- High speed 32-bit wide 100baseTX Ethernet
- Works with industry standard PC133 512MB SDRAM (customer supplied)
- Plugs directly into motherboard connector
- Designed for use in all Series 1 TiVos including the Thomson PVR10UK
- Support for dimm's with 2510 clock buffer chips (assuming they support 27MHz FSB
operation)
- Support for all JEDEC compliant PC66/100/133 unbuffered dimm's (dimm's with 2510 clock buffer chips must support 27MHz FSB operation).
- Can be connected to a wireless network. See here
for details.
- Note: We are now shipping CacheCard firmware version 2.2 which
virtually eliminates the problem of losing sound and/or video and the voltage sag measured on some
UK TiVo's.
For further information about the
CacheCard and networking in general see
here
The CacheCard Upgrade Package contains
- The card, re-tested by us in a UK TiVo before we ship it. Unfortunately, around 2% of the cards
we've handled have been faulty when they arrived in the UK, so we re-test every one
in a UK TiVo before
we ship
it.
- A bootable Drivers CD containing the latest software drivers, TiVoWeb, TyTools, hacks and loads of other useful TiVo stuff - over 500mb!
- A bootable CD to safely unlock your TiVo drive before you install the
drivers
- A torx bit to open your TiVo
- A Half-metre Ethernet Patch cable to connect to your router or
bridge
- An 8 page instruction booklet with photos - see a sample
here

Cachecard
upgrade kit 512mb
RAM module
The works!
Want the works?
- If you buy a cachecard upgrade at the same time as purchasing a drive
upgrade, then you
can benefit from a £10 discount and we will load the cachecard drivers and
TiVoWeb onto the drive for free!
- If you buy a cachecard upgrade at the same time as purchasing Hooch!, then you
can benefit from a £5 discount - and,
of course, Hooch! will create a drive with cachecard drivers and
TiVoWeb already installed!
Pricing (All prices include next-day Special
Delivery by 1pm shipping!)
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Description
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Price
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In Stock
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Buy Now
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Cachecard
Upgrade Package (standalone)
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99.00
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13th July
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Cachecard
Upgrade Package (with separate Hooch!
purchase)
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94.00
|
13th July
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Cachecard
Upgrade Package (with a drive upgrade purchase, includes drivers
and TiVoWeb)
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89.00
|
13th July
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Tested 512mb
SDRAM Module for cachecard (standalone)
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35.00
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13th July
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Tested 512mb
SDRAM Module for cachecard (with a cachecard purchase)
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30.00
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13th July
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Shipping options
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Special Delivery by 9am Shipping - all
our prices include Special Delivery by 1pm shipping, but if you need
to have your upgrade by 9am then please choose this option. Please
note, this option is not available for Saturday
deliveries.
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Special Delivery
Saturday Guaranteed Shipping - all
our prices include Special Delivery by 1pm shipping, but if you need
your order delivered on a Saturday morning then please choose this option.
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Shipping to Europe -
We can ship your upgrade to any country in the EU for an extra £10!
Shipping is by Royal Mail "Airsure" with extra insurance to
cover the value of your items.
-
For a full list of other available
upgrade options see here
Pricing
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Description
|
Price
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Buy Now |
| Special Delivery by 9am Shipping (not
available for Saturday deliveries) |
9.00 |
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| Special Delivery Saturday Guaranteed Shipping |
3.00 |
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| Shipping to Europe (Royal Mail Airsure) |
10.00 |
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