Tivo's "video upload" feature is pretty cool but you need to be sure the network connectivity to the Tivo is wired if you're going to be transfering between 2 tivos, pulling stuff to store or uploading torrented files onto it. It also works with Netflix and Amazon's Unbox which can take hours to download a single TV episode or movie if your Net bandwidth is slow and you don't have a decent cable going to the box.
Hmm. Okay, that's a useful insight. Doesn't necessarily kill the idea, but does strengthen the argument for running a damned ethernet cable upstairs. The cablemodem is necessarily in the basement, since that's where my server lives. For the time being, the upstairs is on 802.11g from there -- it gets adequate but not spectacular signal. It wouldn't be rocket science to run ethernet between the floors, but I'm always leery about punching holes in walls, since I really don't know my way around the carpentry side of the job...
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Hmm. Okay, that's a useful insight. Doesn't necessarily kill the idea, but does strengthen the argument for running a damned ethernet cable upstairs. The cablemodem is necessarily in the basement, since that's where my server lives. For the time being, the upstairs is on 802.11g from there -- it gets adequate but not spectacular signal. It wouldn't be rocket science to run ethernet between the floors, but I'm always leery about punching holes in walls, since I really don't know my way around the carpentry side of the job...