Nope...my cable company is being a big putz because I own a Tivo and they refuse to help me hook the cable up to it.

Oooo! I wonder if Tivo's customer service is open? I think I'll go try them.

Tell the cable company you're thinking of canceling service, they might help then.

You have component cables instead of composite cables, that's why they are different colors. If your dad's tv does not have the correct colored plugs than you will need to use the composite cables instead which are the red, white and yellow. No matter what more than likely you'll need to use the red and white for audio anyway. They do sell these component cables in a group of five which includes the red and white audio.

My advice is to take them back and exchange them for the correct cable that matches your dad's tv or maybe you can trade off on another tv in the house. Good luck and let us know if you get it working.

You guys come up with some good ideas when ms brain hits you. I usually ask my 19 year old for help and after a sign and a mumble under his breath "didn't I just tell you how to do this" and my sigh and telling him how much I appreciate all his past help, but sometimes I still don't remember, he'll do it.

I'm still not sure I want a kindle-my son has been trying to sell me on one since he knows I love to read. I keep telling him that I can always go to the library. Thank goodness some of my doctors are near one and if I can't return them on time, I can renew online.

Hope everyone is having a good new year so far. My son's band is practicing here so it's hard to get much done that requires much concentration.

Group Hugs for everyone here and doxie kisses-I now have two.

Another wrinkle in that plan...we're in a big ice storm right now. Went out with my dad to the grocery store, and I nearly killed myself walking back out to the car. (it wasnt icy when we got there)

On the way home, we nearly hit a neighbor's house.

I'm not going back out again today unless the house is on fire.

I'm listening to the hold music at Tivo right now. (Estimated wait time, is Eternity!)

I have composite and component cables. The red, white, yellows are just really short. And I noticed that the Tivo and my dad's tv both have the green and blue connector spots on them, it's the cable box that has the red, yellow and whites for their connectors.

I just need to know which combination of cables I need and where to put them. I also need a nap. (didnt sleep much last night/this morning)

I also need a cure to the common cold, because my mom is upstairs just miserable, which is making my dad and I miserable (she's not nice when she's sick, but who wouldnt be?)

If I dont get my tv and Tivo to cooperate tonight, I'm taking advantage of iTunes downloads. (never done that before) I think with the weather being crappy like this, I might go see what the newfangled technology Apple comes up with is like. I probably cant afford to download anything, but it might be interesting to try.

and just in time too. My cordless phone battery died on me just as we were finishing up. (that poor girl, probably thought I was retarded)

At least the phone had the decency to wait till things got fixed before it died.

Whew! Yay! I can watch Fox News again!

I cant close the cabinet door because the cables are too short to allow me to put the Tivo in the cabinet and the cable box is sideways, but I at least have my Tivo and cable working again. (there's a spaghetti tangle of wires in the cabinet, and I'm not unhooking anything now...it can stay like it is till tuesday)

Now, hopefully the Best Buy guy will be able to either fix the tv, or he'll take it away and bring me a new one. Not sure how that warranty thing works. I'm betting if it's manufacturer warranty, I'll be stuck with another Westinghouse piece of junk. I have the extended warranty too with Best Buy, so I dont know if their warranty allows them to give you a comperable tv from another tv company when they do a warranty replacement.

I need to go email Tivo and tell them to thank that girl and that it was working when the phone battery died.

Don't feel bad, Erin . . . I didn't even know what "Tivo" was till I looked it up tonight.

Cherie

Erin -

I have a kindle, too. I LOVE IT! Got it in July when I had the HiCy treatment. It makes it easier to read since I can make the font bigger.

As for the TV, I got a new big flat screen for myself over T-day weekend... LOVE it...but had a friend hook up the tv, cable (cable box has DVR built into it - Like it much better than tivo), and blu-ray.

Glad you got it all hooked up...I hate when my stuff doesn't work.

~Keri

ps/my brain isn't working so well either...

Cherie, I know the name "tivo" and know it's related to television, so I'm about there with you.

I have basic cable so I can check the weather.

Isnt the Kindle the coolest thing? Only thing that I think is cooler right now is the ability to download movies from iTunes to my iPod and then plugging the iPod into the tv to watch them. Gotta love technology!