You mention that you used an adapter. Did that come with the Replay unit, or is it just something you picked up for the purpose?

That was something that came with the RTV. They give you the option of using just the DB9 or the DB9 with the DB to RJ connector. I thought about building a pass-through and Null-modem etc. But I figured that Replay knew best...

And I have to second my vote to simply get a DirecTivo

One of the main reasons I switched to DTV was the fact that it was going to be cheaper. I can appreciate your recommendation to get the Tivo be cause it's integrated and has some killer features but.... The new receiver, then the monthly fee etc that would take me over my previous monthly fee and would ruin the pitch (er, justification) I used to get my girlfriend to agree to the switch.

The fact is that the RTV works and it's already activated (lifetime.) There's just that one annoyance. If I end up having to live with it I guess I will (I'll just keep trying to make it better till one of us dies )