Re: Tivo on comcast dvr's

Tivo on comcast dvr's

davecramer — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 20:12:43 GMT

any word on when these will be available? If they are updating current models or using a new set top box?

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Phategod1 — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 05:02:20 GMT

I don't know I'm trying to find out Im tired of this welfare DVR.

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webspider — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 22:28:50 GMT

Whats the difference? Ive never used TIVO, but a friend of mine said its not as good as Comcast DVRs because it doesnt have dual tuners.

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AdditLady — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 19:18:12 GMT

webspider wrote:
Whats the difference? Ive never used TIVO, but a friend of mine said its not as good as Comcast DVRs because it doesnt have dual tuners.

I have comcast HD DVR and have no problem with it. I've never had TiVo so I don't have anything to compare it to.

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bc0371 — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 17:52:12 GMT

I exchanged my Motorola DVR for the umpteenth time the other day and, the lady said that Microsoft was working on the software problems they were having. I've had my box for over a year now and I'll believe it when I see it. When the thing is working right, it's wonderful, when it's not, I HATE it with a purple (o.k. I guess it;'s red) passion.

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AyudaPeace2 — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 20:10:32 GMT

Omigosh Comcast DVR totally SUCKS!!!!!!!!! So sorry to say. I love Tivo, there is NOTHING like Tivo!!!!!

Comcast DVR frustrates me to no end.

Tivo does everything you ask it, and then some. With the Tivo features, it makes it really hard to compare the two.

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davlin — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 10:40:18 GMT

Comcast's DVR acts kind of funky sometimes. Sometimes it hangs up when we are trying to program it. Another thing that pisses me off is, that when we have a show programmed to record. When the time comes, the DVR turns itself on and starts to record like it is supposed to. The problem is that when we turn on our TV, there is no sound. There is no sound when we switch to the other tuner either. There is sound on the recording however. We solved this problem by leaving our DVR on all of the time.

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julianolivia — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 17:21:02 GMT

I have never had a problem with comcast dvr, i love it

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Keeff — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 02:07:26 GMT

i have had comcast DVR serverice for about 8 months, i have 2 DVR boxes in which i have had to have them replaced almost every month.the months that i didnt have them replaced was because i didnt want to go through the trouble of them sending another outside contractor that has no idea of whats going on, and losing the programs that i have recorded when they replace the old box again.i had to at one time set up different times to replace the boxes so that i wouldnt ose any of the shows i record . but needless to say i am upto around my 11th new box. the problems i have are no response to the remote control, sound missing from recordings, recording old shows, when i goto the guide it will not shrink the whole screen so you can see the tv and the guide at the same time.it only shows the upper right hand corner. but i do have to say that i dont think i could live without my DVR now that i have had it. the pros do out weigh allll the cons, i just thought that if you pay for a service you should get the whole service or be compensated for your troubles.at any rate my question is if anyone knows if they are going to have a box lhat lasts longer then a month anytime soon?

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davlin — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 02:29:38 GMT

Another way to solve some glitches, though it may be a temporary fix until it funks up again, is to un-plug the DVR, wait about 30 seconds, then plug it back in. This will cause the DVR to re-boot. You will not loose any recordings or programming for future recordings.

Message Edited by davlin on 03-23-200709:30 PM

Re: Tivo on comcast dvr's

All_Blacks_Fan — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:27:10 GMT

Hi All,

Here's a very good "live" demo of the Comcast TiVo service on a Motorola DVR from CNet's CES 2007 show:

http://www.cnettv.com/9710-1_53-256...y=true#mgallery

Also, here's a more recent blog regarding Comcast and TiVo:

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-ent...orks-228822.php

Although it's a bit dated, here's a fairly in-depth article on ZDNet about Comcast and TiVo (mentions Cox too). I didn't see anything really new, but a good read.

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1040-6130862.html

For anyone that hasn't used TiVo, the difference between a Comcast Motorola HD DVR and TiVo is night and day...and you can never go back. (TiVo Series 2DT and Series 3 Hi-def both feature dual tuners.) TiVo suffers none of the problems plaguing Motorola DVR's, both hardware and software, and has so many more positives. Until Comcast addresses the Motorola hardware problems, adding TiVo software to the existing boxes will be a bit like putting lipstick on a pig. Let's hope for the best. Until then, we're sticking with TiVo.

Cheerz!