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Post by psternklar on Mar 16, 2009 8:30:44 GMT -5
I'm back to TW from DTV. I miss the DTV box functionality. I'm thinking about buying a TIVO. What programming do I lose with a TIVO box? How stable is the setup with the tuning adapters? Does anyone know if TW is planning on better software for their box? Thanks.
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Post by Skaggs on Mar 16, 2009 9:55:53 GMT -5
I'm back to TW from DTV. I miss the DTV box functionality. I'm thinking about buying a TIVO. What programming do I lose with a TIVO box? You lose all the on-demand and PPV available from TWC. However, TiVo does have several video on demand vendors, like Amazon, Netflix, Disney, and Jaman. TiVo is also reportedly pursuing a tie-up with SeaChange that will enable carriers to bring cable VOD services to the TiVo HD DVR experience. How stable is the setup with the tuning adapters? It was not very stable in the beginning. However, I haven't had a problem since Albany TWC figured out they had to periodically send authorization hits to the Tuning Adapter. When the TA connects to TWC's system, it is given about 30 days of "authorized" service. Therefore, TWC needs to send a message to the TA to stay authorized for another 30 days prior to reaching the authorization end date. I made a post about this in the TA thread. Does anyone know if TW is planning on better software for their box? Thanks. I went from a Series2 TiVo to TWC's HD DVR just because it was the only HD DVR available at the time. I cursed that TWC DVR from day one. It sucks. Especially for someone who is used to the TiVo software. I didn't jump on the $1000 TiVo Series3, but waited until the TiVo HD model was available for $299 and purchased two of them. Now that the Tuning Adapter gives you all the available channels, there is no reason not to jump to a TiVo. Of course, you can continue to wait (...and wait, and wait, and wait...) for TWC to update their software. The TWC DVR is, in my opinion, an entry-level DVR good for the people who are not as technically oriented as the people who read this forum. Once the entry level people get tired of the 8300 HD DVR missing their scheduled programs and only having 20 hours of storage, they will start looking at the TiVo. |
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Post by Chris Miller on Mar 16, 2009 14:57:14 GMT -5
The first couple of weeks with the Tuning Adapters were a little shaky, but it seems pretty reliable right now. The supply of the TA's is still hit or miss, but my father-in-law just ordered digital cable last week and they brought out a TA for his TiVo HD.
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Post by hurnik on Mar 16, 2009 15:41:26 GMT -5
I'm back to TW from DTV. I miss the DTV box functionality. I'm thinking about buying a TIVO. What programming do I lose with a TIVO box? How stable is the setup with the tuning adapters? Does anyone know if TW is planning on better software for their box? Thanks. Our local TW office has no plans to enhance their DVR. They had an opportunity to use the Pioneer software instead of SARA (which, IMO, Pioneer is vastly superior to what SARA has). Further, it's been over a year and TW still hasn't implemented all the features and the latest SARA versions that other TW areas have (like South Carolina). SARA has had the ability to do "first runs" only for quite some time, but I don't believe TW Albany has implemented that feature yet here (but I could be wrong). That's one of the main issues why I keep my Tivo. The other was that the TW DVR is really no better than a dumb VCR. If you tell it: Record Law and Order on 1813, and you use the Guide and you happen to pick say, Wed. at 10:00 p.m. it literally sets it to record 1813 on Wed. at 10:00 p.m. It doesn't know or care if Law and Order is actually on during that time or not. So if NBC moves the schedule to say, Thursday at 10:00 p.m., your TW DVR won't catch it and will continue to record whatever's on Wed. at 10:00 p.m. Likewise (at least it did this in the past), if say, NBC had a 2-hour mini-series on, the stupid DVR would record that and then "modify" it's season pass to record THAT show for all future times. |
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Post by psternklar on Mar 25, 2009 11:00:44 GMT -5
Thanks all, I may try the TIVO but I do like all the on demand stuff.
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Post by psternklar on Mar 29, 2009 14:54:55 GMT -5
So I called TW and they directed to the tuninig adapter form on their website. How long does it take to get an adapter? Thanks again.
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Post by Skaggs on Mar 29, 2009 18:32:37 GMT -5
When you order the multiple stream cable card (M-card), tell them you need a tuning adapter, too.
If the TWC Customer Service rep balks, says they don't have any M-cards, or doesn't know what a tuning adapter is, set the appointment up anyway. Then call TWC Lead Technician Tom Landry at 518-242-8800 x3455 during normal business hours and explain to him politely what you would like. Tom will make sure the tech that comes to your house has the equipment you want (M-card and tuning adapter).
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Post by bruces on Mar 31, 2009 10:10:54 GMT -5
Thanks all, I may try the TIVO but I do like all the on demand stuff. If you want the on demand, you can ask for a SA8300HD DVR in addition to the M-CARD for your Tivo. I have both connected to my HDTV and just use the SA8300HD when I want on demand. |
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