Yes. that is what i do and it works great. The only possible issue is that if your cable company uses SDV you may need a tuning adapter as well. -- Brian Hartsfield CCNA, CCDA AIM: kd4aej Twitter: Krandor1 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/brian.hartsfield Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/brianhartsfield
On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 7:28 AM, bertamott <[email protected]> wrote: > > Just want to make sure I am reading this correctly - > > If I upgrade to S3/HD (which would be about $200.00) I can get/rent the > cablecard from comcast and be done with their cable box and have the > function of TIVO as I had it prior to the digital switch? > > I don't need anything fancy - just looking to set my season passes and > have the recording there when I sit down to enjoy. Also like having > TIVO record things that it *thinks* I might like. I really do not enjoy > the comcast DVR boxes at all. > > Roberta > --- In [email protected], MegaZone <ya...@...> wrote: > > > > Once upon a time Glen Farney shaped the electrons to say... > > > If you have a Seriese 3, just get cable cards, they should do the > > > same job I think.? I have them and seem to work just fine, but I > > > > I think that was a typo - from her original email it looks like she > > has S2 boxes. You can't use DTAs with the S3/HD - but you don't need > > to anyway, that's what CableCARD is for. DTA's allow *analog* tuner > > devices to access digital channels. The S3/HD have digital tuners, > > and so don't need one. > > > > > don't do anything like PPV or VOD, just watch analog and digital > > > > The TiVo S3/HD can't access PPV/VOD at all. Maybe some day, but > > that's really where tru2way comes into play, and that's what the > > rumored Series4 supposedly brings. > > > > > channels.? In my case with Charter, the first card was free, and the > > > second card (they don't have?the multi-stream cards) is only > > > $1.50/mo more, and the icing on the cake was that digital cable?was > > > > You're better off than I am - in my area Charter is $2/card/month, > > first one isn't free. Still a lot cheaper than cable box rental. > > > > -MZ > > -- > > megazone-at-megazone.org http://www.MegaZone.org/ Gweep, Geek, Human, > me. > > http://www.GizmoLovers.com/ http://www.Eyrie-Productions.com/ -><- > Hail Eris > > "A little nonsense now and then, is relished by the wisest men" > 508-852-2171 > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
