Another vote for an S3/HD model with cable cards working great. The short and over simplified answer is that a cable card replaces the cable box, and allows the series 3 tivos to receive most of the digital channels available from most cable providers. No external box required, the cable card replaces it. It allows Tivo to work well, though some people have problems if the card isn't set up correctly.
I suggest the Tivo HDXL (sounds like a Harley model). With the monster hard drive you'll be able to actually store plenty of high def content. The stock 160g drive is very small if you record high def programs. The only thing you'll be missing by not having a cable box, other than the frustrations, is PPV or VOD services. If you really want those, get a cable box for another TV, but the Tivo won't need one, or two. That's the other nice thing about the S3 units, dual tuners. Glen ----- Original Message ----- From: "bertamott" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 7:28 AM Subject: Re: [TiVo Central] Comcast DTA's > > 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 > > >
