Series 3 and Directv?

[dirtyboy]

I have DirecTV with their HD package. Apart from being able to record the HD channels what are the selling features for me? I still couldn’t record a program and watch a separate program at the same time, correct?

[bkdtv]

The Series3 does not support satellite. The Series3 will let you record two SD/HD channels simultaneously -- but only with cable or free broadcast TV from an antenna.

We have Dish Network and DirecTV to blame for the lack of a Series3 satellite. Those providers will not allow (in the case of DirecTV, no longer allow) Tivo to produce DVRs for their satellite systems. They both use encryption and will not grant Tivo a license to implement their encryption system in a product.

The technology does not exist to record HDTV from component and DVI/HDMI in a consumer product --- the professional broadcast products with this capability are typically twice the size of your computer and cost thosands of dollars-- so access to the Dish and DirecTV encryption systems was the only option Tivo had to build a HDTV Tivo for satellite.

I'm sure you've heard about the suit against Dish Network...which chose to implement much of Tivo's functionality on its own, infringing Tivo's patents, rather than allow Tivo to compete for its HDTV DVR customers by granting them access to its encryption platform.

In contrast, our government mandated that all cable providers open their encryption systems to third-parties like Tivo by way of one common standard known as OpenCable (CableCard). For this reason, and this reason alone, we will have products like the Tivo Series3 that replace the cable box / cable DVR. Over-the-air broadcasting (ATSC) is also an open standard, so the Series3 incorporates dual tuners for that as well.

[jsmeeker]

I have DirecTV with their HD package. Apart from being able to record the HD channels what are the selling features for me? I still couldn’t record a program and watch a separate program at the same time, correct?


actually, no. You can't. There are no selling points for you if you keep DTV. You can't use a S3 with it.

Or do you mean what are the selling points you decide to dump DTV and go with cable? Dual Tuner, like DirecTiVo. But you can record in HiDef, plus you get all the HMO/HME stuff that you don't have with a DirecTiVo.

[dirtyboy]

Thanks for the prompt answers. I guess I’ll stick with the Series 2 and switch inputs when I want to watch HD.

This really sucks for me as I am in a building that has DirecTV and I can’t switch (nor do I want to). I can’t imagine TV without TiVo errrrr

This sucks.

[jsmeeker]

Thanks for the prompt answers. I guess I’ll stick with the Series 2 and switch inputs when I want to watch HD.

This really sucks for me as I am in a building that has DirecTV and I can’t switch (nor do I want to). I can’t imagine TV without TiVo errrrr

This sucks.


scrounge up a HiDef DirecTiVo.