Does a cable card in a TV Change channels fast ?

[RandyDtg]

Does a cable card in a TV Change channels fast ?

Not me, but some in my house need to channel surf (dont ask me why??)

Is the time it takes my S3 to change channels a hardware or software problem?

Is there a chance future updates will speed up TiVo's changing live channels ?

Thanks!!


I really LOVE my 750 G Tivo S3 :-)

[Steve_Martin]

I have a TV with a CableCard, but no S3 TiVo to compare channel changing speeds. The TV channel changing is slightly slower than a traditional analog tuner, but it's not intolerable or annoying.

It's definitely lots faster than watching through a standard def TiVo that has to change channels on the cbale box through a serial port.

[BUDYL]

Added a CC to my Sony Bravia LCD TV. With a digital lineup now, all my former analog channels are remapped to the equivalent digital version. CC adds a slight pause in surfing to channels vs analog only (no CC). Acceptable, but definitely a noticable difference. But still much better than surfing using my S3 tuner. I don't recommend surfing using the S3 tuners if you are used to analog surfing.

[RandyDtg]

Thanks, I'll leave the house surfers to the limited analog channels. My HD TV switches them instantly. Me, I only 'surf' the great TiVo guide, for what I'll watch later.