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reidjr
07-18-2009, 02:58 PM
I know you can't record hd as we don't have the cable card system here.But would it work the tivo its self or not.
hiker
07-18-2009, 05:59 PM
Go to digitalhome.ca/forum and do a search on TiVo.
classicsat
07-18-2009, 10:30 PM
Yes, it will work the same on cable or antenna as it does in the US. For cable, that means analog and unencrypted QAM channels (if you are lucky to get them), with no guide data for the latter. For antenna, the same for analog, an digital provided you receiver ATSC broadcasts and get guide data for it.
reidjr
07-19-2009, 08:44 AM
Yes, it will work the same on cable or antenna as it does in the US. For cable, that means analog and unencrypted QAM channels (if you are lucky to get them), with no guide data for the latter. For antenna, the same for analog, an digital provided you receiver ATSC broadcasts and get guide data for it.

If i am correct it can't record hd due to we don't have cablecard is that right.
fallingwater
07-19-2009, 10:03 AM
Yes, it will work the same... For cable, that means...unencrypted QAM channels (if you are lucky to get them), with no guide data for the latter. For antenna,...digital provided you receive ATSC broadcasts and get guide data for it.

If i am correct it can't record hd due to we don't have cablecard is that right.

TiVo can record unscrambled QAM HD manually and OTA HD normally without a CableCARD. Do you know what you have access to?
reidjr
07-19-2009, 02:52 PM
TiVo can record unscrambled QAM HD manually and OTA HD normally without a CableCARD. Do you know what you have access to?

I am with rogers cable i don't have ota.
classicsat
07-19-2009, 06:19 PM
I am with rogers cable i don't have ota.

If you are in Toronto or Ottawa you can get some HD OTA, moreso for Toronto, which has quite a bit in Toronto, and can get Buffalo rather easy.

If you want a TiVo that has full access to digital cable channels, you need a Series 2 and a cable box. Yes, it will be SD only, and for a Series 2 DT, be single tuner for digital channels.
fallingwater
07-19-2009, 10:36 PM
I am with rogers cable i don't have ota.

This is the webpage which selects Rogers' digital and analog line-ups for Toronto.
http://www.rogers.com/web/Rogers.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PTV_PROG_CHANNEL&_nfls=true

You'll have to experiment with HDTivo to see what unscrambled QAM channels it receives.