Looking for happy Comcast TiVo users.

WOW.. As of now over 70 views and no responses.... Now that I have my DCT box I'm happier than the DCH... but still not completely happy.

 

Not too happy about how there's no word about anything, fixes, updates, anything. I'm right on the ledge of thinking that Comcast is going to abandon this project for something new and fully Tru2Way.

 

No happiness here... my TiVo experience with Comcast ends tomorrow when I return my box and go back to the iGuide DVR. The concept is a good one, too bad they fumbled badly on the execution.

 

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I'm mostly happy, let's say moderately satisfied. The Comcast unit is in a secondary viewing location, so I'm still using my S2 Toshiba model much more often than the Comcast. But so far it's working OK.

 

I'll go ahead and put myself in the happy camp. Yes there are issues and bugs, but IMHO it's a huge upgrade over the Comcast standard DVR software - and well worth the $3 per month.

I should add that I do not have (and never have had) a standalone Tivo box - so I do not have that to compare it to. I am only comparing the Tivo software to the Comcast software.

 

Comcast on my HD Tivo rocks here
now if i could just go back to 9.2 and get some tivo2go software without the memory leaks lol
later
ld

 

I'm somewhat happy about my Comcast Tivo (DCT3120-I), but not dissatisfied enough to go back to the "old" way. .

BTW, I participated in a focus group about Comcast Tivo in Nashua, NH, last Thursday evening (paid $100 cash! ) Everyone in the group (10 of us) had the same complaints and criticisms, the loudest refrain being "too slow!" Many other problems were discussed (along with what we liked about it) and demonstrated on the setup in the room. The moderator asked one of us to set up a recording, and after the two-minute wait, we got an error ("See what we mean?")

Afterwards, two Comcast product managers for Comcast Tivo came into the room to answer any questions, and they say they are aware of the problems we discussed, and assured us that they are working hard to resolve them. Future updates and features are in the works, they say, and should be rolling out starting in the next few weeks.

 

Jeff,

Very glad to hear a report from the focus group. I was invited to go but couldn't make it so I'm glad others voiced the major concerns.

I myself gave up on the Comcast Tivo about a week ago. Went and bought a Tivo HD and got a single M-Card installed. The only thing I slightly miss about the Comcast Tivo was the built in support for On-Demand.

Other than that, the Tivo HD is just so much better in my opinion. I was lucky because I was able to transfer a lifetime sub from a very old Series 1 unit that grandfathered into the 1 free transfer.

Anyways, maybe in another year if I get another HD TV I'll look at the Comcast option again.

-Mark

 

No longer wanting to drive my entire arm though the side of somebody's head... but not entirely happy yet. Like JSurrette, not unhappy enough to go back to the old way.

Slow, but the major issues have been worked out from the 1st release. I now have Dolby, understand why there is no Tivo blip sound anymore, box doesn't freeze or reboot, can switch from HD to regular TV without the blank screen, don't need to reboot daily....

Yes, the things that should have worked correctly from Day 1 now are, for the most part, functional. I think this was a ploy... I will not be returning the Tivo, launching it from a moving vehicle, or filling it with jello and returning it to Comcast. I'm going to stick it out...