Just had moto 6412 series III installed and the deal is this: all comcast channels except cinemax including HD and On Demand for 12 months @ $59.99 plus $9.95 per month and the price i guaranteed not to increase for at least 12 months.... THIS PRICE INCLUDES high speed internet service. The only catch is you have to pay an install fee of $17 and have to turn in one Direct TV receiver. I gave them an ancient receiver I got in 1999. There is no contract and you can cancel at any time!
I still have HDTivo with HD service and cancelled premiums. Since I was paying comcast $57 per month for internet and basic cable I now have more HD programming and programming in general and am saving $30 per month for at least the next 12 months and dont have to deal with off-air reception problems! Also - comcast offers a somewhat better HD picture quality as well as the following hd channels: All local HD, comcast sportsnet (all local sports in HD), HBO HD, SHO HD, Starz HD (which has better movies I think) , two INHD channels (kinda like IMAX or Discovery type shows in HD), TNT HD , Discovery HD and ESPN. DTV offers HDnet and HDnet movies so between the two I have a much better selection of HD programming.
The interface of the 6412 is primitive compared to tivo but works well. It only has a 120 gb hd so can only hold approx 17 hours of hd but is plenty since I also use my hdtivo. On Demand is cool espescially for kids shows so I dont have to waste space on Rugrats etc. for my 5 year old. In addition I searched and was able to program a 30-sec skip and easily programmed my MX500 remote.
For some reason HDMI didnt look as good as component with HDTIVo but looks better than component on the 6412 so I am using HDMI with the 6412. Make sure to ask for the series III if you get the 6412 as it has a better search and series recording option than previous models. This is a no-brainer if you are currently paying comcast for high speed internet service.
I still have HDTivo with HD service and cancelled premiums. Since I was paying comcast $57 per month for internet and basic cable I now have more HD programming and programming in general and am saving $30 per month for at least the next 12 months and dont have to deal with off-air reception problems! Also - comcast offers a somewhat better HD picture quality as well as the following hd channels: All local HD, comcast sportsnet (all local sports in HD), HBO HD, SHO HD, Starz HD (which has better movies I think) , two INHD channels (kinda like IMAX or Discovery type shows in HD), TNT HD , Discovery HD and ESPN. DTV offers HDnet and HDnet movies so between the two I have a much better selection of HD programming.
The interface of the 6412 is primitive compared to tivo but works well. It only has a 120 gb hd so can only hold approx 17 hours of hd but is plenty since I also use my hdtivo. On Demand is cool espescially for kids shows so I dont have to waste space on Rugrats etc. for my 5 year old. In addition I searched and was able to program a 30-sec skip and easily programmed my MX500 remote.
For some reason HDMI didnt look as good as component with HDTIVo but looks better than component on the 6412 so I am using HDMI with the 6412. Make sure to ask for the series III if you get the 6412 as it has a better search and series recording option than previous models. This is a no-brainer if you are currently paying comcast for high speed internet service.