[czimmerman]

Question...

I Googled around the 'Net and around here and couldn't get a 100% clear answer...

I hate the Comcast DVRs. I've never liked them since we got them in this area, but for some reason, thought that I could not use a TiVo with Comcast. Long story short, I think I am ready to move to TiVo, but I am concerned about VOD and PPV. I subscribe to both HowardTV and order TNA's monthly events. Would I still be able to access this content without a Comcast cable box? I'm thinking the answer is a Yes as far as PPV goes, but for VOD, I would need the cable box, correct?

 

[fredtwd]

You would need a cable box for VOD and PPV.

 

[minckster]

TiVo reports that they're working on a solution with CableLabs, http://customersupport.tivo.com/TiVoCollection/CBECF1B9-88DE-4B74-82C1-754C3260112A/ins_Content.html

 

[czimmerman]

Nice. Yeah, I kind of don't want to have both the TiVo and a cable box sitting in my home theater, so I can wait until TiVo gets that worked out! Thanks for your help!

 

[dcobbley]

I am a Comcast customer making the same move, upgrading a useless S2 w/Liftime to Tivo HD.

I was planning to just split the cable and have the cable box and Tivo HD go into separate TV inputs; consensus seems to argue against wiring them "in series". Correct?

Also, will PPV and On Demand pause/rewind features still work if I do this?

Finally, once I use the cable box to order a movie, can I set the Tivo to channel 1 and watch/record the movie?

Thanks!

 

[yunlin12]

I am a Comcast customer making the same move, upgrading a useless S2 w/Liftime to Tivo HD.

I was planning to just split the cable and have the cable box and Tivo HD go into separate TV inputs; consensus seems to argue against wiring them "in series". Correct?

True, there is no AV input on the Tivo HD that can take a video output from a cable box

Also, will PPV and On Demand pause/rewind features still work if I do this?

Don't see why not, the two boxes are totally unrelated. Cable box talk back to the cable headend on a different freq than the cable TV signal, and TivoHD does not talk back to the cable headend at all.

Finally, once I use the cable box to order a movie, can I set the Tivo to channel 1 and watch/record the movie?

Dunno.

 

[SNJpage1]

Why not split the signal and send to the cable box and to the Tivo. Then use the inputs on your TV to switch between them.

 

[dcobbley]

Why not split the signal and send to the cable box and to the Tivo. Then use the inputs on your TV to switch between them.

That's what I was planning to do, thanks. I was also curious as to whether I could then tune the Tivo HD to channel 1 (PPV) and watch/record whatever I had just started playing via the cable box.