tivoblog.com — According to a thread on AVS forum, Comcast plans on beta testing their HD DVR with TiVo software next month! This could just be a rumor but it sounds legit since the Comcast TiVo deal has been in the open for quite some time now.
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Closed AccountJun 3, 2006
Sometimes you diggers act just like a bunch of diggers!
nx2000Jun 3, 2006
I have the Time Warner HD DVR, made by Scientific Atlanta. I had to get it, my Series 2 Tivo would not pass through the HD at all. I hate the Time Warner DVR with a purple passion. I has no features, and I can't even seem to make it start playing a new program that it is halfway through recording.
kp3469Jun 3, 2006
@NX 200 - I have the identical unit and love it. Maybe this is just because its my first DVR and just assumed that something from the cable company would suck, but I've been really impressed by it. Oh, to watch something that if half-way through recording, hit "list", scroll to the program that is recording, hit "select", then scroll to "play from beginning" and hit "select" again.
barmatJun 3, 2006
I'm moving soon and might look for a house were I cann't get Directv so I can break my contract and go with Comcast. Tivo is that good. I hate the new DVR's Directv is using. Directv screwed themselves by dumping Tivo.
vitriolageJun 3, 2006
I think currently Comcast has a deal with NESN as the sole provider of NESN HD, though I don't know for sure because they don't even have a NESN HD channel, they just broadcast the game through their INHD channel. I don't really get it all but I'm really disappointed with Comcast's lack of ESPN2 HD, hopefully they'll show some of the ESPN2 World Cup matches through INHD or even through ABC/ESPN HD. Though I am going to try to get this Beta TiVo working on my box if these rumors are true.
cquinndJun 3, 2006
We're not talking about the average real world user, we're talking about Comcast subscribers who already have or are interested in HD content.
kenelbowJun 4, 2006
If it won't let you change channels while you are recording, that means you are viewing the tuner that is currently recording. Try hitting the "swap" button on your Comcast remote sometime to switch to the other tuner. I have the Comcast DVR, and for all its shortcomings, this is not a problem for me. I record two channels at once on a regular basis also.