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Also what boxes will the Tivo software run on ? Just Mark 3 ? Or is there a newer Motorola box comming soon ?

Thoughts ????]]>Dec 19th 2006 6:23PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/19/comcast-starts-testing-tivo-software/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/19/comcast-starts-testing-tivo-software/He's the first one to admit it even exists. Every other COX rep I've asked over the past few months doesn't know anything about it.
He said it was supposed to be Jan 2007 but it got pushed back a bit. He said I couldn't BETA test, and that he wasn't even allowed to BETA test.
I miss my TIVO but I love my HDTV.]]>Dec 19th 2006 6:40PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/19/comcast-starts-testing-tivo-software/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/19/comcast-starts-testing-tivo-software/Dec 19th 2006 7:14PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/19/comcast-starts-testing-tivo-software/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/19/comcast-starts-testing-tivo-software/Dec 20th 2006 12:20PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/19/comcast-starts-testing-tivo-software/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/19/comcast-starts-testing-tivo-software/
Here are the areas that TIVo is much better than my Motorolla DVR:

1) Scheduling. Tivo is a piece of cake. After 3 months my wife or kids still don't know how to schedule a show on the Motorolla.

2)Recordings - Tivo is much more flexibile about recording start times, stop times, ect. It also is better at figuring conflicts in recordings. Basically you never miss a show.

3)Searching- TIVO has much better searching capabilities. Easy to find the show you want to record.

4) KidZone - Tivo provide th ultimate in parenatal controls. You can decide what channels, what shows, even which episodes your kids can watch.

5) Home Media Center- Tivo supports other content as well. TIVo can play MP3, video files, photos ect from your home computer. And its a piece of cake to setup. I play MP3 through my home stereo through the TIVO. Sounds great!.

There lots of other things, too, like the little tricks witht he remote, ect that make TIVO more customizable to the user.

Basically, I can't wait for the TIVO upgrade from Comcast.
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TiVo have nailed the UI whereas the comcast UI sucks in a thousand tiny ways. For example, when you scroll through a few days of the guide and hit "info". When you return it forgets where you were so you have to scroll again. Little things like that.

My Comcast will just ignore the remote for several seconds at a time. Maddening when trying to fast forward through the ads (since they removed the skip forward feature -- what moron decided on that? It doesn't make me watch ads it just pisses me off!)

Searching. TiVo can remember my searches so I can just repeat them periodically. Searches can do title, actor, genre, keyword (words in the description) or a combination thereof. Better yet TiVo can create wishlists to automatically record shows that match searches I've created. e.g. Record me all the shows that feature "lewis black" in the description.

TiVo suggestions. Tell Tivo what you like and dislike and it can fill unused space with automatically recorded suggestions. Found many a great show that way.

Season passes (series recordings) are intelligent. TiVo doesn't tie you to a specific time or channel, it'll record whenever and wherever. It also has a better grasp of what is and is not a repeat so you don't end up missing shows because the DVR was recording 50 repeats of a marathon.

Conflict resolution on TiVo was never a problem. On the comcast DVR it's a constant issue. It seems the comcast DVR insists on highlighting every fricking conflict and conflicts are made worse by the repeated recording issue above.

When setting up a series on the comcast system if there's a conflict the system freezes for anything up to a few minutes with zero indication of what it's doing. Then when it comes back it remembers every key you pressed often canceling what you were trying to achieve.

These are just off the top of my head. I don't keep a record of every way the comcast system irritates me. Also these are all with the basic DirecTiVo DVR. We didn't have access to kidzone or tivotogo or any of the other neat stuff.

Bottom line is that I've had a dish network dvr, a directv tivo and a comcast dvr and the tivo kicked ass. Until I used the tivo I didn't know what I was missing. Now I'm stuck with the comcast POS I'm pining for a real tivo.

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No Season Pass feature. I like Survivor. I tell it to record it, and it does - every new episdoe, skipping repeats and it even knows when it airs on a special night and records it for me.

Finding Programs to Record. It's so much easier to do.

Sending programs to my computer. When my hard drive on TiVo fills up, I can send some programs to my computer to store them there. I can then watch them on my computer OR send them back to my TiVo OR another TiVo and any time.

TiVo interface - It's very intuitive, especially in comparison to Comcast's interface

That said... I also like Comcast because there Guide is very nice, and it allows me to skip a day ahead or back (very nice) all while still watching live TV (in a small window). $9.95 for being able to record 2 HD shows at the same time is awesome, and the reason why I went with the DVR features despite having 2 TiVos.]]>Dec 19th 2006 10:10PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/19/comcast-starts-testing-tivo-software/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/19/comcast-starts-testing-tivo-software/Dec 19th 2006 11:08PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/19/comcast-starts-testing-tivo-software/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/19/comcast-starts-testing-tivo-software/Dec 19th 2006 11:34PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/19/comcast-starts-testing-tivo-software/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/19/comcast-starts-testing-tivo-software/Dec 20th 2006 8:58AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/19/comcast-starts-testing-tivo-software/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/19/comcast-starts-testing-tivo-software/Thanks!]]>Dec 20th 2006 9:00AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/19/comcast-starts-testing-tivo-software/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/19/comcast-starts-testing-tivo-software/Dec 20th 2006 11:58AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/19/comcast-starts-testing-tivo-software/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/19/comcast-starts-testing-tivo-software/Dec 20th 2006 2:53PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/19/comcast-starts-testing-tivo-software/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/19/comcast-starts-testing-tivo-software/Dec 20th 2006 5:00PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/19/comcast-starts-testing-tivo-software/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/19/comcast-starts-testing-tivo-software/
That being said, TWC is in the middle of developing an OCAP cable IPG; initial reports do NOT indicate it has some "better" capabilities than the old stuff, but it's still not widely deployed. Still, I think TiVo was smart to get a deal together w/Comcast.]]>Dec 20th 2006 5:10PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/19/comcast-starts-testing-tivo-software/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/19/comcast-starts-testing-tivo-software/Dec 20th 2006 5:58PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/19/comcast-starts-testing-tivo-software/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/19/comcast-starts-testing-tivo-software/Dec 20th 2006 5:45PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/19/comcast-starts-testing-tivo-software/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/19/comcast-starts-testing-tivo-software/
I wonder if all the paying Tivo users will commit mass suicide when the Tivo software is available from the major cable companies; they won't have any excuse for throwing $800 down the drain on their Series 3 anymore.]]>Dec 20th 2006 6:38PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/19/comcast-starts-testing-tivo-software/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/19/comcast-starts-testing-tivo-software/
That and the fact that even if this does ever come to fruition, I bought my S3 LAST year.

I'll bet you considered suicide when the PS3 came out didn't you? I mean, you spent all that money for the PS2 and xbox and now the PS3 promises a bunch of stuff (and is yet to deliver).]]>Dec 21st 2006 12:42PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/19/comcast-starts-testing-tivo-software/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/19/comcast-starts-testing-tivo-software/
"Comcast and TiVo have agreed to develop a version of TiVo service to offer to Comcast customers in addition to Comcast's current DVR service. The new TiVo service from Comcast will offer customers premium services unique to TiVo, such as TiVo program suggestions and remote DVR scheduling. The TiVo service will be available as an add-on to Comcast's DVR service, and a TiVo box will not be required. Customers will have more DVR options and can select the service that best meets their needs. We anticipate that this service will be available in late 2006, and pricing has not yet been determined. Since it is not yet released, Beta testing is not yet available."

As it is now late 2006, I suppose they are theoretically correct, but it isn't the availability I'd hoped for. However, I am also not willing to pay $800+ for a TiVo 3 w/lifetime, so will have to just wait :-/]]>Dec 20th 2006 8:46PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/19/comcast-starts-testing-tivo-software/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/19/comcast-starts-testing-tivo-software/Dec 21st 2006 1:41AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/19/comcast-starts-testing-tivo-software/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/19/comcast-starts-testing-tivo-software/Dec 21st 2006 12:32PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/19/comcast-starts-testing-tivo-software/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/19/comcast-starts-testing-tivo-software/
I promise, if you are a ComCast customer, you will fall in love with TIVO. Probably the most brilliant DVR out there.]]>Dec 21st 2006 12:27PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/19/comcast-starts-testing-tivo-software/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/19/comcast-starts-testing-tivo-software/DCT3412 - Removed DVI. Added HDMI. Smaller Box. Removed clutter from the front of the box ie. cable card slot and composide inputs.
DCT3416 - Larger Hard drive. 160 Gb.

FYI...]]>Dec 26th 2006 11:49PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/19/comcast-starts-testing-tivo-software/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/19/comcast-starts-testing-tivo-software/Dec 28th 2006 10:26PM