I have heard good things about it and am thinking about switching to it myself, but my TiVo doesn't work with it well.
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le nubian - Feb 25, 2010 1:16:49 pm PST #13065 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Tom Scola - Feb 25, 2010 1:17:47 pm PST #13066 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Ah, the eternal question: "Who sucks less, the phone company or the cable company?"
lori - Feb 25, 2010 1:26:16 pm PST #13067 of 25501
Exactly, Tom. I don't like either option.
Also, I have a 2004 Series 2 Tivo, which I believe is not HD compatible. Not exactly sure what that really means. But I'm thinking I need a new DVR anyway, so could get one for cheap/free with the whole U-verse package.
lori - Feb 25, 2010 1:30:19 pm PST #13068 of 25501
le nubian, what sort of feedback have you heard? And which Tivo do you have and how does it not play nice together?
le nubian - Feb 25, 2010 1:36:41 pm PST #13069 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I bought my TiVo in 2003 - it is a Series 2. If you google UVerse and TiVo you'll get to the TiVo Community forums and they seem to suggest that there isn't any dongle that can get TiVo to work with UVerse. The New Tivos (that have a cable card slot) I guess work. But I'm not entirely sure about this.
meara - Feb 25, 2010 1:55:12 pm PST #13070 of 25501
I have a 2004 Series 2 Tivo, which I believe is not HD compatible. Not exactly sure what that really means. But I'm thinking I need a new DVR anyway, so could get one for cheap/free with the whole U-verse package.
Nope, it's not--you'd have to get an HD TiVo (and there are rumors TiVo is coming out with something new and spiffy in a couple weeks?). Those have cablecard slots. But honestly, I don't see a really big difference between watching on my Series 2 TiVo and watching in HD...SOME, yes, but not a HUGE difference. Mostly what I've been doing is flipping to HD, watching on that, and if I want to rewind, just hitting the input button until I get to the TiVO. :)
javachik - Feb 25, 2010 1:55:48 pm PST #13071 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.
Mostly what I've been doing is flipping to HD, watching on that, and if I want to rewind, just hitting the input button until I get to the TiVO. :)
meara, that's what I do!
§ ita § - Feb 25, 2010 2:01:08 pm PST #13072 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
On the other hand, I quickly deleted all my SD channels from my channel guide because the HD was so much prettier and I haven't looked back.
I still have my series 2 TiVo hooked up, but even when I had a subscription going for it I barely used it. I could totally see the difference.
javachik - Feb 25, 2010 2:07:49 pm PST #13073 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.
Oh, I can see the difference, but not enough that I want to pay for a Tivo HD upgrade (I have lifetime Tivo on my Series 2, so it would mean upgrading AND paying for another subscription).
lori - Feb 25, 2010 2:13:53 pm PST #13074 of 25501
Ah, so my lifetime Tivo on my Series 2 will still record and work, just in SD?