We currently have Comcast Xfinity with two of their players (DVR's) in our home. Why should I buy this and can I broadcast to more than one TV?
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I have two Roamio Pros and I feel that they are much better than the Comcast DVRs. I have two Roamio Pros, a Premiere, and a TiVo Mini. I use one of the Roamio Pros to supply a tuner for the mini. The only Comcast TV equipement that I have are three cablecards for the Roamios and the Premiere (the first is free and $9.95 for the other two). This setup works great over a combination of Ethernet and MoCa (ethernet over cable - the Roamio Pro and Plus can act as a bridge between Ethernet and Moca). I have had very few problems with my TiVos in the past ten years. Also, the Roamio Pro (and Plus) can stream to an iPad. I have two Roamio Pros and I feel that they are much better than the Comcast DVRs. I have two Roamio Pros, a Premiere, and a TiVo Mini. I use one of the Roamio Pros to supply a tuner for the mini. The only Comcast TV equipement that I have are three cablecards for the Roamios and the Premiere (the first is free and $9.95 for the other two). This setup works great over a combination of Ethernet and MoCa (ethernet over cable - the Roamio Pro and Plus can act as a bridge between Ethernet and Moca). I have had very few problems with my TiVos in the past ten years. Also, the Roamio Pro (and... » Read More I have two Roamio Pros and I feel that they are much better than the Comcast DVRs. I have two Roamio Pros, a Premiere, and a TiVo Mini. I use one of the Roamio Pros to supply a tuner for the mini. The only Comcast TV equipement that I have are three cablecards for the Roamios and the Premiere (the first is free and $9.95 for the other two). This setup works great over a combination of Ethernet and MoCa (ethernet over cable - the Roamio Pro and Plus can act as a bridge between Ethernet and Moca). I have had very few problems with my TiVos in the past ten years. Also, the Roamio Pro (and Plus) can stream to an iPad. « Show Less
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The TiVo Roamio service links Netflix, Hulu, etc. on your TiVo DVR. You can record 6 programs at one time and watch on multiple TV's by adding a TiVi Mini to each remote TV. We are very satisfied with our purchase.
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I have had 4 tivo's since 2000. I bought the pro because the external HD went bad connected to the premiere. The first thing you need to think about is hard drive space. The pro has 3000 hours SD or 475 hours HD. I don't think Comcast's comes even close. The other feature the pro has is that it can record 6 shows at once and it has the capability of on the go usage like watching on an ipad. I think you can use 2 tivo's to watch in another part of the house. I don't use that feature right now. And another thing if you use your tivo thru comcast they will give you a $1.00 - $2.00 credit on your bill for using your own equipment. Keep in mind that with tivo you will need a cable card for it to work if you want all your channels. You will need one mulit-stream card that you could get from comcast. They do charge you for it but its a small charge. Hope this helps. I like mine so far.
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One TiVo per TV unless you use a TiVo mini. You will enjoy the TiVo experience much more than the standard DVR boxes from Comcast. Checkout TiVo.com.
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You can also get an HDMI splitter. 1-in and 2 or 3-out. That's what I did with my cable box to split it to 2 TVs. They are available pretty cheap here on Amazon. Also would save you a good bundle of money.As other have said, the Roku is very easy to move also, as it is about the size of a hockey puck and weighs even less. If you're moving it from ont TV to the other, and are in the same WiFi network, its just a matter of unplugging it from one TV and plugging it into another. If not, it takes no more than 2 minutes to change your network VIA setup.Hope that helped. I realize it's almost 2 years later that I am answering your question. :-) You can also get an HDMI splitter. 1-in and 2 or 3-out. That's what I did with my cable box to split it to 2 TVs. They are available pretty cheap here on Amazon. Also would save you a good bundle of money.As other have said, the Roku is very easy to move also, as it is about the size of a hockey puck and weighs even less. If you're moving it from ont TV to the other, and are in the same WiFi network, its just a matter of unplugging it from one TV and plugging it into another. If not, it takes no more than 2 minutes to change your network VIA setup.Hope that helped. I... » Read More You can also get an HDMI splitter. 1-in and 2 or 3-out. That's what I did with my cable box to split it to 2 TVs. They are available pretty cheap here on Amazon. Also would save you a good bundle of money.As other have said, the Roku is very easy to move also, as it is about the size of a hockey puck and weighs even less. If you're moving it from ont TV to the other, and are in the same WiFi network, its just a matter of unplugging it from one TV and plugging it into another. If not, it takes no more than 2 minutes to change your network VIA setup.Hope that helped. I realize it's almost 2 years later that I am answering your question. :-) « Show Less
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This unit only transmit a signal from one tv to another so 2 tvs. It's only a relay so you have to watch the same channel.
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Yes no problem. I have mine attached to my DVR and send a feed to the kitchen and the family room. I can have one or both tvs on with no issue and the second is attached to a fifty foot hdmi cable. Only problem I have is the hdmi box had an incredibly cheap power plug and is very sensitive to even the slightest movement.
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Roku worked well with anything over 6Megs, in my house with up to 4 players going. I have upgraded to 12 megs, and see no quality difference, just able to run more items in the background without any pauses.
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I can't answer your question directly, as we've been with Comcast/Xfinity for the last 13 years (and now we're looking at dropping cable and going to Netflix/Internet services. All I can tell you is that this DVR unit accepts input through co-axial cable (e.g. direct from cable/antenna, or from the output of our Xfinity digital box); from yellow/red/white AV-type systems (e.g. some camcorders, dvd players, games systems); and from S-Video (I've never had anything with an S-Video output). If your new adapter has any of these output types, then you might be OK. Sorry I can't give any guarantees. I can't answer your question directly, as we've been with Comcast/Xfinity for the last 13 years (and now we're looking at dropping cable and going to Netflix/Internet services. All I can tell you is that this DVR unit accepts input through co-axial cable (e.g. direct from cable/antenna, or from the output of our Xfinity digital box); from yellow/red/white AV-type systems (e.g. some camcorders, dvd players, games systems); and from S-Video (I've never had anything with an S-Video output). If your new adapter has any of these output types, then you might be OK. Sorry I can't give any guarantees.
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My Dish DVR has two receivers inside so I can have one program recording and watch another, or I can have two different programs recording and watch something I recorded last week. Both signals come out HD, but this device is to split the signal into two channels to go INTO the DVR and not into a TV. IF you want to split one signal for two TV's, you can buy a much less expensive splitter. In case I was not clear, this device hooks up to the satellite dish (the end with one cable). This device splits that satellite single in two so both of the satellite receiving circuits get a signal they can process into an RF signal to go to my television. My Dish DVR has two receivers inside so I can have one program recording and watch another, or I can have two different programs recording and watch something I recorded last week. Both signals come out HD, but this device is to split the signal into two channels to go INTO the DVR and not into a TV. IF you want to split one signal for two TV's, you can buy a much less expensive splitter. In case I was not clear, this device hooks up to the satellite dish (the end with one cable). This device splits that satellite single in two so both of the satellite receiving circuits get a signal they... » Read More My Dish DVR has two receivers inside so I can have one program recording and watch another, or I can have two different programs recording and watch something I recorded last week. Both signals come out HD, but this device is to split the signal into two channels to go INTO the DVR and not into a TV. IF you want to split one signal for two TV's, you can buy a much less expensive splitter. In case I was not clear, this device hooks up to the satellite dish (the end with one cable). This device splits that satellite single in two so both of the satellite receiving circuits get a signal they can process into an RF signal to go to my television. « Show Less
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I've got the same question as Jonathan -- does this DVRRecorder pick up cable channels? will it get the 500s-700s? If so, I'm ready to buy! :-DI don't get decent reception antenna only so I have to use cable, much as I hate shelling out to Comcast every month I'm stuck with them. ;-p I've been resisting TIVO b/c I don't want to pay an additional monthly subscription fee. Why would anyone pay monthly for Tivo if you can do the same thing for free with a DVDRecorder like this one?
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On the transmitter side there is an 'In' from your source along with an 'Out' to a TV next to the transmitter. There is only one 'Out' on the receiver side for one TV. This eliminates the need for anything else to watch 2 TV's, one connected to the transmitter and one to the receiver.
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You need one multi-stream cable card, which supports up to 4 tuners. Guess you received enough answers now!!
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In using this I found the best setup is the cable feed enters the house. Put in a 2-way splitter. One leg of the splitter run directly to the cable modem (I have Comcast), run the other leg of the two way splitter into this Booster. From this booster run to a single splitter with enough ports to supply all your televisions. If you have unused ports put terminators on them. I used this splitter from the Motorola Amp to my televisions Calrad 75-713-8 8-Way 1GHz Digital Splitter.They make smaller splitters, but this one had the amount of ports I needed. If you use multiple splitters you degrade your signal a lot, that's why one large splitter with all home runs of cable is best.Good luck. In using this I found the best setup is the cable feed enters the house. Put in a 2-way splitter. One leg of the splitter run directly to the cable modem (I have Comcast), run the other leg of the two way splitter into this Booster. From this booster run to a single splitter with enough ports to supply all your televisions. If you have unused ports put terminators on them. I used this splitter from the Motorola Amp to my televisions Calrad 75-713-8 8-Way 1GHz Digital Splitter.They make smaller splitters, but this one had the amount of ports I needed. If you use multiple splitters you... » Read More In using this I found the best setup is the cable feed enters the house. Put in a 2-way splitter. One leg of the splitter run directly to the cable modem (I have Comcast), run the other leg of the two way splitter into this Booster. From this booster run to a single splitter with enough ports to supply all your televisions. If you have unused ports put terminators on them. I used this splitter from the Motorola Amp to my televisions Calrad 75-713-8 8-Way 1GHz Digital Splitter.They make smaller splitters, but this one had the amount of ports I needed. If you use multiple splitters you degrade your signal a lot, that's why one large splitter with all home runs of cable is best.Good luck. « Show Less
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I kept my Tivo's when I upgraded. I have 3 running at the same time, each in a different room in the house. I can access one from the other, and transfer shows between them but each unit needs to have its own cable card. I hope this helps
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It would seem as if the most part - cable card integration with TVs have been a failure. In reality, it should have worked, but at the time you post this question, the cable companies were very lenient on required standards. And also at the time, they could have said they don't have any and there was nothing that can be done. Now, there are regulations for standards, and requirement of availability. In a matter of fact, new set top boxes you would get from the company has a cable card slot. However, this is too little - too late. TVs will now have to do more than just be a TV, and the manufacturers are falling behind in the needs I personally feel they must address. The main reason to get a cable card is reduction of fees and integration. What's the point of having a TV with a cable card slot if it can't record shows for you? If you are still looking for alternatives, Ceton Corp is what I noticed to be the best solution. They have PCI-X adapters, and USB 2 adapters that will allow you to plug your cable cable card into a Windows 7 PC. There are no fees such as from TiVo, but you may not like the clunky looking PC next to your TV. I will look into getting a dedicated machine that will look better for the home theater. The Ceton Adapter can support 4 simultaneous channels. In addition, they will have a DVR/Blu-Ray player coming later in the year that will support 6 simultaneous channels. However, if your goal was to get rid of the box and have just a TV, even 3 years later - this has been more of a pipe dream for the consumer.
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Just to be sure I am understanding your configuration, you have two devices together you want to control from two separate remote locations. The extender itself doesn't have channels, but you don't need that. You get two of these extenders, but you only use one receiver at the location where you have the boxes. You have one sender with each remote TV location. Whichever sender you are using relays the remote commands to the receiver, the receiver relays the command to the box. If you are trying to allow the two different TV users/locations to control different boxes at the same time, (like one person is watching off the dvr in one room, someone else is watching the blu-ray in the other room) then you need a different extender brand from each location to its own receiver co-located with the boxes. Hope that answers your question.
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This unit will actually have two tuners. So it will be capable of recording two things at once just like the DirecTV units. Which means that unless you need to record two things while watching a 3rd live program, there will be no need to split the cable and use your TV or VCRs tuner.Da
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Yep! Just be sure to ask for a multi-stream CableCard. It's easier to have them set it up, I think...
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If you have a splitter, I'd say two tvs...fyi.. If you aren't in the cities, this one sucks. Spend the money. Please learn from my lesson! Lol