Modern Series 3 TiVos have slots two cable cards which will allow it to tune your cable system as if you were using a set top box and I believe that the cable companies are required by the feds to offer them if requested. You may need to ask a few times but they should have them. There is a dual cable card that controls both channels in one card so you can have a full featured TiVo. I know FIOS has cable cards I asked the installer last month but he hadn't seen the dual one yet.
On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 12:39 PM, John Emmerling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > TiVo most definitely works with Comcast. I just got a new set-top box > (non-HD) from Comcast and set up our existing TiVo to work with it. I > had previously done the same at a friend's house. > > Two things to know: > > 1.) You will need to attach two IR transmitters to your Comcast box > which allow the TiVo to pretend to be a remote control so it can > change channels. You can still control the Comcast box directly with > the remote that comes with it. These should have come with your TiVo, > but if misplaced (as were ours) you can order from the TiVo site, as I > just did. > 2.) You will have to go through Guided Setup on the TiVo from the > beginning. No shortcuts available. > > What I just said may possibly not apply if either a.) your TiVo is > really old and maybe doesn't support the IR transmitters or b.) > Comcast is distributing some really weird boxes in your area that > aren't supported. Ours are Scientific Atlanta, I forget the model. > > On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 12:01 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I get the feeling that Cable companies are trying to break Tivo's hold on > > recording TV programs by requiring the set top boxes. > > > > You would have to check with your local cable company and Tivo for that > > answer. > > > > Stewart > > > > > > At 10:36 AM 10/15/2008, you wrote: > >> > >> Does TIVO work with Comcast? I have two DVRs that have pretty much been > >> turned into recording units with mimimal TV functionality since they > moved > >> all the channels up to the 100 plus range and required the boxes to > decode > >> the signal. > >> mike > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > -- John Duncan Yoyo -------------------------------o) ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
