So let me get this straight... I'll need digital cable which is expensive. Then I'll need to rent a DVR for $10 a month, then I'll need to pay an extra $5 for the service.
It just seems expensive if all you want to do is record regular cable. I'll stick with tivo, or build a MythTV box. I LOVE my directivo box, and it would be hard for me to part with. You can buy a receiver for about $50 now, and the service is $4.95 a month just like cox. So I guess it's not that much different in price, I would just rather not rent a DVR/Receiver. ------------------------------------- http://www.cox.com/inetmacincludes/dvr/default.asp#4 4. Will I need to purchase or rent any special equipment to use Cox DVR? You will be able to conveniently rent a DVR-enabled set-top from Cox for just $9.95 a month. This box will replace your existing digital box which you are currently renting at $4.15. In addition, customers also pay $4.95 a month for the DVR service itself. Besides a television set, there is no additional equipment needed to enjoy Cox Digital Video Recorder. On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 12:10:18 -0500, Tim Fournet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The ethernet port on the unit is for the integrated DOCSIS cable modem > that Cox has disabled. Doubt that there's a way to get to the content > that way. The Firewire or USB ports seem like more likely ways to copy > the content off, but those are probably also disabled. Motorola builds > those boxes so that the local providers can easily turn ports and > features off and on. > > > > On Thu, 2004-09-23 at 11:41, Tim Sullivan wrote: > > Yesterday I convinced my wife to let me get the new DVR from COX. This > > thing is ultra cool. It has on the front an input for USB 2.0 and > > standard video connections, there is also a smart card slot on the > > front also. on the back there is 2 firewire ports, 2 usb ports, HD > > connections, standard rca inputs, SPDIF Connection, S-VHS connections, > > Fiber optic connections, a DVI port to connect to a lcd, and an > > ethernet port. It gets 40 or 100 hours of recording. The GUI for it is > > sweet, its a whole lot better than the standard digital cable menu. If > > i had a HD TV it would even record stuff in HD so i could replay it in > > HD. The DVR only cost us an extra 14 bucks a month. If you were > > thinking of getting one i recommend it. Its freaking cool. When we > > picked it up we asked COX what internet speed we had since they now > > have tiers. They told us we were on the medimum level and we have > > 5megs of upload and download speed. IT seems like COX is getting > > things together since EATEL is gonna be in the Cable business soon. So > > my question is Does anyone know if i could hook it to my network to > > copy off the shows? > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > -- Adam Melancon Work: http://www.vermilion.lib.la.us Personal: http://www.melancon.org
