Do NOT get VOOM - BIG MISTAKE
I just got Voom and seriously regret it. The customer service is HORRIBLE. Not all stations are available and get this, 2 of my favorite networks are actually something else. When trying to get it fixed, I was told I would have to wait a week and a half to get someone out here! This after I'm down several hundred dollars to get this crap installed.
I was DirectTV before and had NONE of these type of problems. Also, I am a big TIVO fan as well. But be prepared, local stations will not record from Voom to TIVO. HD will not record high def as well.
Sure you get some extra HD channels, but be prepared MOST of these channels are old movies etc. that were never HD to start with. The rest is mindless dribble that you will never watch.
All in all, Voom is a waste of time and money. I'm trying to get them to refund my money and pull it out because they can't deliver what they advertise. They are not willing to do so. Guess they need all the money they can get cause from what I hear I'm not the only one bailing.
mikeuva123 said:
As this will be my first post to this group I will start out by saying that I was at CES 2004 and watched the demos on the Motorola PVR. The concept that they use is different than what Direct and Tivo have done. Voom's PVR will have a central server and various thin clients. For example if you have a HDTV in one room, a SDTV in another, and your stereo in a third room; then you will have three separate boxes with one being the server and the other two will have streaming cabability. This system will also include features similar to the Direct Tivo's unsupported home media option. You will be able to stream various data sources from your home computer using this system.
On another note I currently have 2 Direct Tivo systems in my house with an addional 1 HD Direct setup box and 1 SD Direct setup box. I now have the dilema of whether or not to switch to Voom or try to run it in paralell with Direct. If anyone has done a pro / con analysis I would be interested in it.
Lastly, I have been anxiously awaiting the HD Tivo and Halo 2 since CES 2003 both of which have up till now been continoulsy delayed. It now appears that I will see the HD Tivo first. Last I heard Voom was going to try to have their PVR system availabe as early as July of this year but we all know how that goes!
Thanks,
Mike