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    Any suggestions for a 2 tuner non-HD DVR unit?

    Not to dig up an old thread, but SDV is now a reality for Tivos: NCTA and TiVo Announce Switched Digital Solution for HD DVRs
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    28 HD Channels now live in Southern NH (32 inc premiums)

    Just went live this morning with 9 new channels, here is our lineup as of this AM. We weren't told about Discovery HD, a nice surprise! (New channels are marked with a *) 704 WBZDT (CBS Boston) 705 WCVBDT (ABC Boston) 707 WHDHDT (NBC Boston) 709 WMURDT (ABC Manchester) 711 WENHDT (PBS NH) 725...
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    New Comcast HD--yada yada

    Is it just me or does Comcast love to tout On-Demand.. personally in our household we could care less.. 1. we don't have any comcast STBs or DVRs (we use a Tivo S3 HD and a Tivo2) 2. We never used the on-demand when we had it. DirectTV charges you extra $5 per outlet per month. We only pay...
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    New HD channels?

    Announced for Southern NH, coming November 6 Food Network HD (Ch. 769) HGTV HD (Ch. 768) Universal HD (Ch. 767) MHD (Ch. 766) Versus HD/Golf HD (Ch. 775) CNN HD (Ch. 760) History HD (mmm HD black and white WW2 footage!) (Ch. 762) TBS HD (Ch. 761) USA HD (Ch. 763) And over a year after Comcast...
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    New HD channels?

    Called Comcast today, outlook is good for more channels in mid-november... We should be getting a mailing around 10/6.. Current Lineup (not including Premium Pay HDS) CBS HD NBC HD ABC HD Boston ABC HD Manchester, NH PBS HD Fox HD UPN HD TNT HD WB HD ESPN HD NESN HD Mojo HD Discovery HD...
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    TBS HD is Coming

    Agreed, here in Southern NH they aren't moving very fast.. We've still got tons of West/Pacific channels, the head end is getting their feed for all channels under 25 via an antenna (no joke... I've had conversations w/multiple comcast techs in the area). My concern is that Comcast is going to...
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    TBS HD is Coming

    I don't have a dish, I have Comcast.. thanks for asking... I'm stating a fact about Comcast, they are going to be in a lot of hurt if they don't do something. I'm all for Comcast's superior PQ, but people are going to see the # of channels as the reason to switch..
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    TBS HD is Coming

    I shiver with excitement.. 2 whole channels? my goodness.. in 3 months the entire country will have a choice to have over 50 HDs channels from Dish or Direct, OR choose a portion of those via Comcast's selection of channels that they think you need. Comcast better step up to the plate fast...
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    2 new HD's in Augusts

    Nothing here in Southern NH
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    Just lost NFL Network in Comcast of Toms River

    Also what is really odd is that Bloomberg TV is in the Sports and Entertainment package... Financials are Entertainment? Hmm, maybe the stock market is a sport afterall..
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    Any suggestions for a 2 tuner non-HD DVR unit?

    Oh i know, I was stating from a fact of what Tivo sends regular updates. I work in the tech industry, very familiar w/firmware and software builds. :) Tivo "could" be flashing the firmware, but from what I've seen and all of the work I've done on the boxes the changes so far have been software...
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    Any suggestions for a 2 tuner non-HD DVR unit?

    2. Correct, the cost of Tivo was high, $500 to be exact. Did I mind spending that? Nope. My Tivo S1 has been going for 6.5 years now, so yes I do feel that my Tivo S3 will be working 3 years from now, and even more. Lets do the math on my original S1. Purchase price with lifetime in 2001 was...
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    Any suggestions for a 2 tuner non-HD DVR unit?

    Simple. In our household we enjoy the shows that Tivo gets for us and we watch live sports (Red Sox and Patriots). Other than that, if its not in Tivo or on live TV we have no interest in searching for something to fill our time. We'd rather do other things (hobbies, house work, etc) than sit in...
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    Any suggestions for a 2 tuner non-HD DVR unit?

    A few facts to correct here: 1. Tivo does have an interactive program guide, and correct that is what the montly fee is for (lifetime fees are available and you can transfer them, tricky but worth it). 2. In some areas having Tivo is cheaper; agreed there is an upfront cost but if you can...
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    Any suggestions for a 2 tuner non-HD DVR unit?

    A good comparison list: TiVo | It's easy to choose TiVo
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    Any suggestions for a 2 tuner non-HD DVR unit?

    Oh yeah, try this: Here is an online demo of Tivo.. go through it and you tell me what your SA8300 can do: TiVo | Demo TiVo And a video demo of the S3: YouTube - New TiVo Feature Demo
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    Any suggestions for a 2 tuner non-HD DVR unit?

    The Tivo CAN record w/out another box. Again, the S1 and S2 are analog recorders and do need a cable box to record digital channels, but can record all analog w/out help. Remember, the S1 is 8 years old! The S3 is a digital box and has everything one would need. When your SA8300 crashes...
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    Any suggestions for a 2 tuner non-HD DVR unit?

    Do you have a cable card in your Tivo 3? if not then that is the problem, w/out a cable card you will be unable to tune any digital or encrypted channels. -t
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    Any suggestions for a 2 tuner non-HD DVR unit?

    Series 2 is NOT a digital Tivo. That Tivo came out years ago and was designed for analog only (or digital via a set-top box being sent into the box via s-video). The series 2 has NO native digital tune or digital processing for audio. Extended warranty is not really something you'd need for a...
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    New Hd Dvr

    glad I got my Tivo S3 w/lifetime service.... i'm going to stick w/that! :)
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    New Hd Dvr

    I don't think the deployment will be "all of NH" as you mention... some of NH is a SA system and from my understanding the Tivo software was developed for the Moto systems only right now. -t
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    Any suggestions for a 2 tuner non-HD DVR unit?

    Oh wait.. you want HD.. forget that, a series 2 won't record HD (well you can via the output from a cable box, but it would be SD at that point). Suggest you invest in a Tivo Series 3.. you WONT be dissapointed..
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    Any suggestions for a 2 tuner non-HD DVR unit?

    Series 2 Dual tuner is Free after rebate: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1140394006193&type=product&skuId=7713717&tab=6
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    Any suggestions for a 2 tuner non-HD DVR unit?

    To add to this, some people are saying that Best Buy is offering Tivo Series 2 with Dual Tuners for $49 after rebate. Some are reporting it is free after rebates if you go into the store. http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=354830