Sorry, I'm sure this is basic stuff.... I'm 90% certain I want to switch over from TWC.. just too little HD content on TWC, no matter how much you are willing to pay. With the Bronze HD deal, its a break-even by my calcs after 18 months. I would
also plan to get the HD DVR (622 I believe)
a) I've seen a few references to being able to get $50 off (and they get a referal bonusof some knid).. what's the best way to track one of these discounts down? (or have I misunderstood what I've read).
b) for locals... reading over the DVR pdf, it appears it can pull in OTA HD? what is the "locals" ($6/mo) fee for? I am paying to have those come in over the sat link vs OTA? If I can pick them up OTA is there any reason to pay the locals fee?
c) again, looking at the DVR pdf, it supports an SD TV2. I have my cable split right at my TWC DVR right now and feed it off of the coax output of the 8300HD (and feed my TV from the component outs of the 8300...) so I have a 2-TV solution right now (sort of... as long as I don't connect HDMI the DVR will send to both TVs at once, and since I'm the only viewer, there's no contention)... it apepars I can connect that same coax line to the TV2 out of the 622 to my SD TV upstairs (point to point connection). How does the remote TV control the 622? Do they supply a remote? (or is that extra?). (I currently have a "leapfrog" remote extender that I use). I won't have any need to display different things on each TV... so in the discussion I've seen I'm not clear on the terminology for which "mode" this would be, and just wanted to be sure it would support at least the functionality I've described.
Thanks,
Mike
also plan to get the HD DVR (622 I believe)
a) I've seen a few references to being able to get $50 off (and they get a referal bonusof some knid).. what's the best way to track one of these discounts down? (or have I misunderstood what I've read).
b) for locals... reading over the DVR pdf, it appears it can pull in OTA HD? what is the "locals" ($6/mo) fee for? I am paying to have those come in over the sat link vs OTA? If I can pick them up OTA is there any reason to pay the locals fee?
c) again, looking at the DVR pdf, it supports an SD TV2. I have my cable split right at my TWC DVR right now and feed it off of the coax output of the 8300HD (and feed my TV from the component outs of the 8300...) so I have a 2-TV solution right now (sort of... as long as I don't connect HDMI the DVR will send to both TVs at once, and since I'm the only viewer, there's no contention)... it apepars I can connect that same coax line to the TV2 out of the 622 to my SD TV upstairs (point to point connection). How does the remote TV control the 622? Do they supply a remote? (or is that extra?). (I currently have a "leapfrog" remote extender that I use). I won't have any need to display different things on each TV... so in the discussion I've seen I'm not clear on the terminology for which "mode" this would be, and just wanted to be sure it would support at least the functionality I've described.
Thanks,
Mike