Comments on: TiVo Confirms Series3 Testing, Hitting Retail “Soon”

By: macserv

macserv — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 03:00:08 +0000

With the popularity of DVR, I think TiVo is nuts for releasing a new unit with only two tuners. It’s a logarithmic thing… if you have only 1 tuner, you’ll *always* want 2. If you have 2, you’ll *sometimes* want 3. If you have 3, you’ll *almost never* want 4.

I think I’ll wait for the Sony-branded unit with 3 or 4 tuners (two CableCard 2.0 cards).

By: Jason Anderson

Jason Anderson — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 20:32:45 +0000

I could definitely go for one in August. Definitely!

By: comcrashsik

comcrashsik — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 20:46:14 +0000

Downsides:

Lifetime subscription not included.

$13 monthly tivo fee

$10 monthly cablecard fee for 2 cards perharps?

No option for burning on dvds

might not be able to record some programs due to cablecard restrictions

pricey at $1000

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 18:07:25 +0000

@crazw: To clarify, the box supports two CableCARDs to support dual tuner finctionality (record one show while watching another).

CableCARD version 2.0 is neccessary to get the cable funtionality like Pay-per-View and OnDemand that require communicating information back to the cable company. Ideally you would have a box with two cards, each card being version 2.0 to support these cool features.

CableCARD 2.0 cards will not work in a box designed for version 1.0 cards so if this box will either support verison 1 or verison 2 cards but not both (though they may release an upgraded version later that supports v2.0 cards if it doesn’t initially do so)

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 17:37:18 +0000

I have been waiting for this box since I got my HD TV in February. I’m dying for it to arrive, all my fav shows are in HD. I also didnt want to waste money upgrading my disk space on my existing TiVo when the new version will make it too easy. Hurry up TiVo!

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 17:20:36 +0000

crazw,
From what I understand, CableCARD 2 will allow for VOD and Guide support. CableCARD 1 is only one way.

By: crazw

crazw — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 15:24:54 +0000

Is 2 cablecard really needed? If so why?

By: Bmcoupons

Bmcoupons — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 19:56:42 +0000

Build a MythTV box…. I have tried to get a myth tv box not just once but three times. And every time it falls short of a tivo. Ok so it does a lot of other nice things but I don’t want to have to learn linux to keep the damn thing working…