Maybe I Can Finally Throw That Comcast Box Through The Window

3:38 am EST July 24th, 2007 | News | 8 Comments

One of the downsides to the high def bigscreen tv I bought last year has been the fact that I’m limited to the really horribly designed Comcast DVR as my Tivo won’t work with HD/Digital TV. Now they’ve got a unit for $300.

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8 Responses to “Maybe I Can Finally Throw That Comcast Box Through The Window”

  1. StarkyLuv says:
    July 24, 2007 at 10:01 am

    I’ve got Verizon FiOS and I LOVE IT!! The internet connection alone makes it worth (XBOXLive video marketplace now is worth the bother)

  2. mdhåtter says:
    July 24, 2007 at 10:34 am

    Don’t sell satellite HD short.

    You could get sports you’ve never even heard of on channels you never knew had numbers in countries you aren’t sure exist.

    Then again, I don’t have a TV. But I used to have Dish, and they were fine.

  3. Scott Ricketts says:
    July 24, 2007 at 11:02 am

    Go DirecTV man, the HD DVR is very nice.

  4. Jay says:
    July 24, 2007 at 11:24 am

    I dumped cable for Dish Network as they offered more HD channels (except for locals for some reason).

    I like the HD-DVR they have (and I own it as opposed to cable where you rent the stupid thing). Why pay the additional cost for Tivo?

  5. Oliver Willis says:
    July 24, 2007 at 11:57 am

    Well, I live in an apartment where satellite isn’t currently an option.

  6. Jay says:
    July 24, 2007 at 12:23 pm

    Right. I didn’t think of that.

    But won’t you still have to get Comcast’s HD box which will then run to the Tivo setup?

  7. Thad says:
    July 24, 2007 at 12:51 pm

    Fuck yeah. Replace “Comcast” with “Cox” and I am in much the same boat.

    I’ve had thoughts about setting up a MythTV box before, but I simply don’t have the time — and when all is said and done it would probably come out to more than $300 in parts anyway, and would STILL only be able to get basic channels in HD.

    Jay: “But won’t you still have to get Comcast’s HD box which will then run to the Tivo setup?”

    AFAIK you ask the cable company to install a CableCard in the TiVo. As I understand it, they really don’t like doing this but are legally obligated to provide it as an option.

  8. SalHepatica says:
    July 25, 2007 at 7:42 pm

    Comcast is supposed to roll out an actual TiVo brand DVR at some point in the near future. The deal was cut last year. You might want to wait a few months.