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tfabris ([personal profile] tfabris) wrote2009-06-22 11:25 pm

Comcast. Ew.

Due to several factors out of my control, I'm investigating Comcast cable TV for the new place (also bundling Internet service).

Normally I'd run screaming from cable companies, having been wronged by them too many times in the past. But I've been given no choice.

Does anyone have experience with their so-called Tivo service? Supposedly, via a Comcast+Tivo partnership, you can run Tivo software on their cable DVR boxes. But having been a long time DirecTv+Tivo fan, and having seen Comcast's cable DVR boxes, I am leery. I worry that this option is little more than a Tivo logo slapped on top of Comcast's generally awful DVR software. How is the responsiveness (menu and guide screen speed) on a Tivo-fied Comcast box as opposed to a real Tivo?

Update: Getting a Tivo-fied Comcast box is apparently not available in my area. So I'm now looking at buying a standalone HD Tivo box with a CableCard slot. Anyone got a used one to sell?

[identity profile] slantiness.livejournal.com 2009-06-24 12:31 am (UTC)(link)
i has comcasts i lieks comcasts

basic cable only ten bucks a month and it includes local channels as well as discovery, cw, etc etc...hmmmm