Comments on: Fios HD After Switching to Tivo HD http://blog.daryll.net/2007/10/fios-hd-after-switching-to-tivo-hd/ The world from the view of a post production startup Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:36:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: daryll http://blog.daryll.net/2007/10/fios-hd-after-switching-to-tivo-hd/comment-page-1/#comment-19816 daryll Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:59:07 +0000 http://blog.daryll.net/archives/17#comment-19816 I'm not doing anything really tricky with the Phillips. I've got a Fios SD receiver box. I connected the SVHS output and audio to the Tivo. I use the IR blaster to control the receiver box. Tivo handles the guide data themselves. So the Phillips box calls in to Tivo to get the guide updates. I was a relatively early adopter for Tivo so that Phillips box with lifetime service has worked out to be a great deal. I hope I get as much out of my HD Tivo. I’m not doing anything really tricky with the Phillips. I’ve got a Fios SD receiver box. I connected the SVHS output and audio to the Tivo. I use the IR blaster to control the receiver box. Tivo handles the guide data themselves. So the Phillips box calls in to Tivo to get the guide updates.

I was a relatively early adopter for Tivo so that Phillips box with lifetime service has worked out to be a great deal. I hope I get as much out of my HD Tivo.

]]> By: Greg Smith http://blog.daryll.net/2007/10/fios-hd-after-switching-to-tivo-hd/comment-page-1/#comment-19809 Greg Smith Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:15:57 +0000 http://blog.daryll.net/archives/17#comment-19809 You were able to get a Phillips Series One Tivo to work with FIOS? That's neat, I have one of those with lifetime service, and I thought it was going to be obsolete once I switch to FIOS for video (only using the Internet right now). Any chance you could give a quick outline of which FIOS box you hooked that up to, and how you got the Tivo to control it/grab guide info? You were able to get a Phillips Series One Tivo to work with FIOS? That’s neat, I have one of those with lifetime service, and I thought it was going to be obsolete once I switch to FIOS for video (only using the Internet right now). Any chance you could give a quick outline of which FIOS box you hooked that up to, and how you got the Tivo to control it/grab guide info?

]]> By: daryll http://blog.daryll.net/2007/10/fios-hd-after-switching-to-tivo-hd/comment-page-1/#comment-5401 daryll Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:32:53 +0000 http://blog.daryll.net/archives/17#comment-5401 Right, VZ doesn't charge extra for the HD channels just for the HD boxes, so by paying my $6/month for the cable cards I'm all set. I'm using the Tivo HD not the series 3. The Tivo HD supports M-card, has smaller capacity (but you can add an external drive), has a lower end front panel, isn't THX certified, but is also half the price. That was a reasonable trade off for me. Right, VZ doesn’t charge extra for the HD channels just for the HD boxes, so by paying my $6/month for the cable cards I’m all set.

I’m using the Tivo HD not the series 3. The Tivo HD supports M-card, has smaller capacity (but you can add an external drive), has a lower end front panel, isn’t THX certified, but is also half the price. That was a reasonable trade off for me.

]]> By: Dave http://blog.daryll.net/2007/10/fios-hd-after-switching-to-tivo-hd/comment-page-1/#comment-5390 Dave Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:38:16 +0000 http://blog.daryll.net/archives/17#comment-5390 Hey - great posts. I have been trying to find out for days now whether or not I can forego the acquisition of the FIOS HD DVR (when they are ever available). The TiVo UI is so far superior to ANY DVR interface, it's just not fair. Obviously, I want TiVo. I was wondering; do you only pay VZ for the cablecards? Or do you still have to pay them the monthly HD charges as well? Which TiVo DVR are you using? Series 3 (I hope)? Thanks, and these are the best posts I've found on this so far. - DT Hey – great posts. I have been trying to find out for days now whether or not I can forego the acquisition of the FIOS HD DVR (when they are ever available). The TiVo UI is so far superior to ANY DVR interface, it’s just not fair. Obviously, I want TiVo.

I was wondering; do you only pay VZ for the cablecards? Or do you still have to pay them the monthly HD charges as well? Which TiVo DVR are you using? Series 3 (I hope)? Thanks, and these are the best posts I’ve found on this so far.

- DT

]]> By: daryll http://blog.daryll.net/2007/10/fios-hd-after-switching-to-tivo-hd/comment-page-1/#comment-5146 daryll Sun, 16 Mar 2008 21:24:15 +0000 http://blog.daryll.net/archives/17#comment-5146 Hi David, That's a drawback today. You can't get the FIOS On Demand. The Tivo HD support Amazon Unbox and I've rented a couple movies on demand that way. The Tivo/Cable guys have supposedly agreed to a two-way adapter that would allow on-demand. Who knows how long that will take to come out. FIOS actually has some nice free On Demand content, so I do miss that a bit, but it's usually content I can get on my computer for free, so it hasn't been a big loss. Hi David,
That’s a drawback today. You can’t get the FIOS On Demand. The Tivo HD support Amazon Unbox and I’ve rented a couple movies on demand that way.
The Tivo/Cable guys have supposedly agreed to a two-way adapter that would allow on-demand. Who knows how long that will take to come out.
FIOS actually has some nice free On Demand content, so I do miss that a bit, but it’s usually content I can get on my computer for free, so it hasn’t been a big loss.

]]> By: david adelman http://blog.daryll.net/2007/10/fios-hd-after-switching-to-tivo-hd/comment-page-1/#comment-5145 david adelman Sun, 16 Mar 2008 21:18:10 +0000 http://blog.daryll.net/archives/17#comment-5145 Great post, thanks. My mom is getting Fios and is a huge TiVo fan, so we are thinking about swapping in a TiVo HD in place of Fios' Moto HD DVR box. One question: How do you get to Fios'On Demand content? Through the TiVo HD? Great post, thanks. My mom is getting Fios and is a huge TiVo fan, so we are thinking about swapping in a TiVo HD in place of Fios’ Moto HD DVR box.

One question:

How do you get to Fios’On Demand content? Through the TiVo HD?

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