HD PVRs - improved?

Two years ago we tried to spankin'-new HD cable box/PVRs (Scientific
Atlanta and Pace) and wound up having Time-Warner revert us to a
non-PVR box due to picture and glitch issues.

With football season coming up the itch is back to have a PVR with the
cable box. Have they improved significantly since mid-'04, and,
assuming so, what model/brand should we request from TWC?

Thanks

JGM

On 23 Jul 2006 16:56:27 -0700, wrote:

Two years ago we tried to spankin'-new HD cable box/PVRs (Scientific
Atlanta and Pace) and wound up having Time-Warner revert us to a
non-PVR box due to picture and glitch issues.

With football season coming up the itch is back to have a PVR with the
cable box. Have they improved significantly since mid-'04, and,
assuming so, what model/brand should we request from TWC?

What's a PVR? Are you referring to a DVR or have I missed something?

As to DVRs the ones by Charter are not that great. The ones from Dish
(Dual tuner and HD recording - 622) and Direct TV (TVio) are pretty
good.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

Thanks

JGM
Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

Roger wrote:

What's a PVR? Are you referring to a DVR or have I missed something?

Two names for the same thing; I think often they are called PVRs when
combined with a tuner box.

I am specifically looking for digital cable units offered by
Time-Warner.

JGM

Dave Clary wrote on Mon, 24 Jul 2006 22:37:30 GMT:

On 24 Jul 2006 05:36:11 -0700, wrote:


Roger wrote:

What's a PVR? Are you referring to a DVR or have I missed something?

Two names for the same thing; I think often they are called PVRs when
combined with a tuner box.

I am specifically looking for digital cable units offered by
Time-Warner.

JGM

I have the SA8300HD from TW and it's been great. No problems so far.


When my SA8300HD works, it's great.

However, in February or March local TWC office did a remote software
upgrade and since then I've had intermittent HDMI/HDCP errors upon initial
power-on. After reboot, things are fine.

--
Rob


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