using Tivo with Comcast Video on Demand

I have Tivo S2 connected to Comcast cable box. When I gp to Channel 1
on Tivo I get Comcast 'Video on Demand'. But neither my Tivo remote
nor the Comcast cable box remote can be used to make the selections
and activate the 'Video on Demand' programming. Any suggestions?

On 2006-09-04, dko33 wrote:
I have Tivo S2 connected to Comcast cable box. When I gp to Channel 1
on Tivo I get Comcast 'Video on Demand'. But neither my Tivo remote
nor the Comcast cable box remote can be used to make the selections
and activate the 'Video on Demand' programming. Any suggestions?

What did Comcast say when you asked them?

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dko33 wrote:
I have Tivo S2 connected to Comcast cable box. When I gp to Channel 1
on Tivo I get Comcast 'Video on Demand'. But neither my Tivo remote
nor the Comcast cable box remote can be used to make the selections
and activate the 'Video on Demand' programming. Any suggestions?

Sounds like a problem with your cable box or cable box remote. Mine
always worked fine. Once I got to channel 1 (with either the TiVo
remote or the Comcast one) I'd use the Comcast one to navigate the On
Demand "touchscreen". When I had what I wanted playing, I'd use the
TiVo remote to tell the TiVo to record.

Doug

On Mon, 04 Sep 2006 21:14:53 -0400, Doug
wrote:

dko33 wrote:
I have Tivo S2 connected to Comcast cable box. When I gp to Channel 1
on Tivo I get Comcast 'Video on Demand'. But neither my Tivo remote
nor the Comcast cable box remote can be used to make the selections
and activate the 'Video on Demand' programming. Any suggestions?

Sounds like a problem with your cable box or cable box remote. Mine
always worked fine. Once I got to channel 1 (with either the TiVo
remote or the Comcast one) I'd use the Comcast one to navigate the On
Demand "touchscreen". When I had what I wanted playing, I'd use the
TiVo remote to tell the TiVo to record.

Doug

Thanks Doug. Ok, here is what I did and it worked this time after
reading your message. I used the Tivo remote to go to Channel 1
[Video on Demand]. Then I used the Cable remote to navagate the VOD
touchscreen. It worked. What I did not do before was take off the
cable box blindfold. I was trying to get the Cable box remote to act
through the tivo box. So all is okay now thanks to your guidance.

"dko33" wrote in message

On Mon, 04 Sep 2006 21:14:53 -0400, Doug
wrote:

dko33 wrote:
I have Tivo S2 connected to Comcast cable box. When I gp
to
Channel 1 on Tivo I get Comcast 'Video on Demand'. But
neither
my Tivo remote nor the Comcast cable box remote can be used
to
make the selections and activate the 'Video on Demand'
programming. Any suggestions?

Sounds like a problem with your cable box or cable box
remote.
Mine always worked fine. Once I got to channel 1 (with
either
the TiVo remote or the Comcast one) I'd use the Comcast one
to
navigate the On Demand "touchscreen". When I had what I
wanted
playing, I'd use the TiVo remote to tell the TiVo to record.

Doug

Thanks Doug. Ok, here is what I did and it worked this time
after
reading your message. I used the Tivo remote to go to Channel
1
[Video on Demand]. Then I used the Cable remote to navagate
the VOD
touchscreen. It worked. What I did not do before was take off
the
cable box blindfold. I was trying to get the Cable box remote
to
act through the tivo box. So all is okay now thanks to your
guidance.

What is a "cable box blindfold" and why are you using it?

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"Travis M." wrote in message
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What is a "cable box blindfold" and why are you using it?

I'm gonna guess he referring to what's commonly called an "IR Fort".
Basically to improve reliability of the IR Blaster, it's a small shield so
that the only signals the cable box IR remote receiver can see are those
from the TiVo IR Blaster. Back when I was using a standalone TiVo with a
DiSH 2800 receiver I had to use one.

On Sat, 09 Sep 2006 07:53:17 GMT, "Travis M."
wrote:

"dko33" wrote in message

On Mon, 04 Sep 2006 21:14:53 -0400, Doug
wrote:

dko33 wrote:
I have Tivo S2 connected to Comcast cable box. When I gp
to
Channel 1 on Tivo I get Comcast 'Video on Demand'. But
neither
my Tivo remote nor the Comcast cable box remote can be used
to
make the selections and activate the 'Video on Demand'
programming. Any suggestions?

Sounds like a problem with your cable box or cable box
remote.
Mine always worked fine. Once I got to channel 1 (with
either
the TiVo remote or the Comcast one) I'd use the Comcast one
to
navigate the On Demand "touchscreen". When I had what I
wanted
playing, I'd use the TiVo remote to tell the TiVo to record.

Doug

Thanks Doug. Ok, here is what I did and it worked this time
after
reading your message. I used the Tivo remote to go to Channel
1
[Video on Demand]. Then I used the Cable remote to navagate
the VOD
touchscreen. It worked. What I did not do before was take off
the
cable box blindfold. I was trying to get the Cable box remote
to
act through the tivo box. So all is okay now thanks to your
guidance.

What is a "cable box blindfold" and why are you using it?

I suppose that's something to block IR signals other that those from
the DVR's IR emitter. I've used the things with standalone DVRs.
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"Travis M." wrote in message
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What is a "cable box blindfold" and why are you using it?

I'm gonna guess he referring to what's commonly called an "IR
Fort".
Basically to improve reliability of the IR Blaster, it's a
small
shield so that the only signals the cable box IR remote
receiver
can see are those from the TiVo IR Blaster. Back when I was
using
a standalone TiVo with a DiSH 2800 receiver I had to use one.

I use the serial connection from my TiVo SA 2 to my Comcast cable
box. No worries from stray IR signals even though I have never
had any problems from them to begin with.

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dko33 wrote:
Thanks Doug. Ok, here is what I did and it worked this time after
reading your message. I used the Tivo remote to go to Channel 1
[Video on Demand]. Then I used the Cable remote to navagate the VOD
touchscreen. It worked. What I did not do before was take off the
cable box blindfold. I was trying to get the Cable box remote to act
through the tivo box. So all is okay now thanks to your guidance.

Funny - I have a blindfold on my cable box, and I didn't mention it to
you, because I never had to take it off ! Damned Comcast SuperRemote
managed somehow to command the cable box right through it, or over it,
or telepathically, or something. The blindfold did, however, do what I
wanted it to do - reduce the number of misfires where the TiVo tells the
Cablebox to go to channel 35, and the cable box goes to channel 3.

Doug

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dko33 wrote:
Thanks Doug. Ok, here is what I did and it worked this time
after
reading your message. I used the Tivo remote to go to
Channel 1
[Video on Demand]. Then I used the Cable remote to navagate
the
VOD touchscreen. It worked. What I did not do before was
take
off the cable box blindfold. I was trying to get the Cable
box
remote to act through the tivo box. So all is okay now
thanks
to your guidance.

Funny - I have a blindfold on my cable box, and I didn't
mention it
to you, because I never had to take it off ! Damned Comcast
SuperRemote managed somehow to command the cable box right
through
it, or over it, or telepathically, or something. The blindfold
did, however, do what I wanted it to do - reduce the number of
misfires where the TiVo tells the Cablebox to go to channel 35,
and
the cable box goes to channel 3.
Doug

Why not use the serial connection from the TiVo to the Comcast
STB?

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